“The Court has reviewed Defendants’ Suggestion of Recusal (ECF [22]), which was filed by Defendants three days after the Court’s telephonic scheduling conference with the parties and less than 24 hours before the scheduled hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Although the Court does not believe that recusal is required under either federal law or the Code of Conduct for United States Judges, because it is necessary that the focus of this lawsuit remain on the critically important constitutional and statutory issues presented by the parties, the undersigned US District Judge hereby recuses himself. The Clerk of the Court has informed the undersigned that this case has been randomly reassigned to US District Judge Karin J Immergut,” says an order from Oregon US District Judge Michael Simon, husband of Dem Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici recusing when, as he noted, he really didn’t have to but didn’t want to be a distraction.
You’ll never guess which president appointed Immergut. Hint: He’s fat and orange. Doesn’t mean she’s another Aileen Cannon, it just means she might be and it will fucking suck for Portland.