Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp.
486 U.S. 847 (1988) Cited 2,169 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding that relief from judgment is not automatic even if the presiding judge violates § 455 by failing to recuse himself
U.S. v. Kelly
888 F.2d 732 (11th Cir. 1989) Cited 253 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that exclusion of the defendant's testimony was reversible error
United States v. Murphy
768 F.2d 1518 (7th Cir. 1985) Cited 237 timesHolding that the creation of "phantom" criminal cases is a proper means of conducting criminal investigations
U.S. v. Amico
486 F.3d 764 (2d Cir. 2007) Cited 102 times 1 Legal AnalysesUpholding district court's decision neither to charge the jury nor allow the defendant to argue "that it is a defense to mail fraud to demonstrate that the victim could have discovered based on external sources that the representation was false"
Pashaian v. Eccelston Properties
88 F.3d 77 (2d Cir. 1996) Cited 98 timesHolding that district court did not err in deciding a motion before effecting recusal and that such was “a practical and appropriate resolution”
In re International Business Machines Corp.
45 F.3d 641 (2d Cir. 1995) Cited 94 timesGranting writ of mandamus ordering district judge to recuse himself based in part on the appearance of partiality caused by his giving newspaper interviews
Chase Manhattan Bank v. Affiliated FM Insurance
343 F.3d 120 (2d Cir. 2003) Cited 63 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that recusal was required under § 455 because a reasonable person could find a violation of § 455(b), despite the judgment for Chase Manhattan Bank being so small relative to the firm's size that it would not cause a "discernable" increase in the share values owned by the district judge, which were themselves not even 1% of the judge's personal assets
United States of America v. Tucker
78 F.3d 1313 (8th Cir. 1996) Cited 54 timesHolding that the "demonstrably related" language did not govern the Independent Counsel's jurisdiction under a referral
Section 455 - Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate judge
28 U.S.C. § 455 Cited 11,108 times 29 Legal AnalysesSetting forth standards of recusal