Legal Opinion
United States v. Sampson
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 8, 2015No. Cr. No. 01-10384-MLWPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ■ REGARDING RECUSAL
WOLF, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. SUMMARY :.. 79
II. THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS ... 85
III. THE FACTS ... 88
A. The Pretrial Proceedings, Trial, and Sentencing ... -89
B. The § 2255 Proceedings .. 90
C. The Proceedings to Prepare for a Second Sentencing Hearing ... 92
D. The July 27, 2014 Program ... 95
E. The Matters Following the July 27, 2014 Panel ... 101'
IV. ANALYSIS ... 105
A. My Recusal is Not Required ... 105
1. My Role Concerning the DeFriest Panel Could Not Cause a Reasonable Person to Question My Impartiality ... 105
2. The Added Fact…
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