Legal Opinion
In re Judicial Misconduct
United States Court of Claims
Decided April 15, 1983No. 1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*256ORDER
KOZINSKI, Chief Judge.
This complaint of judicial misconduct is brought on behalf of James L. Cole and possibly other plaintiffs in Baskett v. United States, 2 Cl.Ct. 356, and related cases.1 The complaint raises various charges against the judge to whom the Baskett case is assigned and requests reassignment of the case to a different judge. RUSCC App. B, ¶¶ 3, 4 authorizes the chief judge either to dismiss the complaint or to refer it for further investigation.
I. BACKGROUND
The complaint arises from ongoing litigation against the United States over the construction and operation of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Albert Flaksa v. Little River Marine Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- People Ex Rel. Karlin v. CulkinNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Powell v. Committee on Admissions & Grievances of the United States District Court for the District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Billy G. Asberry v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by14 opinions
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1984
- White Mountain Apache Tribe v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1984
- In re Complaint of Judicial MisconductJudicial Council of The Ninth Circuit · 2008
- In re Complaint of Judicial MisconductJudicial Council of The Ninth Circuit · 2010
- M.A. Mortenson Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1988
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