The following excerpt is from Lucore v. U.S. Bank, NA (In re Lucore), BAP No. SC-12-1604-JuBaPa, Bk. No. 11-14196 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2013):
reflects no bias. Reading between the lines, debtors' allegation of bias appear to stem solely from their dissatisfaction with the judge's rulings. "[J]udicial rulings alone almost never constitute a valid basis for a bias or partiality motion . . . . Almost invariably, they are proper grounds for appeal, not for recusal." Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540, 555 (1994).
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