Ziegler v. Yee et al

Filing 4

RECUSAL ORDER. The undersigned Judge hereby recuses from ruling on whether these documents should be filed, as well as all other future issues related to the undersigned Judge as a party to the action. District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo has been randomly assigned for ruling on all other future filings. Signed by Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz on 3/20/2018.(All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(mxn)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Robert Ziegler,

Case No.: 18-cv-0348-BTM-WVG
Plaintiff,

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v.

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RECUSAL ORDER

Betty T. Yee, et al.,
Defendants.

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On March 8, 2018, Plaintiff Robert Ziegler filed a “Supplemental Claim,”

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seeking to add the undersigned Judge as a party to the action. Because the

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documents did not comply with this District’s Local Rules, they were forwarded to

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the Court along with notices of document discrepancies. The undersigned Judge

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hereby recuses from ruling on whether these documents should be filed, as well

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as all other future issues related to the undersigned Judge as a party to the

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action.

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The undersigned Judge, however, will not recuse from the original action.

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See Ronwin v. State Bar of Arizona, 686 F.2d 692, 701 (9th Cir. 1981) (“[A] judge

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is not disqualified merely because a litigant sues or threatens to sue him.”).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 20, 2018

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