Holland
(PC) Matthews v. Holland
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IVAN L. MATTHEWS, No. 1:14-cv-1959 KJM DB P Plaintiff, ORDER v. KIM HOLLAND, Warden, 1S Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court initially dismissed this action on the ground plaintiffs claims were barred by qualified immunity. See Dismissal, ECF No. 89, at 6. Judgment was entered the same day. See Judgment, ECF No. 90. The court then denied plaintiff's motion to alter or amend the judgment. See Alter or Amend, ECF No. 93, at 2. Plaintiff has now filed a motion for relief from judgment. See Mot., ECF No. 94. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) governs relief from orders and judgments of the 24 district court. The Rule permits a district court to relieve a party from a final order or judgment on grounds of: “(1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect; .. . (3)…