Woodfill

(PC) Ruiz v. Woodfill

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaOctober 16, 20202:19-cv-02118California620 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROGELIO MAY RUIZ, No. 2:19-cv-2118 MCE KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER D. WOODFILL, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff moves the court to reconsider its decision of September 3, 2020 order dismissing plaintiff’s First Amendment retaliation claims against defendant Woodfill. (ECF No. 26.) Plaintiff asserts that he stated a retaliation claim against defendant because Woodfill “acted in vengeance when he told plaintiff you are ‘piece of shit’ is clear” that Woodfill referred to plaintiff’s conviction. (ECF No. 30 at 1.) Although motions to reconsider are directed to the sound discretion of the court, Frito– Lay of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Canas, 92 F.R.D. 384, 390 (D.C. Puerto Rico 1981), considerations of judicial economy weigh heavily in the process. Thus, Local Rule 230(j) requires that a party seeking reconsideration of a district court’s order must brief the “new or different facts or circumstances [which] were not shown upon such…

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