Question juridique clé
Whether the recusal requests against federal judges and a court clerk were admissible based solely on their prior participation in related cases and threatened complaints or damages claims.
Solution extraite
No. Such grounds do not establish a valid recusal basis, so the requests could not be entertained.
Motifs extraits
Prior participation in earlier adverse decisions does not show bias; obvious recusal requests cannot be forced by filing baseless criminal complaints or damages claims. The challenged persons may take part in deciding the inadmissibility of the requests.