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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NATHAN HILL, No. 2:19-cv-01680 DJC AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion to recuse the undersigned based on alleged misconduct. ECF No. 117. I. Motion to Recuse In support of his motion, plaintiff cites to the denial of his two separate motions for a temporary restraining order. See ECF Nos. 14, 39 (Findings and Recommendations). Based on the denial of these motions, plaintiff contends that the undersigned is biased against him. Plaintiff also requests that the District Judge rule on the motion because of the undersigned’s refusal to recuse herself. II. Legal Standards As an initial matter, the motion for recusal is properly before the undersigned, as the Ninth Circuit…