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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JAMES NEWSON, No. 2:24-cv-0558 DAD AC Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS NAN CHEN, Defendant. 15 This matter is before the court on plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration of the order dismissing this case. ECF No. 11. Plaintiff is proceeding pro se, and accordingly this motion was referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). The court construes plaintiff’s request as a motion for relief from judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60. For the reasons that follow, plaintiff’s request should be DENIED. I. RELEVANT FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Plaintiff filed his complaint on February 22, 2024, along with an application to proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”). ECF No. 1. Plaintiff’s complaint went through the screening process that accompanies IFP status and plaintiff was twice given an opportunity to amend his complaint to make it serviceable. In the operative…