(PS) Swartz v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JESSE F. SWARTZ, No. 2:25-cv-00902-DC-CSK (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
DISQUALIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, (Doc. No. 4) Defendant.
16 This matter is before the court on Plaintiff’s motion to disqualify the undersigned district judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455. (Doc. No. 4.) For the reasons set for below, Plaintiff’s motion will be denied. “Federal law allows a judge to recuse from a matter based on a question of partiality, personal bias or prejudice concerning a party, or personal knowledge or disputed evidentiary facts concerning a proceeding.” Iliya v. Cnty. of Sacramento, No. 2:22-cv-01305-DC-CSK, 2025 WL 791704, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 12, 2025) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), (b)(1)). “The standard for recusal is ‘whether a reasonable person with knowledge of all the facts would conclude that the judge’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned.’” Mayes v. Leipziger, 729 F.2d 605, 607 (9th…