Allison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JESSE MORENO, Case No. 1:22-cv-00851-JLT-EPG-HC

Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S

MOTION FOR DISQUALIFICATION

v. (ECF No. 12) KATHLEEN ALLISON,

Respondent.

14 Petitioner Jesse Moreno is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in a habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On June 21, 2022, Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. (ECF No. 1). On July 11, 2022, the petition was transferred to this Court. (ECF Nos. 5, 6). The following day, the undersigned ordered Petitioner to show cause why the petition should not be dismissed for failure to exhaust state judicial remedies. (ECF No. 9). On July 19, 2022, Petitioner filed the instant motion for disqualification of the undersigned. (ECF No. 12). A judge is required to disqualify herself “in any proceeding in which [her] impartiality might reasonably be questioned.” 28 U.S.C. § 455(a). A judge shall also disqualify herself 25 …