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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Feb. 12, 2008

Bybee Won’t Recuse Himself in Fajitagate Excessive-Force Case

SAN FRANCISCO - Federal appellate Judge Jay S. Bybee has denied a plaintiffs' motion to recuse himself from hearing an excessive-force appeal in a notorious case involving a sack of steak fajitas.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 4.

      SAN FRANCISCO - Federal appellate Judge Jay S. Bybee has denied a plaintiffs' motion to recuse himself from hearing an excessive-force appeal in a notorious case involving a sack of steak fajitas.
      Plaintiffs' attorney Dennis Cunningham, a San Francisco sole practitioner, asserted that Bybee, of the 9th U.S...

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