Legal Opinion

Kendrix M. Easley v. University of Michigan Board of Regents Terry Sandalow, Individually and as Dean of Law School

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 11, 1988No. 86-1483PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Kendrix M. Easley appeals from several adverse rulings by United States District Court Judge John Feik-ens in this action brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982, and 1983 against various officials of the University of Michigan Law School. Although the appellant has raised a host of assignments of error, the only issue having arguable merit is whether Judge Feikens abused his discretion in denying Easley’s motion to disqualify the Judge under 28 U.S.C. §§ 144 and 455 based upon Judge Feikens’ affiliations with the Law School during times material to…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
  4. United States v. Alfred Esteban Azhocar, United States of America v. Alfred Esteban AzhocarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  5. In the Matter of Union Leader CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1961

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3Cited by70 opinions

  1. United States v. JacobsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  2. United States v. Michael Lee SammonsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. JacobsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  4. Charles v. BaeslerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  5. Green v. NeversCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997

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