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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREGORY DOWNS,

Plaintiff,

v.

LORI BALLS, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:15-cv-0507 KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. Plaintiff seeks relief 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 19, 2015, plaintiff filed a document entitled, 

“Disqualification of Magistrate Judge.” (ECF No. 20.) Plaintiff states he has notified the Court 

of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that the undersigned should be disqualified from this case. It is 

unclear whether plaintiff moves for disqualification of the undersigned in this action. 

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455, a magistrate judge shall disqualify himself in any proceeding 

in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned or where he has a personal bias or 

prejudice concerning a party. In plaintiff’s filing, he appears to speculate that the undersigned is 

biased against plaintiff, and appends copies of documents concerning his request for 

accommodation at his parole hearing. In any event, the court does not find disqualification is 

appropriate in this matter. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for disqualification (ECF 

No. 20) is denied.

Dated: October 28, 2015

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