(PC) Witkin v. Lee

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL AARON WITKIN, No. 2:17-cv-0232-JAM-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M. LEE, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On July 29, 2020, the court dismissed this action with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(A). ECF No. 54. Judgment was duly entered. ECF No. 55. Plaintiff now moves for relief from judgment. ECF No. 56. “[A] motion for reconsideration should not be granted, absent highly unusual circumstances, unless the district court is presented with newly discovered evidence, committed clear error, or if there is an intervening change in the controlling law.” 389 Orange St. Partners v. Arnold, 179 F.3d 656, 665 (9th Cir. 1999) (analyzing Federal Rule 59(e) of Civil Procedure, providing for the alteration or amendment of a judgment); see also E.D. Cal. Local Rule 230(j) (requiring that a motion for reconsideration explain…