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IN RE BULGER

No. 12-2488.

710 F.3d 42 (2013)

In re James J. BULGER, Petitioner.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 14, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.W. Carney, Jr. for petitioner.

Mark T. Quinlivan , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Carmen M. Ortiz , United States Attorney, and Zachary R. Hafer , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for respondent.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.

SOUTER, Associate Justice.

James Bulger, the defendant in the federal criminal prosecution underlying this petition,1 asks us to issue a writ of mandamus to require reversal of the district court's order denying a motion for recusal of the judge currently assigned to preside in the case. With great respect for the trial judge, we nonetheless grant the petition, because it is clear that a reasonable person would question the capacity for...

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