Legal Opinion
Blixseth v. Yellowstone Mountain Club, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 18, 2014No. 12-35986PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Timothy Blixseth sounds the clarion call of many a disappointed litigant: “It’s not fair!” He insists that the judge who presided over the administration of the Yellowstone Mountain Club ski resort’s bankruptcy was biased against him and should have recused himself. The bankruptcy judge denied the recusal motion and the district court affirmed. Blixseth has now filed a blunderbuss appeal.
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Blixseth and his ex-wife founded Yellowstone Mountain Club, a ski and golf resort built on the twin pillars of luxury and exclusivity. A haven for the ultra-wealthy, Yellowstone offers “Private…
3Cases cited18 opinions
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4Cited by31 opinions
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