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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JONATHON ANDREW HAMPTON, No. 2:19-cv-0851 JAM DB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges his rights were violated during his 2009 criminal trial. This action was closed on May 6, 2020. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s application for relief from judgment (ECF No. 40) and motion to amend (ECF No. 41). For the reasons set forth below, the court will recommend that the motions be granted. RELEVANT PROCEDURAL HISTORY Plaintiff initiated this action by filing the original complaint. (ECF No. 1.) Therein, plaintiff alleged his rights had been violated during the course of his criminal trial. The court screened and dismissed the original complaint for failure to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a). (ECF No. 8.) …