UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 TATYANA EVGENIEVNA Case No. 18-cv-03748-JCS
DREVALEVA,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO Plaintiff, DISQUALIFY 10 v. 11 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS Re: Dkt. No. 369 AFFAIRS, et al., Defendants.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Tatyana Drevaleva, pro se, moves to disqualify the undersigned magistrate judge from this case. She states no reason for disqualification except that she is “disappointed” with the Court’s rulings on her motions and in setting a schedule for the case, as well as speculation that the Court “wants to intentionally and maliciously prolong [her] case.” See Drevaleva Decl. (dkt. 369-1) ¶ 14. For the reasons discussed below, the motion to disqualify is DENIED.1 II. LEGAL STANDARD Drevaleva has not provided the Court with any legal basis for her motion. The Court assumes that Drevaleva’s motion is made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 144 and 455. Section 144 provides:
Whenever a party to any proceeding…