United States Ninth Circuit

An attorney, faced with contempt charges after multiple efforts to disqualify a judge, was entitled to notice of the charges and an opportunity to be heard, and the judge's failure to recuse himself in favor of an impartial adjudicator violated due process. (Amended opinion)

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/13/2002
• Decided 06/17/2002
• Published 07/23/2002

Judges

• Before:  REINHARDT, NOONAN and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• B.C. Barmann, Sr., and John R. Irby, Bakersfield, CA, for the respondent-appellant., Scott W. Williams, Berkeley, CA, for the petitioner-appellee.