Following the dismissal of a civil action by another judge of the Superior Court of Justice, the court issued an endorsement raising procedural concerns regarding how the matter had been reassigned.
The judge noted that an earlier endorsement he issued had not been addressed by counsel and questioned whether it had been brought to the attention of the judge who subsequently dismissed the action.
The court directed that the file be sent to the judge who dismissed the action to clarify whether the earlier endorsement had been provided and to determine whether the reassignment may have constituted judge shopping.
