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Frank E. Polo, Sr. v. Scott Bernstein, et al.
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 25-10016 · judgment October 1, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether, when a litigant presents record-supported grounds that, taken cumulatively, would cause a reasonable observer to question a federal judge’s J. » - -»•* ................. f impartiality', under 28 U.S.C. § 455(a) and the Due Process Clause, a district court "if ; ' ' • may defiy recusal and enter dispositive judgment without meaningfully addressing the asserted appearance-of-impartiality concerns.
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Whether a court of appeals may affirm dismissal of a case without meaningfully engaging preserved arguments that the denial of recusal failed to apply § 455(a)’s objective cumulative-circumstances standard, thereby leaving unresolved whether the case was adjudicated by a constitutionally impartial tribunal.. II. LIST OF PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING
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Scott Bernstein;
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Marcia Del Rey;
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Spencer Multack;
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Thomas Logue;
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St. Thomas University;
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Manuel Segarra; and
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Segarra & Associates, P.A.
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Merlin Hernandez
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Randolph Martinez ii Polo v. Bernstein
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Frank Polo Sr.
For respondent
Jennifer R. Perez Alonso
Beasley, Demos & Brown
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jun 22 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 03 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
- May 22 2026Waiver of right of respondents Manuel Segarra and Segarra & Associates, P.A. to respond filed.
- May 18 2026Waiver of right of respondent St. Thomas University, Inc. to respond filed.
- May 04 2026Waiver of right of respondents Scott Bernstein, Third District Court of Appeal, Marcia Del Rey, Spencer Multack, Thomas Logue to respond filed.
- Feb 16 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 28, 2026)