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FORD v. SUFFOLK COUNTY

No. Civ 93-11346-NG.

133 F.Supp.2d 116 (2001)

Bronwyn FORD, Katrina Mack, et al., on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. SUFFOLK COUNTY, Richard J. Rouse in his individual capacity, Jane Doe, in her individual capacity, and the City of Boston, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

March 13, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Audrey Samit, Eric N. Klein, Klein & Miller LLP, Howard Friedman, Law Offices of Howard Friedman, Boston, MA, for Plaintiffs.

Michael A. Goldsmith, Assistant Corporation Counsel, Eve Anne Piemonte-Stacey, Melissa J. Garand, Rose E. King, Assistant General Counsel, Boston, MA, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM RE: MOTION FOR RECUSAL

GERTNER, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This Memorandum addresses an important question in this age of close media coverage of judicial proceedings: whether a district judge's statement to a reporter about a pending case creates an appearance of partiality that requires recusal when the substance of the statement is already a matter of public record, widely reported in the media.

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