Legal Opinion
Norman F. Dacey v. Peter C. Dorsey
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 12, 1978No. 286, Docket 77-6100PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GURFEIN, Circuit Judge:
Norman F. Dacey, author of “How to Avoid Probate,” obtained a $60,000 judgment for libel against the Connecticut Bar Association in a State Court of Connecticut. The Bar Association appealed to the Supreme Court of Connecticut, all of whose five justices were members of the Bar Association. Dacey sought to have the judges recuse themselves on that account. Apparently, since there was no other tribunal which was legally empowered to hear the case, the judges declined to recuse themselves.
Dacey then lodged a formal complaint with the United States Attorney for…
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