JOHN P. MOORE, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises the issue of whether an unconditional guilty plea constitutes a waiver of the right to appeal from the denial of a motion seeking recusal of a trial judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455. We hold that the plea constitutes a waiver of the denial of recusal under § 455(a) but not under § 455(b). We conclude, however, because the trial judge had no real prior association with the defendant, there were no grounds...
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