(HC) Littleton v. Sacramento County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MICHAEL LITTLETON, No. 2:22-cv-01159-TLN-EFB (HC) Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Respondent. 15 Petitioner is a county jail inmate proceeding pro se. On October 31, 2022, the court dismissed this action after petitioner failed to comply with or otherwise respond to the court’s August 11, 2022 order. See ECF No. 15 (directing petitioner to file either a petition for writ of habeas corpus or a civil rights complaint within 30 days). Judgment was duly entered. ECF No. 16. On January 12, 2023, petitioner filed a document titled, “Motion to Reopen Case.” ECF No. 17. The court construes the filing as a request for relief from judgment pursuant to Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. So construed, the motion must be denied. Rule 60(b) provides for reconsideration of a final judgment where one of more of the following is shown: (1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable…