Velasquez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 KOHEN DIALLO E. UHURU, No. 2:20-cv-1267 JAM DB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS B. VELASQUEZ, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner who was proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that defendants have violated his right to religious freedom. Judgment was entered and this action was closed on July 30, 2021. (ECF No. 17.) Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to amend the judgment. (ECF No. 18.) For the reasons set forth below, the court will recommend that plaintiff’s motion to alter the judgment be granted and that this action be reopened for the limited purpose of allowing plaintiff to file objections. I. Background Plaintiff filed the complaint and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis in June 2020. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) Upon review of plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, the undersigned determined that prior to…