Taylor v. Director TDCJ

Filing 19

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. Petitioner's motion for reconsideration is DENIED. Signed by Judge Ron Clark on 12/29/16. (ljw, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
LUFKIN DIVISION
CHARLIE RAY TAYLOR

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VS.

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DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 9:14cv177

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Petitioner Charlie Ray Taylor, an inmate at the Lewis Unit, proceeding pro se, brought the
above-styled petition for writ of habeas corpus. The action was previously dismissed without
prejudice. Petitioner has filed a motion for reconsideration of the final judgment.
FED. R. CIV. P. 59 provides in pertinent part the following:
(a)(1) Grounds for New Trial. The court may, on motion, grant a new trial on all or
some of the issues - and to any party - as follows:
(A)

after a jury trial, for any of reason for which a new trial has heretofore been
granted in an action at law in federal court; or

(B)

after a nonjury trial, for any reason for which a rehearing has heretofore been
granted in a suit in equity in federal court.

(2) Further Action After a Nonjury Trial. After a nonjury trial the court may, on
motion for a new trial, open the judgment if one has been entered, take additional
testimony, amend findings of fact and conclusions of law or make new ones, and
direct the entry of a new judgment.
(e) Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment. A motion to alter or amend a judgment
must be filed no later than 28 days after the entry of the judgment.
Rule 60(b), FED. R. CIV. P., provides in pertinent part:
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 a new trial

under Rule 59(b); (3) fraud ..., 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.
After careful consideration of petitioner’s motion, the court is of the opinion that the motion
fails to set forth a meritorious ground warranting relief under either Rule 59 or Rule 60(b). All of
petitioner’s claims which do not contest the validity of the disciplinary report at issue in this petition
were severed to proceed as a separate civil rights action. See Taylor v. Livingston, 9:16cv171. For
the reasons set forth in the Report and Memorandum Order previously entered in this action,
petitioner’s claims are without merit. Therefore, petitioner’s motion for reconsideration should be
denied.
ORDER
For the reasons set forth above, petitioner’s motion for reconsideration is without merit. It
is therefore,
ORDERED that petitioner’s motion for reconsideration is DENIED.
So ORDERED and SIGNED this 29 day of December, 2016.

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Ron Clark, United States District Judge