UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 97-30416
(Summary Calendar)
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In the Matter of: LEONARD J GREENE,
Debtor,
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LEONARD J GREENE
Appellant
versus
CHARLES O SIMMONS, JR; MARY CATHERINE CALI;
LOUIS M PHILLIPS, Judge, United States
Bankruptcy Court
Appellees
Appeal from the United States District Court
For the Middle District of Louisiana
(94-CV-2599)
October 3, 1997
Before WIENER, BARKSDALE, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
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Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R.
47.5.4.
Appellant Leonard J. Greene, appearing pro se, appeals from
the district court’s denial of three orders issued by the
bankruptcy court in connection with Greene’s bankruptcy. Greene
argues that all of the rulings and orders of Judge Louis M.
Phillips of the United States Bankruptcy Court should be vacated as
a result of Judge Phillips’ failure to recuse himself. Greene also
argues that the district court erred in denying his Motion for
Leave to Appeal Interlocutory Orders and dismissing his case with
prejudice. We have reviewed the record and find these contentions
to be without merit. Even shorn of the procedural defects that
would likely prevent us from reaching the merits of this case, the
record reveals that Judge Phillips acted properly, reasonably and
with great restraint in dealing with the difficult and trying
situation in which appellant placed him.
Accordingly, we AFFIRM the district court’s denial of Greene’s
Motion to Vacate all Findings and Orders of Judge Phillips, its
denial of Greene’s Motion for Leave to Appeal Interlocutory Orders,
and its dismissal of the case with prejudice.
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