Martinez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DONNEL BLEDSOE, Sr., No. 2:18-cv-2710 JAM KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SGT. MARTINEZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se, with a civil rights action. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On September 30, 2020, plaintiff moved to recuse the undersigned magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 144. (ECF No. 56). As discussed below, plaintiff’s motion is denied. I. Legal Standards Federal law provides that a party may seek recusal of a judge based on bias or prejudice. Whenever a party to any proceeding in a district court makes and files a timely and sufficient affidavit that the judge before whom the matter is pending has a personal bias or prejudice either against him or in favor of any adverse party, such judge shall proceed no further therein, but another judge shall be…