Nolan
United States v. Nolan
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
John S. Nolan appeals pro se from the denial of his notice and demand seeking retroactive recusal of District Court Judge Robert E. Jones, and the denial of his petition for writ of mandamus requesting the same recusal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.
Appellant contends that the district court erred in denying his notice and demand for recusal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455 . We disagree. Appellant’s trial concluded approximately 18 months before he filed this motion. Further, he made several requests for Judge Jones to recuse himself during trial which were all denied. Because this court can affirm on any ground, see Bonin v. Calderon, 59 F.3d 815, 828 (9th Cir.1995), we conclude that appellant’s notice and demand for recusal was untimely. See Preston v. United States, 923 F.2d 731, 733 (9th Cir.1991) (“While no per se rule exists regarding the time frame in which recusal motions *455 should be filed after a case is assigned to a particular judge, if the timeliness requirement is to be equitably applied, recusal motions should be filed with reasonable promptness after the ground for such a motion is ascertained.”).