Occidental Petroleum Corp. v. Chandler

Occidental Petroleum Corporation petitions for a writ of mandamus or prohibition to prevent the Honorable Stephen S. Chandlei, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, from proceeding further in a Chapter X bankruptcy proceeding pending in that court and involving Parker Petroleum Co., Inc. The basis for the petition is the claimed disqualification of the Judge. The original petition sought the removal of the Judge from those parts of the proceedings directly affecting Occidental. An amended petition seeks the removal of the Judge from the entire…