Opinion
Civil Action No. 12-cv-01492-WJM
06-12-2012
EMELDA MARIE LOPEZ, and RAYMOND N. LOPEZ Plaintiffs, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., ARONOWITZ & MECKELBERG, LLP, SUSAN J. HENDRICK, and ORTIZ AND ASSOCIATES, INC., and All Persons Claiming Any Legal Or Equitable Right, Title, Estate, Lien, Or Interest In The Property Described In The Complaint Adverse To Plaintiffs' Title, Or Any Cloud On Plaintiffs' Title Thereto, and DOES 1 THROUGH 100 Defendants.
Judge William J. Martínez
ORDER OF RECUSAL
This matter is before the Court sua sponte. The undersigned has a financial interest in Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., through ownership of shares in three mutual funds owned by a securities affiliate of said named Defendant. Accordingly, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §455(b)(4) and the Code of Conduct for United States Judges, his recusal in this matter is obligatory.
Accordingly, the undersigned hereby RECUSES himself from presiding over this matter. The Clerk shall randomly reassign this case to another District Judge of this Court.
BY THE COURT:
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William J. Martínez
United States District Judge