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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARK S. PARKHURST, )

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Petitioner, )

v. )

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U. S. DISTRICT COURT, )

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Respondent. )

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CV F 05-0471 AWI TAG HC

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

RECONSIDERATION 

ORDER GRANTING REQUEST

FOR DOCUMENTS IN PART AND

DENYING REQUEST IN PART

(Document #11)

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On December 6, 2005, the court adopted the Magistrate Judge’s

Report and Recommendation and dismissed this action without prejudice because Petitioner had

not exhausted his state remedies prior to filing his petition. On December 15, 2005, Petitioner

filed a motion for reconsideration and request for records.

The court has discretion to reconsider and vacate a prior order. Barber v. Hawaii, 42 F.3d

1185, 1198 (9th Cir.1994); United States v. Nutri-cology, Inc., 982 F.2d 394, 396 (9th Cir. 1992). 

Motions to reconsider are committed to the discretion of the trial court. Combs v. Nick Garin

Trucking, 825 F.2d 437, 441 (D.C.Cir. 1987); Rodgers v. Watt, 722 F.2d 456, 460 (9th Cir. 1983)

(en banc). 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). When

filing a motion for reconsideration, Local Rule 78-230(k) requires a party to show the “new or

different facts or circumstances claimed to exist which did not exist or were not shown upon

such prior motion, or what other grounds exist for the motion.” New evidence allowing for

reconsideration must be of such magnitude that production of it earlier would have been likely to

change the disposition of the case. Jones v. Aero/Chem Corp., 921 F.2d 875, 878 (9th Cir.1990).

Petitioner provides no grounds for his motion for reconsideration. Petitioner has

provided no evidence or argument that his state remedies have been exhausted. Thus,

reconsideration is not warranted. 

Petitioner also asks that the court send him records of this action. Specifically, Petitioner

asks for documents one, seven, and eight. A review of the docket in this action reveals that

document one is Petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus and document eight is Petitioner’s

objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation. The court does not have the

resources to provide Petitioner with copies of documents he filed in this court. Petitioner must

keep copies of his own documents. However, in the interests justice, the court will send

Petitioner a courtesy copy of document seven, the Magistrate Judge’s Report and

Recommendation.

Accordingly, the court ORDERS that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration is DENIED;

2. Plaintiff’s request for copies of documents one and eight is DENIED; 

3. Plaintiff’s request for a copy of document seven is GRANTED; and

4. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to send Petitioner another copy of the

Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, document seven.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 23, 2005 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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