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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHARROD MOTEN, ) Case No.: 1:24-cv-0022 JLT GSA ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S RULE 60(B) ) MOTION AND REQUEST FOR RECUSAL v. ) ) (Doc. 12) THERESA CISNEROS, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) )

Sharrod Moten seeks to hold the defendants liable for violations of his civil rights while housed at Kern Valley State Prison, Los Angeles County Prison in Lancaster, and the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility at Corcoran. (See generally Doc. 1.) Plaintiff filed a “Rule 60(b) Motion to Vacate Judgment” in this action, requesting the Court “grant relief from its previous orders.” (Doc. 12 at 1.) He contends he suffered “manifest injustice” and that the Court committed “egregious misconduct.” (Id.) For the reasons set forth below, these arguments are unavailing, and the motion is DENIED. I. Relevant Background Plaintiff filed a complaint before this Court on August 3, 2023, initiating Case No. 1:23-cv- 25 …