New York, NY – A federal judge overseeing a kosher food vendor’s lawsuit against the Mets recused himself from the case apparently because the plaintiff’s lawyer spotted him wearing a Mets hat outside the courthouse.
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Brooklyn Magistrate Judge Andrew Carter said that he was stepping aside because he wanted to make sure there was no public perception that he was rooting for one side, a source told the Daily News.
The Daily News reported Saturday, and was reported here on VosIzNeias.com), that the judge is dealing with a case of rabbinical law—whether a vendor can sell kosher food during Mets games on the Jewish Sabbath.
Kosher Sports Inc. says its contract allows it to offer its food at every game, the New York Daily News reported. The New Jersey-based company blames Mets’ management for the ban on sales between sundown Friday and sundown Saturday.
Leo Klein, a lawyer for Kosher Foods, was nervous about possible prejudice from Magistrate Judge Carter. He said he saw the judge wearing a Mets cap during the lunch break—and then he came into the courtroom with a blue and orange tie, the team colors.
“There’s no need for concern about that,” the judge said at that time, today Carter declined to comment.
The food is so bad they would do us a favor not selling it the rest of the week. Same thing at Yankees stadium, hot dogs in hot water, open vat, surprised the health department allows it. Its truley a chilul Hashem.
That’s what rubashkins lawyer should have done
If the judge is a Mets fan the plaintiffs should’ve kept him on.
AFAIK pretty much all Mets fans really dislike the Mets ownership/management….
How can anyone trust a Mechalel Shabbos without a mashgiech temidi.?
What happens if they run out of Kosher franks during a game dont u think he will run to the closest super market to restock….I hope Judge David Schmidt will get this case