Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appointed psychiatrist had to be recused for apparent bias.
Decisão extraída
The recusal request was unfounded; no objective circumstances showed that the expert had formed a prejudged view on the disputed medical questions.
Fundamentação extraída
He had previously acted as private expert in 2006/2007, but in that report he did not address the somatic complex and only opined within psychiatry. Prior involvement alone does not create an appearance of bias without objective indications of prejudgment.