Jones
Jones v. Moss
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 THEODORE WALTER JONES, Case No. 18-cv-05698-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. ALTER OR AMEND JUDGMENT
JOSEPH W MOSS, [Re: ECF 35] Defendant.
13 On September 18, 2018, Petitioner, Theodore Walter Jones, filed a Petition for Writ of 14 Habeas Corpus in this Court challenging Petitioner’s state conviction for voluntary manslaughter. 15 Petition, ECF 1. On March 3, 2020, the Court denied the Petition. Order, ECF 33. 16 Petitioner filed a timely motion to alter or amend the Court’s judgment pursuant to Federal 17 Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e). Motion, ECF 35. Respondent filed an opposition to the Motion 18 (“Opp’n”, ECF 39) and Petitioner replied (“Reply”, ECF 40). For the reasons discussed below, the 19 Court DENIES Petitioner’s Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment
I. STANDARD OF REVIEW
21 A motion for reconsideration under Rule 59(e) “should not be granted, absent highly unusual 22 circumstances,…