Legal Opinion
Savage & Associates, P.C. v. Mandl (In Re Teligent, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 13, 2006No. 18-12608PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S RECUSAL MOTION
STUART M. BERNSTEIN, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff in this adversary has, by letter dated October 10, 2006 (the “Recusal Letter” (ECF Doc. # 108)), requested that I recuse myself. She plans to call one of my wife’s law partners to testify in her rebuttal case, and contends that this creates an appearance of impropriety and the risk of bias. I disagree, and deny the request.
BACKGROUND
The background to this dispute is discussed in the Court’s previous decision reported at Savage & Associates, P.C. v. Mandl (In re Teligent, Inc.), 325…
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- Savage & Associates, P.C. Ex Rel. Teligent, Inc. v. MandlUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2008