Pfeiffer

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 EDWARD THOMAS, CASE NO. 1:19-CV-1501 AWI HBK

Plaintiff

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

v. FOR RECUSAL, ORDER ADOPTING

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION,

C. PFEIFFER, et al., and ORDER DENY MOTION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

Defendants

(Doc. Nos. 2, 4, 5)

12 Plaintiff Edward Thomas is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action 13 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. That motion 14 was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 and Local Rule 302. 15 On April 6, 2020, the Magistrate Judge issued a Findings and Recommendation (Doc. No. 4) in 16 which he recommended denying the motion to proceed in forma pauperis. Following the F&R, 17 Plaintiff filed objections and a motion to recuse the undersigned and the Magistrate Judge. 18 Motion to Recuse 19 Plaintiff’s motion is directed at the undersigned and Magistrate Judge Jeremy Peterson.…