021345P.pdf   03/24/2003  Dallas Fletcher  v.  Conoco Pipe Line Co.
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  02-1345
   Western District of Missouri   
   Civil case - torts. Recusal claim may be considered even though 
   it was first raised in the appeal; since none of the bases for the 
   recusal were disclosed on the record, court could not say 
   plaintiffs had waived their right to raise the claim on appeal; 
   however, even assuming the statements provided in support 
   of recusal are true, they established no more than a mere 
   social relationship between the judge and a non-party fact 
   witness and do not require recusal; district court did not 
   err in granting summary judgment as plaintiff failed to 
   establish a causal link between their alleged injuries and 
   defendant's cathodic protection system.