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Judg e: F i ve m i s c onduc tc om pl a i nt s ha ve be e n f i l e d a ga i ns tac i r c ui tj udge , f our di stri ctj ud ges and four m agi strat e j ud ges. C om pl ai nant , a pro se pri soner, fi l ed se vera l ci vi l ri gh t s a ct i on s and habeas pet i t i on s i n d i stri ctcourt . T he subj ec t ju d g e s w e r e a s s ig n e dto th o s e m a tte r s . C om pl a i na nta l l e ge s tha tthe j udge s m a de i m pr ope rs ubs t ant i ve a nd pr oc e dur a l rul i ngs . T he s e c l a i m s r e l a t e di r e c t l yt o the m e r i t s of the j udge s ’ rul i ngs and m ustthere fore be di sm i ss ed. S ee 28 U . S . C . § 3 52 (b)( 1)(A )( i i ); M i sc on du ct R u le 4 ( c ) ( 1 ) ; Ju d ic ia l- C o n du c t R u le 1 1 ( c ) ( 1 ) ( B ) . A m is c o n du c t c o m p la in t is n o t a pr ope rve hi c l e f

orc ha l l e ngi ng the m e r i t s of aj udge ’ s rul i ngs . S e e I n r e C har ge of Judi ci alM i sc on du ct , 68 5 F . 2d 12 26 , 12 27 (9th C i r. Jud. C ou nci l 19 82 ). C o m p l ai n an tal l eg es th atth e j u d g es w ere b i asedan dd i scri m i n at edag ai n st 

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hi m on the basi s of r ac e. C om pl ai nantal so al l eges thatthe j ud ges c on spi re d a ga i ns thi m . B utc om pl a i na ntha s n’ tpr ovi de d anyobj e c t i ve l yve r i f i abl e pr oof

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w itn e s s e s , r e c o r d e dd o c u m e n ts o rtr an s c r ip ts ) to s up p o rt h is al l egat i on s of bi as , ra ci sm and con spi ra cy . B ec ause there i sn’ tsuff i ci entevi dence to r a is e a n in f

e r e n c e th a t m is c o n du c t o c c u rr e d , th e s e c h ar g e s m u s t b e d is m is s e d . S e e 2 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 2 ( b ) ( 1 ) ( A ) ( iii) ; M is c o n du c t R u le 4 ( c ) ( 3 ) ; Ju d ic ia l- C o n du c t R u le 1 1 ( c ) ( 1 ) ( D ) . C om pl ai nantfurther a l l eges thatse vera l of the j ud ges i m prop er l y del ay ed ru l i n g s i n h i s cases. D el ay i s n o ta p ro p er su b j ecto f a m i sco n du ctco m p l ai n tu n l ess th e c ir c u m s tan c e s a r e e x tr a o r d in a ry , s u c h a s “w h e r e th e d e layis h ab itu a l, is i m pr ope r l ym ot i va t e d ori s the pr oduc tof i m pr ope ra ni m us orpr e j udi c e t ow ar d a pa rt i c ul a rl i t i ga nt , or , pos s i bl y , w he r e the de l ayi s of s uc h an e xtr a or di naryor egre gi ou s c hara ct eras t o con st i tut e acl ear der el i ct i on of j ud i ci alre spon sibi l i t i es . ” C o m m e n taryo n M is c o n du c t R u le 1 . S u c h is n o t th e c a s e h e r e . C o m p la in a n t’s a lle g a tio n s a g a in s t c o u rt s ta f f m u s t b e d is m is s e db e c au s e th is com pl ai ntprocedure appl i es on l y t o feder alj ud ges. S ee M i sc on du ctR ul e 1(d). C om pl a i na ntha s f

i l e d a tl e a s ts i xt e e n pr e vi ous m i s c onduc tc om pl a i nt s , a l l of w hi ch have been dis m i ss ed because com pl ai nant ’ s a l l egat i on s w er e c on clusory and/ or re l at ed t o the m er i t s of the subj ec tj ud ges’ rul i ng s. C om pl ai nanti s there forepage 3

o r d e r e dto s h o w c au s e w h yh e s h o u ldn o t b e s an c tio n e db ya n o r d e rr e q u ir in g h im to o b ta in le a v e b e f

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u rth e rm is c o n du c t c o m p la in ts . S e e Ju d ic ia lC onduc tR ul e 10( a ) ; I n r e C om pl a i ntof Judi c i a l M i s c onduc t , 527 F . 3d 792, 796–97 ( 9th C i r . Jud. C ounc i l 2008) . C om pl a i nantha s thi rtyday s f r om the f i l i ng of thi s or de rt o f

i l e ar e s pons e , w hi c h w i l l be tr ans m i tt e d t o the Judi c i a l C ounc i l f or its c o n s id e r a tio n . D I SM I SSED a nd C O M PLA I N A N T O R D ER ED TO SH O W C A U SE.