Ryan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Ryan et al., Case No.: 21cv1076-JO-LR

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF

v. JOSEPH RYAN’S MOTION FOR

RECUSAL

County of Imperial et al., Defendants. 16 17 18 19 Plaintiff Joseph Ryan filed a motion for Judge Ohta’s recusal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455 and the Due Process clause of the Constitution. Dkt. 140 (“Mot.”). Plaintiff bases the recusal motion on the “content of the orders issued by Judge Ohta on September 29, 2022.” Id. at 13. He “does not allege that the honorable Judge has engaged in any misconduct that might defile the Court’s processes or interfere with its due administration of matters.” Id. Instead, Plaintiff alleges only that a reasonable observer would conclude from the Court’s orders dismissing Plaintiffs’ complaint that the undersigned is conspiring with Defendants against Plaintiffs. 28 The Supreme Court has recognized that due process confers the right to an…