Steven Brown v. Department of Children Services

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

12 Steven Dwayne Brown, ) Case No. 14-cv-05560 FMO (JEMx) ) 14 Plaintiff, ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S ) MOTION TO RECUSE JUDGE v. ) OLGUIN AND JUDGE DEAN D. ) PREGERSON Department of Children Services, et al., ) ) [Dkt. 310] Defendants. ) ) )

Presently before the court is Plaintiff S teven Dwayne Brown (“Plaintiffs”)’s M otion to Recuse Judge Olguin. (Dkt. 310.) P laintiff seeks to recuse Judge Olguin and

this court under 28 U.S.C. § 144(a). Having re viewed Plaintiff’s submission, the court D ENIES the motion and adopts the following order.

P laintiff asserts that Judge Olguin has “deep seated antagonism” toward Plaintiff, as evidenced by Judge Olguin’s “sua sponte” order which denied defendants’ motions

for summary judgment without prejudice and permitted renewed motions for summary Recommendations.) Plaintiff also seeks to disqualify this court…