Opinion
8:24-cv-900-SDM-AAS
09-03-2024
IN RE PETITION OF JOHN AND BRUNNA CORNELL as owners pro hac vice of and for a 23' 2023 CROWLINE E235XS, hull Identification number KIS89500C323, her engines, tackle, And appurtenances, for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability
ORDER
AMANDA ARNOLD SANSONE, United States Magistrate Judge
On August 21, 2024, Freedom Boat Club, LLC, appeared in this action. I am a member of Freedom Boat Club. Although I do not doubt my ability to remain impartial throughout this case, under 28 U.S.C. § 455, a judge shall disqualify herself in any proceeding in which her impartiality might reasonably be questioned. 28 U.S.C. § 455(a). When the proper grounds exist, a judge has an affirmative and self-enforcing obligation to recuse herself sua sponte. United States v. Kelly, 888 F.2d 732, 744 (11th Cir. 1989).
Accordingly, I recuse myself. The Clerk is DIRECTED to reassign this case to another magistrate judge by random draw.
ORDERED.