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IN RE LOPEZ-LUKIS

No. 97-2286.

113 F.3d 1187 (1997)

In re Vicki LOPEZ-LUKIS, Sylvester Lukis, Petitioners.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Green, Sidley and Austin, Bradford A. Berenson, Griffith L. Green, Washington, DC, E.J. Salcines, Tampa, FL, for appellant.

Doug Molloy, Tamra Phipps, Asst. U.S. Attys., Fort Myers, FL, for appellee.

Before BIRCH, DUBINA and CARNES, Circuit Judges.

BY THE COURT:

This matter is before us on a petition for writ of mandamus in which petitioners are seeking an order requiring the district court judge to grant their previously denied motion seeking his recusal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455.

It is well established that mandamus is an extraordinary remedy, which is available only to correct a clear abuse of discretion or usurpation of judicial power. E.g., In Re: Fink, 876 F.2d 84...

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