U.S. EX REL. BRITZ v. THIERET

No. 90-3093.

737 F.Supp. 59 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. John BRITZ, Petitioner, v. James THIERET, Respondent.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

May 25, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Hoffman and Jane Raney, Asst. Appellate Defenders, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner.

Nathan P. Maddox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Springfield, Ill., for respondent.


OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:

A question of recusal.

Habeas corpus (28 U.S.C. § 2254).

We asked the parties to submit their views as to the propriety of recusal of the undersigned in this case. The question arises because the undersigned — while serving on the Appellate Court of Illinois — authored the opinion reversing Petitioner's original conviction in this...

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