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Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp.

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Advocates
H. Bartow Farr, III (on behalf of the Petitioner)
William M. Lucas, Jr. (on behalf of Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-957
Petitioner: 
Liljeberg
Respondent: 
Health Services Acquisition Corp.
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
486 U.S. 847 (1988)
Argued: 
Wednesday, December 9, 1987
Reargued: 
Monday, April 25, 1988
Decided: 
Friday, June 17, 1988
Issues: 
Due Process, Impartial Decision Maker

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp. , 486 U.S. 847 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_957)
(last visited Monday, November 30, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Health Services Acquisition Corp., 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 455

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Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens
Wrote a dissent
O'Connor
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Kennedy

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens