Maybe if the judge was found to have a conflict of interest like this one. On Tuesday, 10:49 AM, April 05, 2016. When Magistrate Judge Steven I. Locke was removed from a case involving Asher Enterprises, Inc., KBM Worldwide, Inc., Curt Kramer, Seth Kramer, Vis Vires Group, Inc.. (Johnson, Robert)

Why.... why that's really odd!