Ou-Young
Kuang-Bao Paul Ou-Young v. Patrick D. Robbins, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 KUANG-BAO PAUL OU-YOUNG, Case No. 25-cv-08983-CRB
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING EX PARTE
v.
MOTIONS TO DISQUALIFY
JUDGE
PATRICK D. ROBBINS, et al., Defendants.
Pro se Plaintiff Kuang-Bao Paul Ou-Young has filed two identical ex parte motions to disqualify the Court. See Ex Parte Mot. 1 (dkt. 13); Ex Parte Mot. 2 (dkt. 14). Ou- Young asserts that he brings the motions under 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), Civil Local Rule 3-14, and Civil Local Rule 7-10. See Ex Parte Mots. 1 and 2 at 1. But Rule 3-14 pertains to motions brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 144, which this was not. And Rule 7-10 provides that a party may only file an ex parte motion if the motion “include[s] a citation to the statute, rule, or order [that] permits the use of an ex parte motion to obtain the relief sought,” which these motions do not do. Turning to the substance of the motions, section 455(a) states that “Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States…