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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JARED M. VILLERY, ) Case No.: 1:18-cv-1623 JLT SKO (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION ) FOR RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT v. ) ) (Doc. 138) D. CROUNSE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) )

Jared Villery asserts he suffered violations of his civil rights arising under the First Amendment while incarcerated at the California Correctional Institution. He seeks to hold the defendants pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The action was dismissed without prejudice for Plaintiff’s failure to obey Court orders and failure to prosecute, and judgment was entered, on January 25, 2023. (Docs. 134, 135.) Plaintiff now seeks relief from judgement pursuant to Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. 138.) For the reasons set forth below, the motion is DENIED. I. Relevant Procedural History Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint on November 27, 2018 (Doc. 1), which he 25 …