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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ORION S. EHRINGER,

Plaintiff,

v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:16-cv-1955-GEB-KJN PS 

ORDER

On September 8, 2016, plaintiff filed a motion for the undersigned to recuse himself from 

this case, because plaintiff had filed another case in this court naming the undersigned as a 

defendant. See Ehringer v. Newman, 2:16-cv-2074-TLN-EFB. (ECF No. 4.) However, as best 

the undersigned can tell, his only involvement with plaintiff had been in a prior action, Ehringer 

v. Superior Court of California County of Plumas, 2:15-cv-71-TLN-KJN, in which the 

undersigned took the sole action of dismissing plaintiff’s case upon plaintiff’s own request.

Thus, there does not appear to be a proper basis for recusal in this case. As such, the court 

denies plaintiff’s motion, but without prejudice to any future motion making a proper showing as 

to why recusal is warranted.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for recusal is DENIED 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, which remains 

pending, will be resolved by separate order in due course. 

This order resolves ECF No. 4. 

Dated: September 16, 2016

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