I wonder if there was any relation to this story: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111005/11133116225/judge-...
I could see him wanting to step down before any sort of formal investigation could occur ...
I could see him wanting to step down before any sort of formal investigation could occur ...
As far as the Techdirt story goes, there is nothing to investigate since he did nothing even remotely wrong. Techdirt, as usual when they cover legal matters, pretty much completely botched their reporting. See the earlier HN discussion for details.