Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEANDRE FOWLER, No. 2:20-cv-0555 JAM CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SCOTT JONES, et al.,, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a motion asking that the court reopen this case. The case was dismissed on June 2, 2020 because plaintiff failed to file an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the filing fee despite being ordered to do so by the magistrate judge assigned to this case. A district court may reconsider a ruling under either Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) or 60(b). Reconsideration is appropriate if the district court “committed clear error” or if the initial decision was “manifestly unjust.” See Sch. Dist. Number. 1J, Multnomah County v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1263 (9th Cir. 1993). In his motion, plaintiff suggests lack of assistance from those at San Quentin State Prison and the Sacramento County Jail caused plaintiff to not submit…