Newman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PHILOMENA G. MCGEE, et al., No. 2:23-cv-00072 TLN CKD (PS) Plaintiffs, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS KENDALL J. NEWMAN, Defendant. 16 Plaintiffs Philomena McGee and Donald Bird, proceeding pro se, initiated this action on January 13, 2023, and paid the filing fee. ECF No. 1. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to Local Rule 302(c). The sole defendant is Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman, who, on December 5, 2022, issued findings and recommendations in two related cases brought by the plaintiffs, chastising them for repeatedly attempting to “circumvent the court’s orders” and recommending that both cases be dismissed with prejudice as a Rule 11 sanction. On January 25, 2023, the district judge adopted both sets of findings and recommendations, dismissing both cases with prejudice under Rule 11 and the court’s inherent power. In the instant case, plaintiffs complain that Judge…