(PC) Whitsitt v. San Joaquin County Mental Health ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ----oo0oo---- 11 12 WILLIAM J. WHITSITT, No. 2:22-cv-0356 WBS CKD P 13 Plaintiff, 14 v. ORDER 15 SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH, et al., 16 Defendants. 17 18 19 ----oo0oo---- 20 The court previously dismissed plaintiff’s fifth 21 amended complaint without leave to amend and judgment was 22 entered. (Docket Nos. 32, 33.) Plaintiff has now filed a motion 23 which he refers to as a “60b” motion and also as a “motion to 24 withdraw guilty plea.” (Docket No. 34.) On the same day, 25 plaintiff also filed his notice of appeal. (Docket No. 36.) 26 The filing of a notice of appeal divests the district 27 court of jurisdiction over the aspects of the case involved in 28 the appeal. United States v. Ortega Lopez, 988 F.2d 70, 72 (9th ene ne EI I IEE RIED RN OE I ESI II EEO 1 Cir. 1993). Because plaintiff has appealed the dismissal of his 2 complaint, the court has no jurisdiction to consider his motion, 3 | and the court will deny the motion for lack of jurisdiction. See 4] Fed. R. Civ. P. 62.1. 5 Even if the court had jurisdiction to consider the 6 | motion on the merits, it would deny it. Id. Plaintiff does not 7 present any newly discovered evidence suggesting this matter 8 should not have been dismissed. There has been no change in the 9 law, and plaintiff fails to show that the court’s dismissal based 10 on failure to state a claim was either the result of clear error 11 or is manifestly unjust. See Sch. Dist. Number. 1J, Multnomah 12 County v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262 (9th Cir. 1993). 13 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion be, and 14 the same hereby is, DENIED. 15 | Dated: November 20, 2023 □□ tteom. Ad. bt—~ 16 WILLIAM B. SHUBB UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28