Lozano
(HC) Montgomery v. Lozano
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TERRY LEE MONTGOMERY, No. 2:20-cv-0515 JAM AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER JARED LOZANO, Respondent. 16 By order filed January 28, 2021, this action was dismissed, ECF No. 20, and judgment was entered the same day, ECF No. 21. On February 6, 2021, petitioner filed what appears to be a motion for reconsideration. ECF No. 22. A motion for reconsideration or relief from a judgment is appropriately brought under either Rule 59(e) or Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Fuller v. M.G. Jewelry, 950 F.2d 1437, 1442 (9th Cir. 1991) (citing Taylor v. Knapp, 871 F.2d 803, 805 (9th Cir. 1989)). The motion “is treated as a motion to alter or amend judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) if it is filed [within the time provided by that Rule]. Otherwise, it is treated as a Rule 60(b) motion for relief from a judgment or order.” Am. Ironworks & Erectors, Inc. v. N. Am. Constr. Corp., 248 F.3d 892, 898-99…