Legal Opinion

Seidel v. Durkin (In Re Goodwin)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 28, 1996No. BAP Nos. CC-95-1332-HNMe, CC-95-1409 and CC-95-1457. Bankruptcy No. SA-86-06166-JRPublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HAGAN, Bankruptcy Judge:

Michael Goodwin (“Goodwin”) is a chapter 11 debtor. Diane Seidel (“Seidel”) is Goodwin’s ex-wife, and a defendant in much of the litigation before the bankruptcy court. J. Elliot McIntosh (“McIntosh”) is the attorney for Goodwin and Seidel. (Hereinafter, Goodwin, Seidel, and McIntosh will collectively be referred to as “Appellants.”) Goodwin and Seidel brought a motion to recuse the bankruptcy judge for alleged bias and ex parte contacts. Goodwin and Seidel issued subpoenas in an attempt to conduct discovery on this matter. The bankruptcy judge quashed the…

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