Grayton
Grayton v. Carroll
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 MAURICE GRAYTON, Case No.: 20-cv-1584-CAB-WVG
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
v. RECONSIDERATION
TIFFANY L. CARROLL et al., [Doc. No. 5] Defendants. 17 18 19 On August 19, 2020 this Court issued an Order denying Plaintiff’s application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and sua sponte dismissing Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). [Doc. No. 3.] On August 24, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for reconsideration. [Doc. No. 5.] “Although Rule 59(e) permits a district court to reconsider and amend a previous order, the rule offers an extraordinary remedy, to be used sparingly in the interests of finality and conservation of judicial resources.” Kona Enters., Inc. v. Estate of Bishop, 229 F.3d 877, 890 (9th Cir. 2000) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). A Rule 59(e) motion for reconsideration may not be used to raise arguments or present…