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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NERSES TASHCHYAN, No. 1:18-cv-01242-DAD-JLT (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER CONSTRUING PETITIONER’S

MOTION TO SET ASIDE JUDGMENT AS A

J. LIZARRAGA, MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND

DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

Respondent. (Doc. No. 23) 16 This matter is before the court on petitioner’s motion to set aside judgment, which the court will construe as a motion for reconsideration of the court’s November 7, 2019 order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus. (Doc. No. 23.) For the reasons discussed below, petitioner’s motion will be denied. BACKGROUND Petitioner Nerses Tashchyan is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1.) The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On June 20, 2019, the assigned…