Sweeney

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 United States of America, No. 2:17-cv-00112-KJM-JDP 12 Plaintiff, ORDER 13 v. John Donnelly Sweeney, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 17 The court orders the appointment of Magistrate Judge Jeremy Peterson to act as Special 18 | Master as provided by Rule 53 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to oversee the mandatory 19 | and prohibitory injunctions enjoining the defendants and the implementation of the approved 20 | restoration plan. See Order (Feb. 13, 2025) at 8-9, ECF No. 291. As noted below, the court 21 | overrules Sweeney’s objections to Judge Peterson’s appointment. Judge Peterson’s role and 22 | responsibilities are as follows: 23 | I. SPECIAL MASTER 24 e The court finds Judge Peterson has no ground for disqualification as outlined in 25 28 U.S.C. § 455 based on the affidavit he has now filed on the docket of this 26 action. See ECF No. 304.1

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