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1. Order | Filed: January 12, 2026 | Entered: January 12, 2026 Antar v. Grossman et al

   Civil Rights: Other | Connecticut

   Order on Motion to Stay

   ORDER: Plaintiff's motion for a stay (ECF No. 746) of proceedings pending resolution of her judicial disqualification motion (ECF No. 744) is DENIED as moot because I have denied the latter motion.
   
   Signed by Judge Michael P Shea on 1/12/2026. (Nelson, D)

2. Order | Filed: January 12, 2026 | Entered: January 12, 2026 Antar v. Grossman et al

   Civil Rights: Other | Connecticut

   Order on Motion to Transfer / Disqualify / Recuse Judge

   ORDER: Plaintiff’s motion to recuse the undersigned judge (ECF No. 744) is DENIED.  The motion is largely based on the same grounds on which Plaintiff previously sought, and was denied, recusal: (1) that the undersigned graduated from Yale Law School, (2) that I was a partner at Day Pitney LLP, (3) that I chaired a committee of the Connecticut Bar Association, and (4) that I am a defendant in another case she has filed in this District.  As I have previously explained, none of these are grounds for recusal.  See ECF No. 467, which I incorporate in this ruling by reference.  The motion also complains that I was rude or dismissive of Plaintiff, or somehow demonstrated bias, at the status conference held in February 2024.  I addressed that argument already, too, see ECF No. 467; but in any event, Plaintiff is incorrect: as the transcript demonstrates, I convened the status conference in an effort to assist Plaintiff – and to expedite the litigation – by explaining to her some of the procedural and substantive rules that would apply to her case, especially given that she chose to sue some 400 defendants.  A judge’s explaining the law to a party – even if the judge gets the explanation wrong, which is not the case here – is not a basis for recusal.  Plaintiff also claims that I have improperly “engineered” the docket to ensure all of her cases are assigned to me.  She offers no evidence to support this accusation, and it, too, is baseless; her open cases not naming me as a defendant were assigned to me pursuant to court policy.   Her remaining allegations are conclusory and, to the extent they make assertions of fact, baseless.

   Signed by Judge Michael P Shea on 1/12/2026. (Nelson, D)

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