The New Jersey judge presiding over the lawsuit that accuses Eli Manning of memorabilia fraud is a longtime Giants fan who owns two personal seat licenses at MetLife Stadium, according to court records.
The attorneys for the memorabilia collectors who brought the suit filed a motion in May 2015 to ask Superior Court Judge James J. DeLuca to step away from the case because he is a Giants fan. DeLuca declined to recuse himself and insisted he will remain impartial, according to court documents.
The judge wrote he has taken “an oath to provide each of the litigants with a level playing field.