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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GBEKE M. AWALA, 

Plaintiff,

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CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN G. ROBERTS, et

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Defendants. 

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No. C 07-0179 JSW (PR) 

ORDER DENYING 

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

RECONSIDERATION

(Docket No. 6)

Plaintiff, apparently an inmate incarcerated at the Moshannon Valley Correctional

Center in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983 raising political concerns related to the “Iraq war and war on terrorism” but

failing to identify a legitimate cause of action. On January 22, 2007, this Court

dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief will be granted,

based on the incomprehensible nature of the complaint. On February 12, 2007, Plaintiff

filed a motion for reconsideration of this Court’s order (docket no. 6). While it is clear

that Plaintiff takes issue with the Court’s order, he does not clearly address the basis for

his request for reconsideration. Instead, the motion includes further incomprehensible

allegations regarding the election of the President and various matters before Congress.

 Where the court's ruling has not resulted in a final judgment or order,

reconsideration of the ruling may be sought under Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure, which provides that any order which does not terminate the action is

subject to revision at any time before the entry of judgment. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b). 

“Reconsideration is appropriate if the district court (1) is presented with newly

discovered evidence, (2) committed clear error or the initial decision was manifestly

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unjust, or (3) if there is an intervening change in controlling law.” School Dist. No. 11 v.

ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1263 (9th Cir. 1993).

In the Northern District of California, no motion for reconsideration may be

brought without leave of court. See Civil L.R. 7-9(a). Under Civil Local Rule 7-9, the

moving party must specifically show: (1) that at the time of the motion for leave, a

material difference in fact or law exists from that which was presented to the court

before entry of the interlocutory order for which the reconsideration is sought, and that in

the exercise of reasonable diligence the party applying for reconsideration did not know

such fact or law at the time of the interlocutory order; or (2) the emergence of new

material facts or a change of law occurring after the time of such order; or (3) a manifest

failure by the court to consider material facts which were presented to the court before

such interlocutory order. See Civil L.R. 7-9(b). Plaintiff has not sought leave of Court

to move for reconsideration, nor met the standard set forth above in the allegations in his

otion papers. As such, Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED (docket no. 6).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 6, 2007 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GBEKE M. AWALA,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN G. ROBERTS JR. et

al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV07-00179 JSW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on June 6, 2007, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing

said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Gbeke Michael Awala

No 82074-054

Moshannon Valley Correctional Center

P.O. Box 2000

Philipsburg, PA 16866

Dated: June 6, 2007

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Jennifer Ottolini, Deputy Clerk

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