Questão jurídica principal
Whether the refusal to hear the parties before deciding on self-recusal violated the right to be heard.
Decisão extraída
No. Under cantonal law the self-recusal procedure was to be decided in writing without further formality, and the decision did not affect the appellant's legal position.
Fundamentação extraída
The cantonal court acted under art. 48(3) CPC/VD. In such a procedure the parties were not entitled to an oral hearing, and the appellant failed to show that art. 29(2) of the Constitution required broader guarantees.