Legal Opinion
In re United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 13, 1998No. 98-1765PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
After Chief Judge Cerezo of the United States District Court for the District of Puer-to Rico set a firm trial date in a case presently pending before her, United States v. Lorenzo Munoz-Franco, 14 F.Supp.2d 167 (D.Puerto Rico 1998) the government moved at the eleventh hour to disqualify the judge from further involvement. The judge denied the motion following a three-day evidentiary hearing. The government then sought a writ of mandamus from this court directing Judge Cerezo to recuse herself. We provisionally stayed the impending trial, set an expedited briefing…
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