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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH RAYMOND MCCOY, ) Case No.: 1:12-cv-000983-AWI-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION v. ) FOR DISQUALIFICATION

STRONACH, et al., ) [ECF No. 181] ) Defendants. ) ) )

Plaintiff Joseph Raymond McCoy is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 17, 2019, Plaintiff filed a motion to disqualify the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455(a). Defendants filed an opposition on November 7, 2019. The Court deems the matter suitable for review without a reply from Plaintiff. Local Rule 230(l). I. DISCUSSION Under 28 U.S.C. § 455, a judge “shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned,” including under circumstances where “he has a personal bias or prejudice…