Yule

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CURTIS SNOWDEN, III., No. 2:17-cv-2167 TLN AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M. YULE, et al., Defendants. 16 On May 19, 2020, the undersigned issued an order denying plaintiff’s request for appointment of counsel without prejudice. ECF No. 65. On August 26, 2020, plaintiff filed a request for reconsideration of that order. ECF No. 68. The court construes plaintiff’s request as a motion for reconsideration directed to the undersigned, pursuant to Local Rule 230(j).1 Judges have inherent authority to reconsider their own rulings. See United States v. Martin, 226 F.3d 1042, 1049 (9th Cir. 2000). Under Local Rule 230(j), a request for reconsideration must demonstrate “what new or different facts or circumstances are claimed to 24 Plaintiff’s request is not directed to the district judge nor does it comply with the requirement 25 that a party seeking reconsideration of a magistrate judge’s ruling caption their request as a “Request…