The following excerpt is from Hanshaw v. Emerald River Dev., 244 F.3d 1128 (9th Cir. 2001):
See Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540, 554-55 (1994). In the instance where the partiality develops during the course of the proceedings, it can be the basis of recusal only when the judge displays a deep-seated and unequivocal antagonism that would render fair judgment impossible. See id. at 555.
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