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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL ALAN YOCUM, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-0187 JLT HBK (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION ) FOR RECONSIDERATION PURSUANT TO v. ) RULE 60 ) KATHLEEN ALLISON, ) (Doc. 103) ) Respondent. ) )

Michael Alan Yocom is a state prisoner, who argued the trial court erred and his trial counsel was ineffective in his petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 12.) The Court determined Petitioner was not entitled to an evidentiary hearing and he was not entitled to habeas relief. (Doc. 101; see also Doc. 97.) The Court denied the petition and declined to issue a certificate of appealability. (Id.) Petitioner now seeks relief pursuant to Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. 103.) For the reasons set forth below, the motion is DENIED. I. Procedural History Petitioner initiated this action by filing a petition on February 26, 2021. …