(PC) Bonilla v. Siskiyou County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN WAYNE BONILLA, No. 2:18-cv-02555-KJM-KJN Plaintiff, v. ORDER SISKIYOU COUNTY, Defendant. 16 After judgment was entered against him, plaintiff, a prisoner and vexatious litigant proceeding pro se, filed a response to the court’s entry of judgment. ECF No. 17. Based on its contents, the court interprets the response as a motion to alter or amend the judgment under Rule 59(e), or to vacate the judgment under Rule 60(b). For the reasons explained below, the court DENIES defendant’s motion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed a complaint against Siskiyou County on September 19, 2018, alleging the judgment against him in his criminal case was void, because the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. Compl., ECF No. 1. Plaintiff moved to proceed in forma pauperis on December 10, 2018. ECF No. 8. The magistrate judge recommended the motion be denied, because plaintiff has “struck out” pursuant to…