Michael Grandberry v. J. Gastelo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL GRANDBERRY, Case No. CV 19-8262-DMG (PVC) Petitioner,

ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS,

v. CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS OF UNITED

J. GASTELO, Warden, STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Respondent. 16 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court has reviewed the Petition, Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss, the relevant records and files herein, the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, and Petitioner’s Objections. Having engaged in a de novo review of the portions of the Report and Recommendation to which Objections were directed, the Court concurs with and accepts the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge. 22 In his Objections, Petitioner contends that it was improper for the Court to have transferred this case to a different Magistrate Judge. (Obj. at 2). Petitioner does not allege, however, any facts establishing judicial misconduct or bias that could serve as a ground for recusal, apart from his…