(PC) Smith v. Insurer of CDC

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RODNEY JAMAAR SMITH, No. 1:20-cv-01196-DAD-BAM 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR RECONSIDERATION

14 INSURER OF CDC, et al., (Doc. No. 16.) 15 Defendants.

16 17 Plaintiff Rodney Jamaar Smith is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis 18 in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United 19 States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 20 This matter is before the court on plaintiff’s “Motion to Oppose Judgment of the Court to 21 Dismiss Action after Adopting Findings and Recommendations,” which the court will construe as 22 a motion for reconsideration of the court’s October 20, 2020 order dismissing this action due to 23 plaintiff’s failure to state a cognizable claim for relief. (Doc. No. 16.) For the reasons set forth 24 below, the court will deny plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration. 25 On October 20, 2020, the undersigned…