What is the difference between a conflict of interest and an actual conflict?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Valente v. Keller Williams Realty, Inc., Case No.: 1:17-cv-00218-LJO-JLT (E.D. Cal. 2017):
28 U.S.C. 455(b). Thus, "Section 455(a) covers circumstances that appear to create a conflict of interest, whether or not there is actual bias," while "Section covers situations in which an actual conflict of interest exists, even if there is no appearance of one." Herrington v. Sonoma County, 834 F.2d 1488, 1502 (9th Cir. 1987) (emphasis in original, citations omitted).
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