Legal Opinion
Sca Services, Inc. v. Hon. Robert D. Morgan, Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 17, 1977No. 77-1194PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Per curiam
The petitioner, SCA Services, Inc. (SCA) is the plaintiff in SCA Services, Inc. v. Lucky Stores, Inc., a civil action pending in the District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Northern Division, before Judge Robert D. Morgan. 1 In October, 1976, SCA filed a “Motion to Disqualify”, supported by affidavits, seeking the disqualification of Judge Morgan pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455, as amended in 1974, on three separate grounds: (1) the judge’s brother is acting as a lawyer in the proceeding (id. § 455(b)(5)(h)); (2) the judge’s brother has an interest which could be substantially…
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