Armstrong
(PC) Hamilton v. Armstrong
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALBERT J. HAMILTON, No. 2:19-cv-0445-MCE-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M. ARMSTRONG, et al., Defendants. 16 On October 15, 2019, the Court dismissed this action due to Plaintiff Albert J. Hamilton’s (“Plaintiff”) failure to pay the filing fee. ECF Nos. 26, 27. Presently before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Vacate Judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6). ECF No. 28. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s Motion is DENIED. Rule 60(b) allows a party to seek reconsideration of a final judgment or any order where such a party can demonstrate: “(1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect; . . . [or] (6) any other reason that justifies relief.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b). “Motions for relief from judgment pursuant to Rule 60(b) are addressed to the sound discretion of the district court.” Casey v. Albertson’s Inc., 362 F.3d 1254, 1257 (9th Cir. 2004). Rule 27 1 All further references…