In Re John K. Stipek Judy D. Stipek, Debtors. John K. Stipek Judy D. Stipek v. Robert Steinberg, Trustee Andrew C. Cratsenberg Luetta M. Cratsenberg

15 F.3d 1090 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. In re John K. STIPEK; Judy D. Stipek, Debtors. John K. STIPEK; Judy D. Stipek, Appellants, v. Robert STEINBERG, Trustee; Andrew C. Cratsenberg; Luetta M. Cratsenberg, Appellees. No. 92-36523. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 15, 1993. * Decided Jan. 11, 1994. Before: BROWNING, NORRIS and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** I. Recusal 2 A timeliness requirement is inherent in 28 U.S.C. Sec. 455 . In Re Anwiler, 958 F.2d 925, 930 (9th Cir.1992). Otherwise, a party could wait until the court issued an adverse decision before raising a claim of judicial bias. Id. Although failure to raise the issue of recusal at the trial level does not necessarily preclude raising the issue on appeal, the failure does significantly affect this court's standard of review. United States v. Bosch, 951 F.2d 1546, 1548 (9th Cir.1991). Thus, assuming Stipek can raise the issue for the first time on…