Figueroa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAMEN D. RABB, Case No. 1:23-cv-00843 JLT SAB (PC) Plaintiff, INDICATIVE RULING DENYING

PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS FOR

v. RECONSIDERATION AND APPLICATION

FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

ESTEVEN FIGUEROA, et al., (Docs. 96, 97, 98) Defendants. 16 Damen Rabb is a state prisoner who proceeded pro se in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking to hold Defendants Figueroa and Chavez liable for violations of his rights under the Eighth Amendment. After Plaintiff failed to participate in his deposition—despite the Court ordering Plaintiff to submit to the deposition— the Court found terminating sanctions were appropriate. (Docs. 89, 94.) The Court dismissed the action with prejudice and entered judgment on February 12, 2025. (Docs. 94, 95.) Plaintiff now seeks reconsideration, requests the Court vacate its prior order, and issue a certificate of appealability. (Docs. 96, 97, 98.) Notably,…