League of Women Voters of PA v. Ralph J. Cappy

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

League of Women Voters of PA v. Ralph J. Cappy

Opinion

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

No. 09-3523

THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellant

v.

RALPH J. CAPPY; PAUL J. KILLION; PAUL J. BURGOYNE; RAYMOND S. WIERCISZEWSKI

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania District Court No. 08-CV-971 District Judge: The Honorable Yvette Kane

Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit L.A.R. 34.1(a) June 21, 2010

Before: SLOVITER, SMITH, and COWEN, Circuit Judges

Filed: June 29, 2010

JUDGMENT ORDER

This cause came on to be heard on the record from the United States District Court

for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and was submitted on June 21, 2010.1 On

1 The District Court had jurisdiction under

28 U.S.C. §§ 1331

and 1343. We exercise appellate jurisdiction under

28 U.S.C. § 1291

. We review a District Court’s refusal to disqualify itself under § 455(a) for an abuse of discretion. United States v. consideration thereof, it is now ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the judgment of the

District Court entered on July 24, 2009, be and the same hereby is AFFIRMED. Costs

taxed against the appellant.

By the Court,

/s/D. Brooks Smith Circuit Judge ATTEST:

/s/Marcia M. Waldron Clerk

Dated: June 29, 2010

Antar,

53 F.3d 568, 573

(3d Cir. 1995). We exercise plenary review over a District Court’s determinations of mootness, Burkey v. Marberry,

556 F.3d 142, 146

(3d Cir. 2009), and lack of standing, Common Cause of Pennsylvania v. Pennsylvania,

558 F.3d 249, 257

(3d Cir. 2009).

Reference

Status
Unpublished