Opinion
2:24-cv-331-SPC-NPM
04-15-2024
MAGALY ROJAS, Plaintiff, v. FLORIDA CANCER SPECIALISTS & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC, d/b/a FLORIDA CANCER SPECIALISTS & RESEARCH INST. Defendant.
ORDER
SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Before the Court is a review of the docket. A judge must disqualify if her “impartiality might reasonably be questioned.” 28 U.S.C. § 455(a). She must also disqualify in certain situations listed in § 455(b). And all doubts are “resolved in favor of recusal.” Murray v. Scott, 253 F.3d 1308, 1310 (11th Cir. 2001). Because uses a doctor associated with Defendant Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC treats an immediate family member of the undersigned, disqualification may be required. See 28 U.S.C. § 455(b). So to avoid even the appearance of partiality or impropriety, the undersigned must recuse. See Liljeberg v. Health Servs. Acquisition Corp., 486 U.S. 847, 865 (1988).
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
1. The Honorable Sheri Polster Chappell is RECUSED from this action.
2. The Clerk is DIRECTED to reassign this case to another United States District Judge in the Fort Myers Division.
DONE and ORDERED.