Williams v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BARTON WILLIAMS, Case No. 20-cv-08560-VKD

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. RECONSIDERATION

LAURIE SMITH, Re: Dkt. No. 35 Defendant.

12 Mr. Barton Williams, a California state prisoner, filed a civil rights complaint in pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against defendant Sheriff Laurie Smith of Santa Clara County. Dkt. No. 1. On March 24, 2022, the Court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment and in defendant’s favor. Judgment was entered the same day. Dkt. Nos. 33, 34. On April 20, 2022, Mr. Williams filed a “motion to appeal court’s ruling on a civil suit and request for appointment of counsel,” which the Court construes as a motion for reconsideration under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e). Dkt. No. 35. A party may file a motion to alter or amend a judgment pursuant to Rule 59(e) if he seeks substantive change in the judgment or an order vacating the judgment. Fed. R. Civ. P.…