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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JESSIE WATSON, No. CIV S-06-2672 MCE EFB P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

MARTIN VEAL, et al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a prisoner without counsel seeking relief for alleged civil rights violations. 

See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 13, 2007, the court found that plaintiff failed to state a claim

for relief for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, and the Clerk of the Court duly entered judgment. 

Plaintiff seeks relief from judgment.

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b): 

On motion and upon such terms as are just, the court may relieve a party or a

party’s legal representative from a final judgment, order or proceeding for the

following reasons: (1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect; (2)

newly discovered evidence which by due diligence could not have been

discovered in time to move for a new trial under rule 59(b); (3) fraud (whether

heretofore denominated intrinsic or extrinsic), misrepresentation, or other

misconduct of an adverse party; (4) the judgment is void; (5) the judgment has

been satisfied, released or discharged, or a prior judgment upon which it is based

has been reversed or otherwise vacated, or it is no longer equitable that the

judgment should have prospective application; or (6) any other reason justifying

relief from the operation of the judgment.

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In the amended complaint, plaintiff alleges that two nurses recommended that a physician

increase plaintiff’s “dry weight” from 72 kg to 75 kg, and that the physician ordered this increase

without personally examining plaintiff. He alleges that as a result, he developed a build-up of

fluid that caused him to cough hard enough to fracture a rib, and that he suffered heart damage

such that he is not a good candidate for a kidney transplant. While it appeared that plaintiff

stated a claim for medical malpractice, he did not state a claim that the nurses, doctor or warden

were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. Plaintiff seeks relief from judgment

on the ground that he finds it difficult to articulate his claims because he is uneducated, without

counsel and has health problems. Plaintiff has not articulated any ground for vacating the

judgment.

Accordingly, plaintiff’s August 30, 2007, request is denied.

So ordered.

Dated: January 4, 2008

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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