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Judge gets an unusual scolding
March 03, 2004
By
Torsten Ove
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week threw out a ruling by U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab, saying he copied his opinion "nearly verbatim" from a proposed opinion written by lawyers for the defendants. The court wrote: "Courts and judges exist to provide neutral [forums] in which persons and entities can have their professional disputes and personal crises resolved," Nygaard wrote. "Any degree of impropriety, or even the appearance thereof, undermines our legitimacy and effectiveness."
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