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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CONDALEE MORRIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

LUCY H. KOH, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-00581-JD 

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

RELIEF FROM FINAL 

JUDGMENT

Re: Dkt. No. 15

This is a civil rights case filed pro se by a state prisoner. The case was dismissed at 

screening for failure to state a claim on April 29, 2016. A motion for relief from final judgment 

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) was denied on November 18, 2016. Plaintiff has now filed a 

second motion for relief from final judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b). 

Rule 60(b) lists six grounds for relief from a judgment. Such a motion must be made 

within a “reasonable time,” and as to grounds for relief (1) - (3), no later than one year after the 

judgment was entered. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b). Rule 60(b) provides for reconsideration where 

one or more of the following is shown: (1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect; 

(2) newly discovered evidence which by due diligence could not have been discovered before the 

court's decision; (3) fraud by the adverse party; (4) the judgment is void; (5) the judgment has 

been satisfied; (6) any other reason justifying relief. Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b); School Dist. 1J v. 

ACandS Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1263 (9th Cir. 1993). Rule 60(b) provides a mechanism for parties to 

seek relief from a judgment when “it is no longer equitable that the judgment should have 

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prospective application,” or when there is any other reason justifying relief from judgment. Jeff D. 

v. Kempthorne, 365 F.3d 844, 853-54 (9th Cir. 2004) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)).

Plaintiff sought monetary and declaratory relief because a District Judge in this Court 

denied his motions for default judgment in another case. Plaintiff alleged that Judge Lucy Koh 

denied several of his motions for default judgment in another case, Morris v. Sandoval, Case No. 

12-cv-6132-JD, that was previously assigned to Judge Koh. He also alleged that the former Clerk 

of Court erred in sending out waivers of service of summons’ to defendants. It was noted that 

Case No. 12-cv-6132 continues and will proceed to trial. This motion (Docket No. 15) is 

DENIED for the same reasons as the prior motion. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 17, 2017

JAMES DONATO

United States District Judge

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CONDALEE MORRIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

LUCY H. KOH, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-00581-JD 

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 January 17, 2017, 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.

Condalee Morris ID: V96203

CSP-Sacramento

P.O. Box 290060

Represa, CA 95671 

Dated: January 17, 2017

Susan Y. Soong

Clerk, United States District Court

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

By:________________________

LISA R. CLARK, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable JAMES DONATO

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