(PC) Wilson v. Smith

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID W. WILSON, No. 2:16-CV-1547-MCE-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER MICHAEL C. SMITH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration (ECF No. 25) of the court’s August 19, 2019, order (ECF No. 24) adopting the Magistrate Judge’s July 1, 2019, findings and recommendations (ECF No. 19). The court may grant reconsideration of a final judgment under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 59(e) and 60. Generally, a motion for reconsideration of a final judgment is appropriately brought under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e). See Backlund v. Barnhart, 778 F.2d 1386, 1388 (9th Cir. 1985) (discussing reconsideration of summary judgment); see also Schroeder v. McDonald, 55 F.3d 454, 458-59 (9th Cir. 1995). / / / / / / / / / Under Rule 60(a), the court may…