Pulido-Esparza

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARD B. SPENCER, 1:20-cv-01176-JLT-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

DISQUALIFICATION OF MAGISTRATE

vs. JUDGE

PULIDO-ESPARZA, et al., (ECF No. 21.)

Defendants.

19 I. BACKGROUND Edward B. Spencer (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 20, 2020, Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action. (ECF No. 1.) On November 5, 2021, the Court dismissed the Complaint for failure to state a claim, with leave to amend. (ECF No. 10.) On December 21, 2021, Plaintiff filed the First Amended Complaint naming as defendants Correctional Officer L. Pulido-Esparza, Lieutenant C. Smith (Hearing Officer), Stuart Sherman (Warden), and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) (collectively, “Defendants”). (ECF No. 13.) On May 10, 2023, the Court issued findings…