The following excerpt is from Gordon v. Livecchi (In re Livecchi), Adversary Proceeding Case No. 11-02027, Bankruptcy Case No. 09-20897 (Bankr. W.D. N.Y. 2014):
fully informed of the underlying facts, [would] entertain sufficient doubt that justice would be done absent recusal," or alternatively, whether "a reasonable person, knowing all the facts," would question the judge's impartiality. United States v. Yousef, 327 F.3d 56, 169 (2d Cir. 2003) (citations omitted).
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