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Parties Involved:
R. C. Johnson
Respondent
Charles B. Jones
Petitioner

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES B. JONES,

Petitioner,

v.

R. C. JOHNSON,

Respondent.

Case No. 19-cv-07944-EMC 

ORDER

Docket No. 11

Petitioner has filed a motion for a statement of reasons why Judge Koh disqualified herself 

from this action. Petitioner’s motion is DENIED. Docket No. 11. “Judges are ‘under no 

obligation to provide a statement of reasons for recusal,’ and typically do not make any record 

when, as here, they recuse themselves sua sponte.” United States v. Casas, 376 F.3d 20, 23 (1st 

Cir.2004) (citation omitted); see also Hampton v. City of Chicago, 643 F.2d 478, 480 (7th 

Cir.1981) (same). Judge Koh issued only one order in this case: the order recusing herself. She 

was not obliged to explain why she recused herself in this action, nor will the undersigned request 

her to do so now. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 13, 2020

______________________________________

EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

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