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· 2/25/1980

In Re International Business MacHines Corporation, United States of America v. International Business MacHines Corporation

Citations

  • 618 F.2d 923
  • 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 20165

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  • holding that timeliness is required under § 455, without delineating between subsections (a) and (b)
  • concluding that “[ejven if [the rulings] were deemed to be incorrect, it ... does not follow that they were motivated by personal bias”
  • finding that adverse rulings do not “per se create the appearance of bias under section 455(a)”
  • noting that the determination of disqualification under subsection (b)(1) “should be made on the basis of conduct extrajudicial in nature as distinguished from conduct within a judicial context”
  • granting recusal motion after years of then unresolved litigation involving \technical\ issues would be \catastrophic\
  • granting recusal motion after years of then unresolved litigation involving “technical” issues would be “catastrophic”

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Judges: Mulligan, Van Graafeiland Meskill

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