Labels:book | bulletin board | reckoner | sky | tree | windowpane OCR: that the district judge was disqualified from further pro- ceedings in the case under 455(a) despite the fact that his appearance of bias arose directly as result of his participation in judicial proceeding. Of all decisions to address this issue the Chantal Caven opinions are the most persuasive The statutory language legislative history and purpose 455a) not support distinction between judicial put non- -judi. cial bias as the basis 01 motion for recusal. The central issue under 455a should he whether there ques- tion about the district judge's appearance of bias against one f the parties ir the case a trial, not where that bias arose Consequently. the Court should avail itself pt this opportunits reject ra-iudicial source require- ment A The Language of 28 U.S.C. 455(a) Supports An Inte ...
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