Valencia v. Barns
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Craig M. Kellison on 12/18/2014 DENYING plaintiff's 11 motion for reconsideration. (Yin, K)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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EDWIN VALENCIA,
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Plaintiff,
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No. 2:13-cv-2068-CMK-P
vs.
ORDER
RON BARNS,
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Defendant.
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Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42
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U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
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636(c) and no other party has been served or appeared in the action. Pending before the court is
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plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration (Doc. 11) of the court’s denial of a temporary restraining
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order.
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Under Rule 60(b), the court may grant reconsideration of a final judgment and any
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order based on, among other things: (1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect; (2)
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newly discovered evidence which, with reasonable diligence, could not have been discovered
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within ten days of entry of judgment; and (3) fraud, misrepresentation, or misconduct of an
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opposing party. A motion for reconsideration on any of these grounds must be brought within a
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reasonable time and no later than one year of entry of judgment or the order being challenged.
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See Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(c)(1).
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Here, plaintiff disagrees with the court’s decision to deny his motion for a
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temporary restraining order without prejudice. He does not claim there is any new evidence or
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any misconduct. Plaintiff sets forth additional detail as to the factors supporting a temporary
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restraining order. However, none of the additional information plaintiff provides the court shows
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the court made a mistake in denying his premature motion, only that plaintiff disagrees with that
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decision. A disagreement with the court’s decision is not a sufficient basis for the court to grant
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a motion for reconsideration under Rule 60. Plaintiff has filed a renewed motion, which the
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court will address separately.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for
reconsideration (Doc. 11) is denied.
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DATED: December 18, 2014
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CRAIG M. KELLISON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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