Special Notice Regarding Criminal Matters

Print Guideline

In any criminal case assigned to Judge Berg, the government shall immediately determine whether any portion of the case or its previous investigation was opened in the United States Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Michigan during the time frame August 15, 2008 until January 4, 2010, and if it was, shall immediately inform the Court and defense counsel of that fact.

Upon its own initiative or by motion of any party, the Court may recuse itself from any matter over which Judge Berg may have presided as interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, or any matter in which he represented the United States as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.