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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JIMMIE STEPHEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

R. W. FOX, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:16-cv-2574 CKD P

ORDER

On January 26, 2017, plaintiff, a Three Strikes litigant, was ordered to pay the filing fee 

within fourteen days or face dismissal of this action. (ECF No. 7.) That period has now expired, 

and plaintiff has filed what is effectively a motion for reconsideration of the January 26, 2017 

order (ECF No. 9), but has not paid the filing fee. 

A district court1 may reconsider a ruling under either Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

59(e) or 60(b). See Sch. Dist. Number. 1J, Multnomah County v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 

1262 (9th Cir. 1993). “Reconsideration is appropriate if the district court (1) is presented with 

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

unjust, or (3) if there is an intervening change in controlling law.” Id. at 1263. Here, the January 

26, 2017 order was not clearly erroneous nor manifestly unjust, and none of the other factors 

 

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Plaintiff has consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction to conduct all proceedings in this action. 

(ECF No. 4.)

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apply. Because plaintiff has not paid the filing fee within the required time period, the court will 

dismiss this action. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Plaintiff’s motion to alter or amend judgment (ECF No. 9) is denied; and

2. This action is dismissed without prejudice. See Local Rule 110; Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).

Dated: February 16, 2017

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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