The judge assigned to the US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com has recused himself from the case, according to a court document filed on Wednesday.
Senior Judge John Coughenour was assigned to the case on Tuesday, when the antitrust lawsuit was filed against Amazon in federal court in Seattle.
Coughenour, an appointee of Republican former President Ronald Reagan, did not cite a reason for dropping off the case in the court filing.
The case has been re-assigned to US District Judge John Chun based on rotation, according to the document.
Amazon is facing a series of similar but smaller private consumer cases filed in recent years that are pending in the same US federal court with Judge Ricardo Martinez and the FTC has argued its case should be assigned to the same judge to avoid duplication or conflict.
Persons:
John Coughenour, Ronald Reagan, John Chun, Chun, Joe Biden, Judge Ricardo Martinez
Organizations:
US Federal Trade, Amazon.com, Amazon, Republican, US, Washington, Court of Appeals, FTC
Locations:
Seattle