Howard v. Baker et al

Filing 48

ORDER DENYING # 30 Motion for reconsideration. Signed by Magistrate Judge Valerie P. Cooke on 11/20/2014. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

SAMUEL HOWARD,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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RENEE BAKER, et al.,
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Defendants.
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PRESENT:

3:13-cv-00163-MMD-VPC

MINUTES OF THE COURT

November 20, 2014

THE HONORABLE VALERIE P. COOKE, U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

DEPUTY CLERK:

LISA MANN

REPORTER: NONE APPEARING

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF(S): NONE APPEARING
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT(S): NONE APPEARING
MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS:
Before the court is plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration (#30) of the court’s order
denying appointment of counsel (#26), and defendants’ response thereto (#32). Plaintiff did not
file a reply. Having reviewed the papers, the court DENIES plaintiff’s motion.
This court may reconsider a prior order. See Henry v. Rizzolo, No. 2:08-cv-00635-PMPGWF, 2010 WL 3636278, at *1 (D. Nev. Sept. 10, 2010); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(a).
However, a motion for reconsideration is proper only where the moving party sets forth “some
valid reason why the court should revisit its prior order” and also “facts or law of a ‘strongly
convincing nature’ in support of reversing the prior decision.” Henry, 2010 WL 3636278, at *1
(quoting Frasure v. United States, 256 F. Supp. 2d 1180, 1183 (D. Nev. 2003)).
Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration does not meet this burden. It contains only
plaintiff’s affidavit and related exhibits, which establish he is legally blind and struggles to
complete tasks related to this litigation, and also plaintiff’s reiteration that he lacks law clerk
assistance because he is held in isolation. Plaintiff provided this information to the court in his
original motion (#22). The court fully considered it at that time. The court therefore DENIES

the motion. It fails to articulate a valid reason for revisiting the prior order, and also lacks any
argument in support of reversal.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
LANCE S. WILSON, CLERK
By:

/s/
Deputy Clerk