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· 2/21/1989

Isaac Camacho v. Autoridad De Telefonos De Puerto Rico

Citations

  • 868 F.2d 482
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 1920
  • 1989 WL 12811

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding that defendants were acting under the authority of the federal government because they “were acting under express orders, control and directions of federal officers” when wiretapping
  • noting that the judicial system would be “paralyzed” were standards for recusal too low
  • noting that the judicial system would be “paralyzed” were standards for recusal too low
  • permitting removal by private telephone company that facilitated wire-tapping at the direction of federal agents
  • “Since we have independently confirmed the correctness of the lower court’s decision, the judge’s refusal to recuse himself was, at worst, harmless error.”

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Judges: Coffin, Bownes, Selya

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