Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the request for a neutral decision-maker amounted to a valid recusal request
Extrahierter Entscheid
The recusal request was inadmissible because a judge does not lose independence merely by having decided against a party in earlier cases.
Extrahierte Begründung
Recusal cannot be based on the allegation that court members wrongly ruled against the applicant in prior proceedings; such a ground is legally insufficient.