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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 

GREGORY NORWOOD, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

NANGANAMA, et al., 

Defendant. 

No. 2:09-cv-2929 JAM AC P 

ORDER 

 On November 29, 2015,1

 plaintiff filed a motion for reconsideration of the magistrate 

judge’s order filed November 18, 2015, denying plaintiff’s motion for an expert witness (ECF 

No. 153). ECF No. 160. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(a) and Local Rule 

303(f),2

 a magistrate judge’s orders shall be upheld unless “clearly erroneous or contrary to law.” 

Upon review of the entire file, the court finds that it does not appear that the magistrate judge’s 

ruling was clearly erroneous or contrary to law. 

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 Since plaintiff is proceeding pro se, he is afforded the benefit of the prison mailbox rule. See 

Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 276 (1988). 

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 Plaintiff indicates that the motion is brought pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). 

ECF No. 160. However, Rule 60(b) is for relief “from a final judgment, order, or proceeding.” 

The order denying plaintiff’s motion for an expert witness is not such an order. 

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 Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, upon reconsideration, the order of the 

magistrate judge filed November 18, 2015 (ECF No. 153), is affirmed. 

DATED: March 4, 2016 

 /s/ John A. Mendez_______________________ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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