United States Second Circuit

Judge who attended a seminar sponsored by non-profit entity that received a minor portion of its funding from defendant company was not required to recuse himself where the merits of the underlying case were not discussed at seminar.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/23/2001
• Published 02/23/2001

Judges

• WINTER, Circuit Judge., Before CARDAMONE, WINTER, and POOLER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Cristobal Bonifaz, (John C. Bonifaz and Steven Donziger, of counsel), Amherst, MA, (Joseph Kohn and Martin D'Urso, Kohn, Swift & Graf, Philadelphia, PA, and Amy Damen, Sullivan & Damen, White Plains, NY, of counsel), for Petitioners., Richard L. Herz, EarthRights International, Washington, DC, (J. Martin Wagner, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, San Francisco, CA, of counsel), for Amici Curiae EarthRights International and the Sierra Club in support of Petitioners.