Sengul
Sengul v. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ORHAN SENGUL, an individual, Case No.: 19cv2034-GPC(MSB)
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. REQUEST TO VACATE ORDER
GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO
QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE
a California Corporation, 15 Defendant. [Dkt. No. 20.]
17 After the case had been dismissed pursuant to a joint motion to dismiss due to a 18 settlement of the case on May 12, 2020, on August 6, 2021, the Clerk of Court invited the 19 parties to respond to District Judge Janis L. Sammartino’s recent disclosure of a conflict 20 in the case where a family member owned stock in Qualcomm, Inc. when the case was 21 pending. (Dkt. No. 19.) The August 6, 2021 letter informed the parties that while Judge 22 Sammartino was presiding over the case, she was unaware she had financial conflict and 23 that, if known, it would have required her recusal under the Code of Conduct for United 24 States Judges. (Id.) Plaintiff filed a response essentially requesting to vacate the order on…