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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. 12

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. Plaintiff has now filed a 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 

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 

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

Case No. 12-cv-6132 continues and counsel was recently appointed for plaintiff. 

Plaintiff was informed that he was not entitled to relief because defendants were entitled to 

immunity for these acts performed in their judicial capacities and functions. To the extent plaintiff 

seeks to file an amended complaint raising claims regarding medical care he can file a new case. 

To the extent plaintiff seeks to amend his claims in Case No. 12-cv-6132, or seeks to raise issues 

in that case, he must speak with his appointed attorneys and proceed in that case. Because 

plaintiff has not shown that he is entitled to relief pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b), this motion 

(Docket No. 12) is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 18, 2016

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 November 18, 2016, 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: November 18, 2016

Susan Y. Soong

Clerk, United States District Court

By:________________________

LISA R. CLARK, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable JAMES DONATO

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