Harris

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 ZACKARY T. HARRIS, Case No. 19-cv-06648-HSG

8 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

DISQUALIFY

9 v. Re: Dkt. No. 19 10 BRENDEN BULLARD, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 13 Plaintiff, an inmate at San Quentin State Prison, has filed a pro se action pursuant to 42 14 U.S.C. § 1983. Now pending before the Court is plaintiff’s motion to disqualify the undersigned 15 judge on grounds of judicial bias and prejudice. Dkt. No. 19. For the reasons set forth below, the 16 motion is DENIED. 17 DISCUSSION 18 Plaintiff has filed a motion to recuse the undersigned judge on the grounds of judicial bias. 19 He argues that there is a probability of actual bias and prejudice on the part of the undersigned 20 judge based on the undersigned’s denial of plaintiff’s request for appointment of counsel and the 21 undersigned’s premature denial of his request for a temporary restraining order.1 22 Motions to disqualify, or recuse, a judge fall under two statutory…