United States v. Platshorn

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECUSAL

JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge.

This matter arose upon the motion of the defendant Lynne Platshorn for the recusal of the Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 144 and 455. As required under Section 144, the defendant has submitted an affidavit in support of her motion.

Lynne Platshorn was named in four counts of the thirty-six count indictment in United States v. Meinster, 475 F.Supp. 1093 (S.D.Fla.1979). The Meinster trial began on September 17, 1979. After approximately one month of trial, Lynne Platshorn changed her plea to guilty on one of the four counts and…