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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES STAMOS,

Plaintiff,

v.

RAMIREZ, et. al.,

Defendants.

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1:04-cv-05105-LJO-GSA-PC

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

RECONSIDERATION AS UNTIMELY

(Doc. 74.) 

 James G. Stamos, Jr. (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 22, 2007,

Magistrate Dennis L. Beck issued findings and recommendations, recommending that this action

be dismissed for failure to state a claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 59.) On April

13, 2007, the undersigned issued an order adopting the findings and recommendations and

dismissing the action. (Court Doc. 64.) Judgment was entered on April 13, 2007. On November

2, 2007, plaintiff filed a motion for reconsideration of the court’s order of April 13, 2007. (Doc.

74.)

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), the court may relieve a party from a

final judgment based on specific grounds, such as: (1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or

excusable neglect; (2) newly discovered evidence; (3) fraud; (4) a void judgment; (5) a satisfied

or discharged judgment; or (6) “extraordinary circumstances” which would justify relief. School

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Dist. No. 1J Multnomah County v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1263 (9th Cir. 1993), School

District No. 1J Multnomah County v. ACandS, 5 F.3d at 1263. Plaintiff has failed to make a

showing that any such statutory grounds exist; therefore plaintiff is not entitled to relief from

judgment pursuant to Federal Rule 60(b). 

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 59(e), any motion to alter or amend

judgment shall be filed no later than ten days after entry of judgment. A motion to alter or amend

judgment is appropriate under limited circumstances, such as where the court is presented with

newly-discovered evidence, where the court “committed clear error or the initial decision was

manifestly unjust,” or where there is an intervening change in controlling law. School Dist. No.

1J Multnomah County v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1263 (9th Cir. 1993), cert. denied 512 U.S.

1236 (1994). More than ten days have passed since judgment was entered in this action and,

therefore, plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration is untimely.

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for

reconsideration is DENIED as untimely. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 6, 2007 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

66h44d UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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