P0737 Reversal for a trial judge's failure to sufficiently state reasons for granting summary judgment is not on the merits, so a challenge to the judge following remand of the matter to the same trial judge is not proper; a judge who accepts a challenge is disqualified regardless of whether the challenge is proper, but the judge's resulting unavailability permits another trial judge to reconsider the disqualification and vacate it.CitationGEDDES v SUPERIOR COURT (Improper Challenge) 126 CA4 417 [See: CCP 170.6; Davcon v Roberts 110 CA4 1355, P/AT 9/03; Paterno v Superior Court 123 CA4 548, P/AT 1/05; State Farm v Superior Court 121 CA4 490, P/AT 9/04]
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