Legal Opinion
In Re United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 24, 2006No. 06-1136PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
The government petitions for mandamus in this criminal case, seeking, among other relief, an order that the district judge re-cuse himself on the ground that the judge’s impartiality could reasonably be questioned. See 28 U.S.C. § 455(a).
On April 8, 2004, a grand jury returned a public indictment charging defendants (and respondents here) Rene Vazquez-Bo-tet and Marcos Morell-Corrada with conspiracy, fraud, and extortion in connection with the bidding process surrounding construction of the “Superaqueduct” — a $305 million public works project in Puerto Rico. Defendants…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- United States v. CalandraSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Goodrich v. HallCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- Swan v. BarbadoroCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
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