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Williams v. Verna, 1:16-cv-00764-AWI-SAB (PC). (2019)

Court: District Court, E.D. California Number: infdco20190327978 Visitors: 4
Filed: Mar. 26, 2019
Latest Update: Mar. 26, 2019
Summary: ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO ALTER OR AMEND THE JUDGMENT, AND CORRECTING NUNC PRO TUNC THE ORDER ADOPTING THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS [ECF No. 45] ANTHONY W. ISHII , Senior District Judge . Plaintiff filed the instant civil rights action pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), on June 2, 2016. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff's Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 59(e) motion to alter or amend the judgment, filed February
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ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO ALTER OR AMEND THE JUDGMENT, AND CORRECTING NUNC PRO TUNC THE ORDER ADOPTING THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS [ECF No. 45]

Plaintiff filed the instant civil rights action pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), on June 2, 2016.

Currently before the Court is Plaintiff's Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 59(e) motion to alter or amend the judgment, filed February 26, 2019.

On January 18, 2019, the Court granted Defendants' motion for summary judgment and judgment was entered. (ECF Nos. 43, 44.) The Court found that Plaintiff's Bivens claim was barred by the Supreme Court's decision in Ziglar v. Abassi, 137 S.Ct. 1843 (2017).

In the Court's January 18, 2019, order adopting the Magistrate Judge's Findings and Recommendations it was noted that Plaintiff did not file timely objections. In his current motion, Plaintiff correctly points out that he filed timely objections on December 3, 2018, which were inadvertently not noted in the Court's January 28, 2019, order.

A rule 59(e) motion to alter or amend the judgment is an "extraordinary remedy which should be used sparingly." Allstate Ins. Co. v. Herron, 634 F.3d 1101, 1111 (9th Cir. 2011). "In general, there are four basic grounds upon which a Rule 59(e) motion may be granted: (1) if such motion is necessary to correct manifest errors of law or fact upon which the judgment rests; (2) if such motion is necessary to present newly discovered or previously unavailable evidence; (3) if such motion is necessary to prevent manifest injustice; or (4) if the amendment is justified by an intervening change in controlling law." Id.

The Court has reviewed Plaintiff's objections filed on December 3, 2018 and finds that there is no basis to modify the Court's January 18, 2019, order adopting the Findings and Recommendations in full and granting Defendants' motion for summary judgment. However, the Court will correct the order adopting the Findings and Recommendations to reflect that Plaintiff filed timely objections, and Plaintiff's motion to further amend and/or alter the judgment is denied.

Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The January 18, 2019, order adopting the Findings and Recommendations is corrected nunc pro tunc to reflect that Plaintiff timely filed objections on December 3, 2018; and

2. Plaintiff's motion to further amend and/or alter the judgment is denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Source:  Leagle

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