Key legal question
Whether the AI office and its staff had to be recused for apparent bias
Extracted holding
No objective circumstances showed apparent bias; repeated investigations, reliance on an anonymous denunciation, surveillance, and refusal of dossier access did not justify recusal.
Extracted reasoning
Administrative recusal requires objective circumstances creating an appearance of partiality. Measures taken to complete a complex file, verify contradictory medical evidence, and protect an informant were within the office's duties and did not show preconceived views or gross procedural fault.