Vasquez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HENRY VASQUEZ, Case No.: 18cv2097-GPC-MDD

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S v. MOTION FOR

RECONSIDERATION AND

N. UHDE, Correctional Officer,

MOTION FOR RECUSAL OF

Defendant. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

16 [ECF No. 52] 17 Plaintiff Henry Vasquez (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, moves the Court to reconsider its August 22, 2019 Order denying Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 52). Plaintiff also moves for the recusal of Magistrate Judge Mitchell D. Dembin. (Id.). For the reasons discussed herein, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion. I. MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION A motion for reconsideration may be brought under Federal Rules of Evidence 59(e) or 60(b). A motion is treated as a motion to alter or amend judgment or the ruling; otherwise, it is treated as a Rule 60(b) motion for relief from a judgment or order. Am.…