(HC) Smith v. Clark

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, No. 1:21-cv-01346-JLT-EPG (HC) 11 Petitioner, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO RECUSE,

DENYING MOTION TO AMEND,

12 v. ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING

13 KEN CLARK, PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

CORPUS, DIRECTING CLERK OF

14 Respondent. COURT TO CLOSE CASE, AND

DECLINING TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE

15 OF APPEALABILITY 16 (Docs. 18, 23, 24) 17 18 I. BACKGROUND 19 The magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that the 20 petition for writ of habeas corpus be denied. (Doc. 23.) Petitioner filed objections, moved to 21 amend the petition (Doc. 24), and lodged an amended petition. (Doc. 25.) 22 II. DISCUSSION 23 A. Motion to Disqualify 24 Petitioner moves for the undersigned to recuse herself pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441 and 28 25

26 1 “Whenever a party to any…