Firsov

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SERGEY FIRSOV, Case No. 25-cv-03387-TSH

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. DISQUALIFICATION

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, Re: Dkt. No. 14 Defendant.

12 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Sergey Firsov’s Motion to Disqualify Judge for Cause. ECF No. 14. Plaintiff argues: “Judge violated Amendments 5th and 14th to Constitution because destruction behavior and improper order to show cause without a fair hearing could raise due process concerns. Who will trust the judge who ignoring and not reading documents?” Mot. at 2. Plaintiff argues the undersigned “should recuse himself and move to different court.” Id. Motions to disqualify or recuse a judge fall under two statutory provisions, 28 U.S.C. § 144 and 28 U.S.C. § 455. Section 144 requires a party seeking recusal to file a timely and sufficient affidavit averring that the judge before whom the matter is pending has a personal bias or prejudice either…