(PC) Wren v. Mule Creek Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEFFREY CHARLES WREN, No. 2:21-cv-0903 KJM KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER WARDEN MULE CREEK PRISON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. On August 5, 2021, plaintiff filed two motions. As discussed below, plaintiff’s motions are denied. I. Motion for Recusal Plaintiff states that he has “lost his trust” for the undersigned to properly judge plaintiff’s civil rights case. (ECF No. 41 at 2.) Liberally construed, it appears his loss of trust is based on the rulings issued by the undersigned in this case, as well as plaintiff’s prior habeas action. The relevance of plaintiff’s reference to filing fees is not clear. Finally, plaintiff appears to argue that because Judge Mueller was assigned this case on June 2, 2021, she should take over the handling of this case. (ECF No. 41 at 2; see ECF No. 6.) //// //// //// A. Legal Standards Federal law provides that a…