UNITED STATES v. DEARDORFF

No. 71 Cr. 111.

343 F.Supp. 1045 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. J. Howard DEARDORFF et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

October 12, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitney North Seymour, Jr., U. S. Atty., New York City, by Robert G. Morvillo, and John D. Gordon III, Asst. U. S. Attys., for plaintiff.

Davis, Polk & Wardwell, by Robert B. Fiske, Jr., Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, by Peter Fleming, Jr., for defendants Kahn and Teleprompter.


MOTLEY, District Judge.

Motion for Recusation Under 28 U.S.C. § 455

Defendants Irving Kahn and Teleprompter have moved for the judge to recuse herself pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455. That section provides:

"Any justice or judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any case in which he has a substantial interest, has been of counsel, is or has been a material witness, or is so related to or connected with any party...

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