Questão jurídica principal
Whether the district court president had to recuse himself in the damages case
Decisão extraída
No grounds for recusal were shown; the prior refusal of legal aid and the subsequent procedural orders did not establish bias.
Fundamentação extraída
The court relied on its earlier judgment upholding the refusal of legal aid and held that this did not justify an appearance of partiality, even when all criticized procedural steps were considered.