Case Name: In re Independent Counsel Kenneth W. STARR
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1997-10-02
Citations: 986 F. Supp. 1159
Docket Number: No. LR-M-97-91
Parties: In re Independent Counsel Kenneth W. STARR.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Supplement
Volume: 986
Pages: 1159–1159

Head Matter:
In re Independent Counsel Kenneth W. STARR.
No. LR-M-97-91.
United States District Court, E.D. Arkansas, Western Division.
Oct. 2, 1997.

Opinion:
ORDER
REASONER, Chief Judge.
Presently pending before the Court is the petition of the complainant that I recuse in this matter. I decline to do so.
The basis of complainant's request for re-cusal is an assertion that I supported opponents of President Clinton in political races in Arkansas which occurred from 11 to 16 years ago. First, I would observe that this is a complaint by the complainant, Francis T. Mandanici, against Independent Counsel. I am unaware of any involvement or interest by President Clinton in it, nor have I seen any evidence of that. More to the point, however, I have handled cases during my tenure on this bench in which President Clinton, as governor, was interested , and was not asked by him to recuse. Consequently, even if the President were interested in this matter, I have difficulty in understanding Mr. Mandaniei's justification to ask for my recusal now.
Accordingly, I decline to recuse in this matter.
. Edgerson on Behalf of Edgerson v. Clinton, 86 F.3d 833 (8th Cir.1996); Johnson v. Lockhart, 941 F.2d 705 (8th Cir.1991); Fallon v. Lockhart, 919 F.2d 1304 (8th Cir.1990); Wicker v. Goodwin, 813 F.Supp. 676 (E.D.Ark.1992).