Kinney v. State Bar of California

Filing 20

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO VACATE, AMEND, OR RECONSIDER ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY OR RECUSE; VACATING HEARING. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on June 16, 2016. (mmclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/16/2016)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHARLES KINNEY,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No. 16-cv-02277-MMC

STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,
Defendants.

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ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S
MOTION TO VACATE, AMEND, OR
RECONSIDER ORDER DENYING
PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO
DISQUALIFY OR RECUSE; VACATING
HEARING
Re: Dkt. No. 19

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Before the Court is plaintiff's "Motion to Vacate, Motion to Amend, and/or Motion

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and Request for Reconsideration of the 'Order Denying Plaintiff's Motion to Disqualify or

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Recuse," filed June 11, 2016. Having read and considered the motion, the Court rules as

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follows.1
By the instant motion, plaintiff seeks reconsideration of the Court's order of June 1,

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2015, by which the Court denied plaintiff's motion for either disqualification or recusal of

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the undersigned. The instant motion is procedurally improper, as plaintiff has failed to

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seek, let alone obtain, leave to file a motion for reconsideration, see Civil L.R. 7-9(a), and

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is substantively meritless, as plaintiff has failed to identify any cognizable basis for

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reconsideration, see Civil L.R. 7-9(b) (setting forth grounds upon which motion for

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reconsideration of interlocutory order may be made).

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The July 22, 2016, hearing is VACATED.

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Accordingly, plaintiff's motion is hereby DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June 16, 2016
MAXINE M. CHESNEY
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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