Judge Drops Out of Case Involving Rose
A federal judge disqualified himself Thursday from a case involving an Ohio bookmaker linked to Pete Rose, one day after law professors said he should step down for remarks defending the Cincinnati Reds manager.
U.S. District Judge Carl B. Rubin of Cincinnati filed a one-sentence order with the court clerk, taking himself off the case of Ronald Peters, who said he took bets from Rose.
Linda D. Kloth, chief administrator of federal court in Cincinnati, said Rubin removed himself from the case because “he just felt there was an appearance of impropriety.”
On Wednesday, five law school professors criticized Rubin, who last Friday said baseball Commissioner Bart Giamatti was engaging in a vendetta against Rose.
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