In the Matter of Clinton J. Billedeaux, Sr.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Clinton Billedeaux, the plaintiff in a maritime lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana styled Billedeaux v. Tidex, Inc., No. 91-0134, seeks to disqualify the district judge in that suit, the Honorable Edith Brown Clement, on the ground that her husband, Rutledge Clement, is a partner in the law firm of Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims (“Phelps, Dunbar”), which, according to Billedeaux, “has actively represented defendant Tidex, Inc., in many other cases.” Judge Clement denied Bille-deaux’s motion for…