Khan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 MUHAMMAD KHAN, Case No. 20-cv-03086 BLF (PR)

12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

DISQUALIFY JUDGE

13 v. 14

15 M. PAYTON, et al., Defendants. 16 (Docket No. 81)

17 18 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 19 1983 against an officer at San Quentin State Prison. On April 11, 2023, the Court 20 rescreened the first amended complaint, dismissed non-cognizable claims, and ordered 21 service of the cognizable claims. Dkt. No. 52. Defendants filed a motion for summary 22 judgment on November 15, 2023. Dkt. No. 72. Plaintiff’s opposition is currently due by 23 March 29, 2024. Dkt. No. 80. 24 Plaintiff has filed a “submission to disqualify” the undersigned pursuant to “USDC 25 LCR 3-14 and 28 USC 144.” Dkt. No. 81.1 Plaintiff filed a previous motion requesting a 26 1 He filed one document which included the case numbers for three pending matters before 27 this Court: 20-cv-03086 BLF,…