Legal Opinion
United States v. Vázquez-Botet
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided July 21, 2006No. Criminal 04-160 (JAF)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FUSTÉ, Chief Judge.
Before this court is Defendant Vázquez-Botet’s motion requesting that the undersigned recuse himself from presiding over his upcoming criminal trial scheduled to start on September 25, 2006. Docket Document Nos. 255, 257. Defendant claims that because the undersigned’s wife has provided legal representation to two individuals who the government may call to testify in Defendant’s trial, she is “acting as a lawyer in [this] proceeding,” requiring recusal under 28 U.S.C. § 455(b)(5)(h) (1993 & Supp.2006). Defendant further avers that she has an “interest that…
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