Key legal question
Whether the warning on the summons created grounds for recusal of the district court or its president
Extracted holding
The warning about hearing costs did not objectively show bias or any intention to prejudge the case.
Extracted reasoning
Recusal requires objective circumstances indicating lack of impartiality. The contested statement was only an informational note on a standard summons and did not amount to prejudgment; the recusal judge is not to review the conduct of the proceedings like an appellate court.