Legal Opinion
Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1976No. Nos. 76-1070, 76-1168PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:
Reluctantly and against his previously stated better judgment, the district judge recused himself from further participation in the trial of this action by VEPCO against *360defendant Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. In the course of doing so, he also disqualified all other federal judges residing in Virginia. We are satisfied that the trial judge’s decision was based upon a clearly erroneous finding of fact and a misapprehension of applicable legal principles. Accordingly, we hold that all Virginia judges are qualified to sit, and we vacate the order of recusal and…
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- Colonial Times, Inc., D.B.A. The Daily Rag v. Honorable Oliver Gasch, United States District JudgeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re Virginia Electric and Power Company, Virginia Electric and Power Company v. Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company v. Stone and Webster Engineering CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Hughes Aircraft Co.United States Court of Claims · 1977