Legal Opinion
Baker v. City of Detroit
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided June 28, 1978No. Civ. 5-71937, 5-72264PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KEITH, Circuit Judge. *
Presently before the Court is plaintiffs’ motion 1 to disqualify this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455(a) (Supp.1977). 2 Defendants have filed a response, and the Court heard extensive oral argument on the motion in open court. The crux of plaintiffs’ claim is that this Court, in the person of The Honorable Damon J. Keith, should re-cuse itself from presiding at the trial of this case because of the friendship between myself and Coleman A. Young, Mayor of the City of Detroit and a nominal party to this action. For the reasons which here…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Davis v. Board of School CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Rapp v. Van DusenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Donald Davis, Jr., a Minor by His Mother and Next Friend Mrs. Sadie Davis v. School District of the City of Pontiac, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- State of Idaho v. FreemanDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 1979
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