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RICHARDSON v. QUARTERMAN

No. 06-10872.

537 F.3d 466 (2008)

Patrick Timothy RICHARDSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Nathaniel QUARTERMAN, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 28, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Alan Udashen (argued), Sorrels, Udashen & Anton, Dallas, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Jon R. Meador (argued), Postconviction Litigation Div., Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and GARWOOD and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner-Appellant, Patrick Timothy Richardson (Richardson), a Texas prisoner, pleaded guilty in a Texas court to the murder of his wife, Mary Richardson. The wife of the trial judge who presided in his case was an acquaintance of Mary Richardson. Thus, before his trial, Richardson filed a motion to recuse the trial judge. Following a pretrial hearing, an assigned administrative judge denied this motion. After unsuccessfully appealing his...

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