Bealer v. Warden of K.V.S.P. et al
Filing
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ORDER DENYING 63 Motion for Reconsideration signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 6/2/2015. (Jessen, A)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ANTOINE BEALER,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
1:12-cv-01516-AWI-GSA-PC
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
RECONSIDERATION
(Doc. 63.)
R. BRANNUM, et al.,
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Defendants.
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I.
RELEVANT PROCEDURAL HISTORY
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Antoine Bealer ("Plaintiff") is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis
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with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 14, 2012, Plaintiff
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filed the Complaint commencing this action. (Doc. 1.) This case now proceeds with the Fourth
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Amended Complaint filed on March 28, 2014, against defendants Rios and Brannum for use of
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excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (Doc. 21.)
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On March 2, 2015, the court issued a Discovery and Scheduling Order establishing
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pretrial deadlines for the parties, including a deadline of November 2, 2015, to complete
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discovery, and a deadline of January 11, 2016, to file dispositive motions. (Doc. 45.) This case
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is now in the discovery phase.
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On June 1, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion for reconsideration of the court’s order issued
on April 20, 2015, which denied Plaintiff’s motion for legal recognition. (Doc. 63.)
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II.
MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
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Rule 60(b) allows the Court to relieve a party from an order for “(1) mistake,
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inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect; (2) newly discovered evidence that, with
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reasonable diligence, could not have been discovered in time to move for a new trial under
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Rule 59(b); (3) fraud (whether previously called intrinsic or extrinsic), misrepresentation, or
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misconduct by an opposing party; (4) the judgment is void; or (6) any other reason that justifies
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relief.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b). Rule 60(b)(6) “is to be used sparingly as an equitable remedy to
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prevent manifest injustice and is to be utilized only where extraordinary circumstances . . .”
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exist. Harvest v. Castro, 531 F.3d 737, 749 (9th Cir. 2008) (internal quotations marks and
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citation omitted). The moving party “must demonstrate both injury and circumstances beyond
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his control . . . .”
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reconsideration of an order, Local Rule 230(k) requires Plaintiff to show “what new or different
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facts or circumstances are claimed to exist which did not exist or were not shown upon such
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prior motion, or what other grounds exist for the motion.”
Id. (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).
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“A motion for reconsideration should not be granted, absent highly unusual
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circumstances, unless the district court is presented with newly discovered evidence, committed
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clear error, or if there is an intervening change in the controlling law,” Marlyn Nutraceuticals,
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Inc. v. Mucos Pharma GmbH & Co., 571 F.3d 873, 880 (9th Cir. 2009) (internal quotations
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marks and citations omitted, and “[a] party seeking reconsideration must show more than a
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disagreement with the Court’s decision, and recapitulation . . . ” of that which was already
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considered by the Court in rendering its decision,” U.S. v. Westlands Water Dist., 134
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F.Supp.2d 1111, 1131 (E.D. Cal. 2001). To succeed, a party must set forth facts or law of a
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strongly convincing nature to induce the court to reverse its prior decision. See Kern-Tulare
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Water Dist. v. City of Bakersfield, 634 F.Supp. 656, 665 (E.D. Cal. 1986), affirmed in part and
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reversed in part on other grounds, 828 F.2d 514 (9th Cir. 1987).
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Here, Plaintiff has not set forth facts or law of a strongly convincing nature in his
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motion for reconsideration to induce the court to reverse its prior decision. Therefore, the
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motion for reconsideration shall be denied.
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III.
CONCLUSION
Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for
reconsideration, filed on June 1, 2015, is DENIED.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
June 2, 2015
/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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