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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TYRONE WALLACE,

CDCR #P-48941,

Civil No. 11-0953 DMS (JMA)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR

RECONSIDERATION

[ECF No. 6]

vs.

P. COWAN; B. MORRIS; P.A. CORTEZ;

G. PEDERSON; J.S. VALASKANT,

Defendants.

Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s “Motion for Reconsideration on Failing to State

a Claim” [ECF No. 6]. In this Motion, Plaintiff seeks reconsideration of the Court’s May 10,

2011 Order granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), denying his

Motion for Appointment of Counsel, and dismissing the Complaint for failing to state a claim.

I.

Procedural History

On May 2, 2011, Plaintiff filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The

Court dismissed Plaintiff’s Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(b) & § 1915A(b). See

May 10, 2011 Order at 6-7. Plaintiff was granted leave to file an Amended Complaint in order

to correct the deficiencies of pleading identified by the Court. Id. Instead of filing an Amended

Complaint, Plaintiff filed the Motion that is currently before this Court.

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II.

Plaintiff’s Motion

A. Standard of Review

Under Rule 60, a motion for “relief from a final judgment, order or proceeding” may be

filed within a “reasonable time,” but usually must be filed “no more than a year after the entry

of the judgment or order or the date of the proceeding.” FED.R.CIV.P. 60(c). Reconsideration

under Rule 60 may be granted in the case of: (1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable

neglect; (2) newly discovered evidence; or (3) fraud; or if (4) the judgment is void; (5) the

judgment has been satisfied; or (6) for any other reason justifying relief. FED.R.CIV. P. 60(b).

B. Plaintiff’s Arguments

In his Motion, Plaintiff’s arguments are rambling and, at times, incoherent. In the

Court’s Order dated May 10th, the Court found a number of deficiencies in Plaintiff’s

Complaint. In his Motion, Plaintiff makes the argument that there is no “injury” requirement

for a retaliation claim. However, the Court did not address a deficiency in Plaintiff’s retaliation

claims in the May 10th Order. Moreover, Plaintiff disagrees with the Court’s finding that he

failed to allege a Fourteenth Amendment due process claim, but provides no argument to

contradict the Court’s findings. A motion for reconsideration cannot be granted merely because

Plaintiff is unhappy with the judgment, frustrated by the Court’s application of the facts to

binding precedent, or because he disagrees with the ultimate decision. See 11 Charles Alan

Wright & Arthur R. Miller, Federal Practice & Procedure 2d § 2858 (Supp. 2007) (citing

Edwards v. Velvac, Inc., 19 F.R.D. 504, 507 (D. Wis. 1956)). Thus, without more, the Court

finds Plaintiff has failed to show that the Court rendered a “manifestly unjust decision,” and has

further failed to identify any intervening changes in controlling law which justify reconsideration

of the Court’s Order. McDowell, 197 F.3d at 1255; School Dist. No. 1J, 5 F.3d at 1263. 

In addition, Plaintiff requests a copy of his Complaint, along with the Exhibits that he

attached to his Complaint. The Court will direct the Clerk of Court to provide Plaintiff with a

copy of his Complaint and the attached Exhibits. However, the Court will not continue to

provide him with free photocopies of any future pleadings he chooses to file.

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III.

Conclusion and Order

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration [ECF No. 6] is hereby DENIED.

The Clerk of Court is directed to mail Plaintiff a copy of his Complaint and Exhibits [ECF No.

1].

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 1, 2011

HON. DANA M. SABRAW

United States District Judge

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