Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 144 28 U.S.C. § 455 28 U.S.C. § 455(a) 28 U.S.C. § 455(b)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 455(b)(4) 28 U.S.C. § 455(b)(5) 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 429 U.S. 252, 265-266 471 U.S. 1, 8-9 486 U.S. 847, 867-868 490 U.S. 386, 394-397 502 U.S. 224, 227 510 U.S. 540, 555 517 U.S. 806, 811-816 532 U.S. 318, 355 533 U.S. 194, 200 Circuit Courts 654 F.2d 1096, 1107 745 F.2d 925, 929-930 782 F.2d 710, 715 786 F.2d 1533, 1536 802 F.2d 783, 786 837 F.2d 1461, 1465 861 F.2d 1307, 1314 881 F.2d 1570, 1573 996 F.2d 282, 283 113 F.3d 192, 194 114 F.3d 181, 184 168 F.3d 468, 475 223 F.3d 1231, 1237 261 F.3d 1075, 1100 284 F.3d 1188, 1194-1198 300 F.3d 1288, 1291 311 F.3d 1340, 1343-1347 312 F.3d 1228, 1236 321 F.3d 1069, 1079 333 F.3d 1234, 1243 351 F.3d 1080, 1084-1088 30 F. Supp. 2d 430, 431