Harris

This proceeding is founded upon an alleged “prejudice and bias” of Honorable Hugh J. Crawford as Judge of the Superior Court in and for the County of Los Angeles against petitioner which, if established, would prevent petitioner from having a fair and impartial trial in an action now pending in said court.

Prior to the filing of the petition herein petitioner, as plaintiff in the action, made and presented his motion therein for “an order transferring the trial ... to a judge . . . other than the Honorable Hugh J. Crawford, . . . ” The grounds- specified in the notice of motion were the prejudice and bias of said judge which, as alleged, would result as hereinbefore indicated. The motion was supported by an affidavit which specified the particular facts from which it was claimed by the plaintiff that the prejudice of the said judge against him would appear and legally follow. In reply to such affidavit Judge Crawford made and filed his counter-affidavit in which, in force and effect, he completely and specifically denied each of the material facts set forth in the affidavit presented by the plaintiff, and, in addition thereto, alleged that “he has never had, nor does he now have,…