Gibson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KORY T. O’BRIEN, 1:21-cv-01574-ADA-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

RECUSAL OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE

vs. (ECF No. 22.) GIBSON, et al., Defendants. 15 I. BACKGROUND Kory T. O’Brien (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on October 25, 2021. (ECF No. 1.) On July 21, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion for the recusal of Magistrate Judge Gary Austin under 28 U.S.C. § 144 and 28 U.S.C. § 455. (ECF No. 22.) II. DISQUALIFICATION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE - 28 U.S.C. § 455 AND 28 U.S.C. § 144 A. Legal Standards The procedural requirements for a motion to disqualify under U.S.C. § 455 are different from those under 28 U.S.C. § 144. Brew v. Fehderau, No. 1:17-cv-00681-AWI-EPG- PC, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168135, at *2-3 (E.D. Cal. Oct. 11,…