Janice Grenadier v. Wells Fargo Bank Nevada, National Association ( 2021 )

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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No. 20-5384 September Term, 2020
1:20-cv-02570-BAH
Filed On: April 19, 2021
Janice Wolk Grenadier,
Appellant
United States of America, et al.,
Appellees
v.
Wells Fargo Bank Nevada, National
Association, et al.,
Appellees
ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
BEFORE: Rogers and Wilkins, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit
Judge
JUDGMENT
This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court
for the District of Columbia and on the brief filed by appellant. See Fed. R. App. P.
34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). It is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s minute order filed
November 23, 2020, denying appellant’s motion for recusal, and its minute order filed
December 9, 2020, denying appellant’s motion for reconsideration, be affirmed.
Appellant has provided no reasonable basis for questioning the impartiality of the
district court judge. See Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540, 555 (1994) (“[J]udicial
rulings alone almost never constitute a valid basis for a bias or partiality motion.”); In re
Kaminski, 960 F.2d 1062, 1065 n.3 (D.C. Cir. 1992) (per curiam) (“A judge should not
recuse himself based upon conclusory, unsupported or tenuous allegations.”). Nor has
appellant shown any abuse of discretion in the district court’s denial of reconsideration.
See Firestone v. Firestone, 76 F.3d 1205, 1208 (D.C. Cir. 1996).
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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No. 20-5384 September Term, 2020
Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk
is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution
of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App.
P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.
Per Curiam
FOR THE COURT:
Mark J. Langer, Clerk
BY: /s/
Daniel J. Reidy
Deputy Clerk
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