Legal Opinion
Turner v. Pleasant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 23, 2011No. 11-30129PublishedCited by 364 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:
Ada and Ronnie Turner seek to reopen a judgment entered in 2001. Their personal injury claims were heard in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. After a bench trial, Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. entered judgment for the defendants. The Tur ners moved for a new trial, or, alternatively, for Judge Porteous to recuse himself because of their claim that the judge had an overly close relationship with the defendants’ attorney. Judge Porteous denied these motions. This court affirmed.
In June 2010, after Judge Porteous’s…
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