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A complaint of judicial misconduct has been dismissed as "unfounded" by the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

As to the allegation regarding whether the district judge “has a custom and practice of not promptly adjudicating matters,” a review of the district judge’s record of pending matters reveals that there is no “habitual delay in a significant number of unrelated cases.” Although federal courts strive to resolve pending matters expeditiously,delays do occur; thus, any allegation of habitual delay must be considered in the context of the workload of the subject judge and the district as a whole. After a review of the district judge’s record of pending matters, the workload of the district judge, as well as the workload of judges in the district, this allegation is dismissed as unfounded.

(Mike Frisch)