Legal Opinion
Health Services Acquisition Corp. v. John A. Liljeberg, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1986No. 86-3069PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
Appellant Health Services Acquisition Corporation (HSAC) appeals from the denial of its motion to vacate a judgment and to grant a new trial. Finding that the judge who rendered the judgment against HSAC had constructive knowledge of facts sufficient to create an appearance of improprie ty under 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), we reverse and remand.
I
On November 30, 1981, HSAC brought an action for declaratory judgment in district court against John A. Liljeberg, Jr. to determine the ownership of a corporation known as “St. Jude Hospital of Kenner, La., Inc.” This corporation had a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. John M. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Potashnick v. Port City Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Gloria Delesdernier, Wife of Clay N. Gerald v. Louis B. PorterieCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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- Robert Henderson v. Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Etc., Houston T. Penn, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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