Judge: Douglas W. Stern, Case: 23SSTCV15448, Date: 2023-10-31 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23SSTCV15448    Hearing Date: October 31, 2023    Dept: 68

Judge Douglas W. Stern makes the following disclosure.  From October 2009 until March 2012, I was Vice President and Litigation Manager of Fidelity National Law Group, the law firm that represents Defendant Shalimar Escrow, Inc.  In that role I was the head of in-house litigation initially for the entire southern California region and then for the region from Los Angeles County east to Nevada and south to the southern border.

Since 2012 I have had no continuing relationship with Fidelity National Law Group or any Fidelity entity.

I do not believe that my employment 12 years ago requires that I recuse myself.  If any party believes that the Court is required to recuse itself, they should make that claim known to the Court.