Sahota

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BENJAMIN GALLEGOS, No. 2:24-cv-2776 TLN CSK P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SAHOTA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is plaintiff’s pleading filed October 24, 2024, docketed as “motion for reassignment.” (ECF No. 12.) This Court construes plaintiff’s October 24, 2024 pleading as a request for recusal. For the reasons stated herein, plaintiff’s request for recusal is denied. I. LEGAL STANDARD FOR RECUSAL Federal law allows a judge to recuse from a matter based on a question of partiality: Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned. [¶] He shall also disqualify himself ... [¶] [w]here he has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party, or …