All judges in California’s Eastern District of the U.S. District Court have been disqualified from hearing a case against a former Clovis resident accused of violating her son’s protective order.

Less than a week after Fresno-based U.S. District Judge Jennifer Thurston admonished a federal prosecutor but stopped short of dismissing the case, the district’s chief judge intervened.

Prosecutors allege that Shana Gaviola and Julio Sandoval, dean of the Agape Boarding School in Stockton, Missouri, conspired to take Gaviola’s son, Blake McGee, against his will.

If convicted, they could each face up to five years in prison.

Prosecutor Accused of Misconduct

In a court filing, Gaviola accused Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Tierney of “hitting on” her during a chance meeting at a downtown Fres

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