Santoro

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVOOD KHADEMI, No. 2:21-cv-0902 WBS KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER KELLY SANTORO, Warden, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. Two motions filed by petitioner are pending. As discussed below, petitioner’s motions are denied. I. Motion for Recusal Petitioner objects that this case was randomly assigned to the undersigned despite petitioner never consenting to the jurisdiction of the magistrate judge. (ECF No. 41.) The nature of petitioner’s objections is not clear; he contends that the undersigned “failed to disclose evidence to the defense,” “several times failed to provide actual evidence instead involved in conspiracy,” and made two names for petitioner by switching petitioner’s first and last names. (ECF No. 41.) Petitioner states he has no friends or relatives here in California. //// //// //// A. Legal Standards Federal law provides that a party may seek…