Is Parenteau entitled to have his case assigned to a different magistrate judge?

Finally, Parenteau asserts that the magistrate judge was biased against him and the case should have been assigned to another magistrate judge to prevent further bias when he filed a motion for reconsideration. But adverse rulings do not constitute bias and are insufficient on their own to show that the court will be biased against a party on reconsideration of the prior orders. See Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540, 555 (1994) ("[J]udicial rulings alone almost never constitute a valid basis for a bias or partiality motion.").