(HC) Thurman v. Johnson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Kenneth Lloyd Thurman, No. 2:20-cv-00079-KJM-EFB

12 Petitioner, ORDER v. 14 Raymond Johnson, 15 Respondent.

17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, moves for reconsideration of this court’s September 1, 2021 order adopting the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations. Mot., ECF No. 37. The court denied petitioner’s December 21, 2020 “objection to dismissal of juror misconduct claim,” see ECF No. 26, which this court construed as a motion made under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). See ECF No. 35. Having considered petitioner’s request, the court finds no reason to reconsider its previous order adopting the magistrate judge’s recommendation. A court may relieve a party from an order under Rule 60 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for “mistake, inadvertence, fraud, or excusable neglect” or for “any other reason that justifies relief,” Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(1), (b)(6). Here, petitioner’s sole ground for relief is…