of the conditions of his release.  No motion was made for a substantial assistance departure, and Furino was sentenced without objection as a career offender.


3
Furino did not establish that his guilty plea had been made in reliance on a promise to delay his sentencing.  Moreover, it is evident from Furino's description at sentencing of his efforts to assist that he had been casting about for information he could relay to the government concerning criminal activity unrelated to his own, and had so far been unsuccessful in providing assistance which the government regarded as fruitful.  The denial of a continuance did not prevent him from completing any ongoing assistance.  Under these circumstances, the denial of a continuance was not an abuse of discretion.


4
Although he madeThis complex appeal presents several novel questions arising out of a federal district court's continuing efforts to purge Local 560 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters of a twenty-five year history of corruption and indignity. On December 17, 1987, the United States sought an order from Judge Harold A. Ackerman of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey compelling the petitioners, Michael Sciarra and Joseph Sheridan, to give testimony by oral examination. The petitioners thereafter filed a cross-motion demanding Judge Ackerman's recusal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 455. By order dated February 8, 1988, the district court granted the Government's application, and denied petitioners' cross-motion. Sheridan and Sciarra now appeal. We affirm the district court's order compelling the petitioners to submit to oral depositions.