(PC)Moten

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHARROD MOTEN, ) Case No.: 1:24-cv-0043 JLT GSA ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S RULE 60(B) ) MOTION AND REQUEST FOR RECUSAL v. ) ) (Doc. 13) CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) )

Sharrod Moten seeks to hold the defendants liable for violations of his civil rights while housed at Kern Valley State Prison. (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. 13 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- 1157 JLT BAM. Plaintiff did not pay the filing fee when he filed the complaint. Accordingly, the…