52 Cited authorities

Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp.
486 U.S. 847 (1988) Cited 2,169 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that relief from judgment is not automatic even if the presiding judge violates § 455 by failing to recuse himself
U.S. v. Yousef
327 F.3d 56 (2d Cir. 2003) Cited 825 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a U.S. nexus must be demonstrated for a federal criminal statute to apply extraterritorially, but not reaching the vessel registry issue because it was not presented
In re Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc.
861 F.2d 1307 (2d Cir. 1988) Cited 539 times
Holding that sharp criticism of petitioner's counsel's behavior is not grounds to find personal bias
U.S. v. Arena
180 F.3d 380 (2d Cir. 1999) Cited 345 times
Holding that on sufficiency-of-the-evidence challenges, we “view the evidence in the light most favorable to the government”
U.S. v. Detemple
162 F.3d 279 (4th Cir. 1998) Cited 310 times
Holding recusal not warranted where judge presiding over defendant’s bankruptcy fraud trial represented a victim of the defendant’s fraud in bankruptcy proceedings five years prior to the defendant’s indictment
Nachshin v. AOL, LLC
663 F.3d 1034 (9th Cir. 2011) Cited 199 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that it was not abuse of discretion to deny a disqualification motion when a judge's husband sat on a board of a proposed cy pres beneficiary whose charitable works could benefit from the case
Chitimacha Tribe of La. v. Harry L. Laws Co., Inc.
690 F.2d 1157 (5th Cir. 1983) Cited 398 times
Holding that a judge's prior representation of a company "does not forever prevent him from sitting in a case in which [said company] is a party"
Patterson v. Mobil Oil Corp.
335 F.3d 476 (5th Cir. 2003) Cited 210 times
Finding that a judge did not abuse his discretion when he denied plaintiffs' motion to recuse himself because of previous employment with counsel representing the defendant in earlier litigation
U.S. v. Jordan
49 F.3d 152 (5th Cir. 1995) Cited 244 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that a district judge abused her discretion in failing to recuse herself from a criminal case in light of an intense dispute between the defendant and a friend of the judge's
Scott v. Health
234 F. App'x 341 (6th Cir. 2007) Cited 170 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that an employee's placement on paid administrative leave pending an investigation did not amount to retaliation
Section 455 - Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate judge
28 U.S.C. § 455 Cited 11,102 times 29 Legal Analyses
Setting forth standards of recusal

Sacerdote et al v. New York University

52 Cited authorities

Holding that relief from judgment is not automatic even if the presiding judge violates § 455 by failing to recuse himself

Holding that a U.S. nexus must be demonstrated for a federal criminal statute to apply extraterritorially, but not reaching the vessel registry issue because it was not presented

Holding that sharp criticism of petitioner's counsel's behavior is not grounds to find personal bias

Holding that on sufficiency-of-the-evidence challenges, we “view the evidence in the light most favorable to the government”

Holding recusal not warranted where judge presiding over defendant’s bankruptcy fraud trial represented a victim of the defendant’s fraud in bankruptcy proceedings five years prior to the defendant’s indictment

Holding that it was not abuse of discretion to deny a disqualification motion when a judge's husband sat on a board of a proposed cy pres beneficiary whose charitable works could benefit from the case

Holding that a judge's prior representation of a company "does not forever prevent him from sitting in a case in which [said company] is a party"

Finding that a judge did not abuse his discretion when he denied plaintiffs' motion to recuse himself because of previous employment with counsel representing the defendant in earlier litigation

Holding that a district judge abused her discretion in failing to recuse herself from a criminal case in light of an intense dispute between the defendant and a friend of the judge's

Holding that an employee's placement on paid administrative leave pending an investigation did not amount to retaliation

Setting forth standards of recusal