(PC) Smith v. Insurer of CDC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODNEY JAMAAR SMITH, No. 1:20-cv-01196-DAD-BAM Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR RECONSIDERATION

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

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