Ernest Lewis v. Tuscan Dairy Farms, Inc. And Willie Whelan, as President of Local 584, International Brotherhood of Teamsters

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• holding that the showing of personal bias to warrant recusal must ordinarily be based on “extrajudicial conduct . . . not conduct which arises in a judicial context.”
• explaining that the majority opinion found reasonable effective 26 hourly rates equaling $519.00, $875.00, and $902.00
• “The showing of bias warranting recusal must ordinarily be based on “extrajudicial conduct, . . . not conduct which arises in a judicial context.”
• “deliberately misrepresenting to employees a change in their rights guaranteed under the collective bargaining agreement” violates duty of fair representation
• “There may be instances in which a judge’s behavior during prior judicial proceedings can demonstrate sufficient friction between the judge and the complaining party to support a finding of bias.”
• fact that district judge had found union president in contempt in prior proceeding due to lack of credible testimony did not require recusal when same union was sued by union member

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