Driscoll

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRIAN JOSEPH DRISCOLL, Case No.: 3:15-cv-01162-BTM- LL Plaintiff,

v. ORDER RE JUDICIAL

RECUSAL

METLIFE INSURANCE;

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV INC.;

15 and DOES 1 to 100, 16 Defendants.

18 The Clerk of Court invited the parties to respond to the presiding judge’s 19 Notice of Disclosure of Conflict (“Notice”). (ECF No. 139).1 In response, Plaintiff 20 Brian Joseph Driscoll seeks discovery about the circumstances surrounding the 21 conflict and an appointed attorney. Additionally, Driscoll appears to request that 22 the previously entered summary judgment order be vacated.2 For the reasons 23 discussed below, the undersigned Judge will recuse from this case. 24

26 1 Citations refer to material in the Electronic Case File (“ECF”); pinpoint citations are to the ECF-generated page numbers at the top of documents. 2 While Driscoll’s request lacks clarity, both the Court and Defendants construe his response as a motion to DISCUSSION …