Firsov
Firsov v. United Airlines, Inc
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SERGEY FIRSOV, Case No. 25-cv-03784-SVK
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. DISQUALIFY JUDGE
UNITED AIRLINES, INC, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 10 Defendants.
On May 28, 2025, the Court denied Plaintiff Sergey Firsov’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and set a deadline of June 18, 2025 for Plaintiff to pay the filing fee. Dkt. 7. Plaintiff subsequently filed a motion for reconsideration, which the Court denied. Dkt. 8, 9. Now before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to disqualify the undersigned magistrate judge. Dkt. 10. For the reasons that follow, the motion is DENIED. A. Legal Standard In Plaintiff’s motion, which is titled “Motion to Disqualify Judge for Cause under 28 U.S.C. § 455,” Plaintiff seeks to disqualify the undersigned magistrate judge “for violation of Rules of Court, Code of Judicial Ethics, improper conduct, prejudgment and bias against Plaintiff.” Dkt. 10 at 1. Under…