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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES LUEDTKE, No. 1:20-cv-01148-DAD-EPG-HC Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING

A. CIOLLI, MOTIONS FOR RECUSAL

15 Respondent. (Doc. Nos. 4, 9, 11)

17 Petitioner James Luedtke is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis 18 with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The matter was referred to 19 a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

MOTIONS FOR RECUSAL

21 On August 17, 2020 and October 1, 2020, petitioner filed motions to recuse the 22 undersigned from presiding over this action. (Doc. Nos. 4, 11.) Petitioner’s motions to recuse are 23 brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455(a) (Doc. Nos. 4 at 4; 11 at 4), which provides: “(a) Any 24 justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding 25 in which his impartiality might reasonably be…