Legal Opinion
United States v. Santana
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided November 4, 1999No. Crim. 99-097PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FUSTE, District Judge.
Defendant, Carlos Santana, moves to dismiss his indictment, to compel discovery to support his motion to dismiss, and for the disqualification pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455 of all the district and magistrate judges of the federal District of Puerto Rico from ruling on the motion to dismiss and the recusal motion.
Relevant Factual Synopsis
Daniel López-Romo resigned as United States Attorney (“U.SAttorney”) for the District of Puerto Rico in 1993. At that time, United States Attorney General Janet Reno appointed Charles Fitzwilliam as temporary U.S. Attorney…
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