· 11/29/1989
Nathaniel Russell v. Michael Lane
Citations
- 890 F.2d 947
- 15 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 217
- 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 18112
- 1989 WL 143552
How courts have described this case
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- finding that the federal judge should have recused himself in the habeas proceeding because he served on the state appellate court that affirmed petitioner’s conviction
- \nothing in the language or history of [ 455(a)] suggests that the statute affects the validity of orders the judge made before he recused himself\
- remanding without addressing merits to allow pro se litigant to file Rule 60(b) motion challenging orders entered by judge who had recused himself
- remanding without addressing merits to allow pro se litigant to file Rule 60(b) motion challenging orders entered by judge who had recused himself
- examining the relevant federal statute and observing that a judge's recusal does not render the orders entered before recusal necessarily infirm
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Judges: Cudahy, Posner, Flaum
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