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Facts

• The case involves a petitioner who appealed against a district court order that reduced her supervised visitation of her children from three hours a week to one hour. The reduction was based on the petitioner's behavior during supervised visits, including making inflammatory statements about the respondent.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Petitioner-Appellant: Challenged the district court's order modifying child custody and supervised visitation, arguing against the reduction of visitation hours and alleging bias by the judge or hearing officer.
• Respondent-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court abused its discretion in temporarily modifying the petitioner’s supervised visitation from three hours to one hour based on her behavior during visits.
• Whether there was judicial bias against the petitioner that affected the decision.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision to reduce the petitioner's supervised visitation hours from three to one hour per week.

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, consisting of Judges Michael D. Bustamante, Cynthia A. Fry, and Linda M. Vanzi, found that the district court did not abuse its discretion in reducing the petitioner's supervised visitation hours. The reduction was based on the petitioner's inappropriate behavior during visits, including making inflammatory statements about the respondent (para 3). The court also addressed the petitioner's claims of bias, stating that adverse rulings do not necessarily indicate personal bias or prejudice on the part of the judge, especially when the petitioner's claims of bias are based solely on the fact that the court ruled against her. The court concluded that the petitioner had not provided sufficient evidence to support her claim of bias (para 4).