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IN RE BOSTON'S CHILDREN FIRST

Nos. 00-2430, 00-2431.

244 F.3d 164 (2001)

In re: Boston's Children First, et al., Petitioners.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

February 5, 2001.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing March 2, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Williams, with whom Chester Darling and Robert, Roughsedge, were on brief, for appellants.

Frances S. Cohen, with whom Merita A. Hopkins, Corporation Counsel, Diane Diianni, Special Assistant Corporation Counsel, Hill & Barlow and Adam N. Lewis, were on brief, for appellees.

Before Torruella, Chief Judge, Stahl and Lipez, Circuit Judges.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc March 2, 2001.

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

This petition involves the difficult question of whether a sitting district court judge should have recused herself after commenting publicly on a pending matter. Because we find that it was, in this case, an abuse of discretion for the judge not to recuse herself based on an appearance of partiality, we grant...

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