Waddle

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSHUA A. WILLARD, 1:17-cv-01425-DAD-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS,

RECOMMENDING THAT PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTIONS TO REOPEN CASE, AND FOR

COPIES, BE DENIED

C. WADDLE, et al., (ECF Nos. 33, 34.)

Defendants. OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN

FOURTEEN DAYS

17 I. BACKGROUND Joshua A. Willard (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendant C. Waddle for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment. This case was voluntarily dismissed by stipulation of the parties. Plaintiff now seeks to re-open it. On November 8, 2019, a settlement conference was held before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe and the case settled. (ECF No. 30.) On December 9, 2019, the parties filed a stipulation for voluntary dismissal, with prejudice. (ECF No. 31.) On December 11, 2019, the court directed the clerk to close the case. (ECF No.…