Morissette v. Yu

21 F.3d 1114 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Mimi MORISSETTE, Patricia Rosenthal, Joseph R. Giannini, Esq., Gerard A. Fierro, Esq., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Diane C. YU, The Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California, Isidoro Berkman, Robert M. Sweet, Troy B. Smith, Michael M. Bergfeld, California Supreme Court, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-56288. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 8, 1994. * Decided April 11, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Circuit Judge; FARRIS and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 I. Recusal. 3 Had recusal been required, reversal might be necessary regardless of the merits, so we consider recusal first. We discuss it more extensively than the recusal issue alone requires, because it affects sanctions below and sanctions on appeal. 4 We review Judge Davies' decision not to recuse himself, and Judge Ideman's denial of the recusal motions, for abuse of discretion. Datagate,…