Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit November 11, 1997, 96-31181 (United States v. Michael O'keefe, Sr. Eric Schmidt John O'Brien Gary Bennett Paul Schmitz)

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

The United States appeals the district court’s order granting a new trial and its denial of the government’s motions for reconsideration of its order granting a new trial and to enforce the recusal of Chief Judge Morey L. Sear following the convictions of Michael O’Keefe, Sr., Eric Schmidt, John O’Brien, Gary Bennett, and Paul Schmitz (collectively “O’Keefe”).