Frauenheim

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOAQUIN MALTOS MENDIETTA, No. 1:17-cv-01316-AWI-SKO (HC) Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

TO ALTER OR AMEND FINDINGS AND

v. JUDGMENT SCOTT FRAUENHEIM, Warden, [Docket No. 26] Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding in propria persona with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On November 27, 2018, the Magistrate Judge entered Findings and Recommendations to deny the petition on the merits. (Doc. No. 19.) On March 12, 2019, the Court adopted those Findings and Recommendations, entered judgment against Petitioner, and ordered the case closed. (Doc. No. 24.) On March 28, 2019, Petitioner filed the instant motion to alter or amend the findings and judgment pursuant to Rule 59(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. No. 26.) DISCUSSION Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) provides a mechanism for a court to…