Legal Opinion
El Fenix De Puerto Rico v. the M/Y Johanny
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 26, 1994No. 93-1493PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
In this case we must decide whether a recusal order under 28 U.S.C. § 455(a) may be set aside on reconsideration by the judge who entered it. As we conclude that it was improper for the recused judge to revisit the recusal order in these circumstances, we leave appellant’s substantive challenges to the district court judgment for consideration on remand.
I
BACKGROUND 1
A, The Underlying Action
Appellee Aurelio Varona Perez (“Varona”) purchased the M/Y JOHANNY, a 43-foot Wellcraft “San Remo” twin-diesel motor yacht, in October 1987. Appellant El Fénix de Puerto Rico (“El Fénix”)…
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