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Posted: 4:27 PM Mar 25, 2008
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"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis is accusing a federal judge of targeting him for retribution.

Francis says U.S. District Judge Richard Smoak and Smoak's former law partner, Ross McCloy, are targeting him because his company met with a consulting firm about taking steps to impeach Smoak and have him removed from office.

McCloy is representing the four women who sued Francis last week. They allege they were 17, 16, 15 and 13 when his company solicited them to participate in sexually provocative videos in 2003 and earlier. They want unspecified monetary damages.

Smoak presided over an earlier, similar lawsuit against Francis that McCloy also filed. Francis said the judge should have removed himself because of his relationship with McCloy.

The lawsuit was later settled after Smoak jailed Francis for making threats during a deposition.

McCloy had no comment about Francis' allegations. Smoak could not be reached.

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