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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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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

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17 Following the Ninth Court’s mandate to consider plaintiff Kennard Lee Davis’s motions 

18 to reopen this case and reassess his competency to proceed, see USCA Mandate, ECF No. 262; 

19 USCA Memorandum, ECF No. 261, this court issued an order referring the case to Magistrate 

20 Judge Deborah Barnes for further proceedings as appropriate, see Min. Order (Oct. 6, 2022), ECF 

21 No. 275. Davis moves the court to reconsider its decision to refer the case to Judge Barnes. 

22 Mot., ECF No. 276. 

23 While a court may relieve a party from an order under Rule 60 of the Federal Rules of 

24 Civil Procedure for “mistake, inadvertence, fraud, or excusable neglect” or for “any other reason 

25 that justifies relief,” Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(1), (b)(6), plaintiff does not claim new facts or 

26 circumstances exist or otherwise offer a reason justifying relief, see E.D. Cal. R. 230(j)(3), (4). 

27 “[A] motion for reconsideration should not be granted, absent highly unusual circumstances, 

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Kennard Lee Davis, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

James Walker, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:08-cv-00593-KJM-DB 

ORDER 

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1 there is an intervening change in the controlling law.” 389 Orange St. Partners v. Arnold, 

2 179 F.3d 656, 665 (9th Cir. 1999). The court denies plaintiff’s request for reconsideration. 

3 This order resolves ECF No. 276. 

4 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

5 DATED: December 8, 2022. 

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