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United States v. Reep

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Apr 10, 2019
No. 18-7511 (4th Cir. Apr. 10, 2019)

Opinion

No. 18-7511

04-10-2019

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. RODNEY REEP, a/k/a Dirty Harry, a/k/a Harry, Defendant - Appellant.

Rodney Reep, Appellant Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Raymond A. Jackson, District Judge. (2:02-cr-00217-RAJ-JEB-9) Before NIEMEYER and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Rodney Reep, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Rodney Reep appeals the district court's order denying his motion seeking recusal of the presiding district judge. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Reep's motion failed to identify any personal bias by the district judge, any legitimate ground for reasonably questioning the district judge's impartiality, or anything in the judge's prior rulings revealing favoritism or antagonism that would make fair judgment impossible. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 144, 455(a), (b)(1) (2012); Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540, 555-56 (1994); United States v. Cherry, 330 F.3d 658, 665 (4th Cir. 2003); see also United States v. Stone, 866 F.3d 219, 229 (4th Cir. 2017) (reviewing denial of recusal motion for abuse of discretion). Further, Reep's § 144 affidavit was significantly untimely, as he was aware of its underlying facts by the end of his trial in 2003. Accordingly, we affirm the district court's order. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED


Summaries of

United States v. Reep

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Apr 10, 2019
No. 18-7511 (4th Cir. Apr. 10, 2019)
Case details for

United States v. Reep

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. RODNEY REEP, a/k/a…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Apr 10, 2019

Citations

No. 18-7511 (4th Cir. Apr. 10, 2019)