Opinion
No. 2:11-cv-3277 EFB P
03-07-2013
ADRIAN MOON, Plaintiff, v. M. MULLIN, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and is before the undersigned pursuant to plaintiff's consent. See 28 U.S.C. § 636; see also E.D. Cal. Local Rules, Appx. A, at (k)(4). On September 6, 2012, the court dismissed this action and judgment was duly entered. Dckt. Nos. 21, 22. Plaintiff seeks reconsideration of the order dismissing his case. Dckt. No. 34. The court construes plaintiff's request as seeking relief from judgment pursuant to Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which provides as follows:
On motion and just terms, the court may relieve a party or its legal representative from a final judgment, order, or proceeding for the following reasons: (1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect; (2) newly discovered evidence that, with reasonable diligence, could not have been discovered in time to move for aThrough his current filing, plaintiff fails to demonstrate that he is entitled to the requested relief.
new trial under rule 59(b); (3) fraud (whether previously called intrinsic or extrinsic), misrepresentation, or misconduct by an opposing party; (4) the judgment is void; (5) the judgment has been satisfied, released or discharged; it is based on an earlier judgment that has been reversed or vacated; or applying it prospectively is no longer equitable; or (6) any other reason that justifies relief.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that plaintiff's request for relief from judgment (Dckt. No. 34) is denied.
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EDMUND F. BRENNAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE