Legal Opinion
United States v. Nixon
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 15, 2017No. Criminal Action No. 06-102 (JDB)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge
Defendants have moved for this Court to recuse itself from ‘these habeas proceedings based on a telephone conversation between the Court and a former government prosecutor in the'underlying criminal case. The call occurred in Juñé 2016, long after the case (including appeals) had concluded. Defendants allege that recusal is required because the telephone conversation provided the Court with personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary issues, the Court expressed an opinion on a relevant matter, and an objective observer would…
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