Case Name: Zachary L. KNIGHTEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. L. JOHN, etc.; et al., Defendants, Edward Howell, Lieutenant, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-10-14
Citations: 115 F. App'x 669
Docket Number: No. 02-41351
Parties: Zachary L. KNIGHTEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. L. JOHN, etc.; et al., Defendants, Edward Howell, Lieutenant, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 115
Pages: 669–670

Head Matter:
Zachary L. KNIGHTEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. L. JOHN, etc.; et al., Defendants, Edward Howell, Lieutenant, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 02-41351.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Oct. 14, 2004.
Zachary L. Knighten, # 627114, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division Dalhart Unit, Dalhart, TX, Pro se.
Marjolyn Carol Gardner, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before WIENER, BENAVIDES AND STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Zachary L. Rnighten, Texas prisoner # 627114, appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint following a jury verdict in favor of the defendant. He argues that he did not consent to continued jurisdiction by the magistrate judge following remand of this case to the district court. He also argues that the magistrate judge abused his discretion by: (1) failing to enter a default judgment against the defendant, (2) denying his motion for recusal, (3) admitting a videotape into evidence at trial, and (4) denying his motions for new trial and to set aside the verdict.
The record shows that Rnighten validly consented to proceed before the magistrate judge. Validly-given consent to proceed before a magistrate judge may be withdrawn upon motion by a party only for good cause. See Carter v. Sea Land Svcs., Inc., 816 F.2d 1018, 1021 (5th Cir.1987). Rnighten never moved to withdraw his consent to proceed before the magistrate judge, nor did he demonstrate good cause to do so. See id. at 1020-21.
Rnighten has not demonstrated that the magistrate judge abused his discretion by denying the motion for default judgment. See Ganther v. Ingle, 75 F.3d 207, 212 (5th Cir.1996); Thomas v. Kippermann, 846 F.2d 1009, 1011 (5th Cir.1988). Rnighten's affidavit was legally insufficient to support his motion for recusal because it failed to establish that the magistrate judge's alleged bias was personal, not judicial, in nature. See Henderson v. Dep't of Public Safety & Corrections, 901 F.2d 1288, 1296 (5th Cir.1990). Additionally, Rnighten has not demonstrated that the magistrate judge plainly erred by admitting the videotape as a trial exhibit. See Anderson v. Siemens Corp., 335 F.3d 466, 471-72 (5th Cir.2003). This court lacks jurisdiction to address Rnighten's challenge to the denial of his post-judgment motions. See Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(4)(B)(ii). Accordingly, the judgment is AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.