Secretary
(PC) Smith v. Secretary
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, No. 1:23-cv-00526-ADA-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S “OBJECTIONS” CONSTRUED AS A v. MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION SECRETARY, et al., (ECF No. 33) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Lawrence Christopher Smith (“Plaintiff”) is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s “objections” to the Court’s April 21, 2023, screening order. (ECF No. 33.) There is no provision for objections to the order at issue, and the Court construes the filing as a motion for reconsideration. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b). I. LEGAL STANDARD Reconsideration motions are committed to the discretion of the trial court. See Combs v. Nick Garin Trucking, 825 F.2d 437, 441 (D.C. Cir. 1987) (holding that a motion to set aside a default judgment,…