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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JUNHO HYON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JERRY BROWN, et al., 

Defendant. 

No. 2:19-cv-00259-KJM-EFB 

ORDER 

 

 Plaintiff Junho Hyon has filed a motion in his case to disqualify Magistrate Judge 

Edmund F. Brennan, ECF No. 23. He concurrently filed a letter in which he states “I reject the 

order to close my case.” Rejection, ECF No. 23-1. His motion relies on California Code of Civil 

Procedure § 170.6, which allows the peremptory challenge of a judge in California state courts. 

However, California Code of Civil Procedure § 170.6 is not applicable in federal judicial 

proceedings, which are controlled by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 

(“These rules govern the procedure in all civil actions and proceedings in the United States 

district courts, except as stated in Rule 81.”). In addition, plaintiff’s case is closed and thus a 

motion of this nature is moot. Accordingly, the court DENIES plaintiff’s motion. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED 

Dated: March 24, 2020. 

Case 2:19-cv-00259-KJM-EFB Document 24 Filed 03/25/20 Page 1 of 1