The Fourth Circuit advised, “the discretion afforded by Rule 54(b) is not limitless, and we have cabined revision pursuant to Rule 54(b) by treating interlocutory rulings as law of the case. The new judge reevaluated the evidence presented, “took a view of the evidence that differed from” the original judge’s, and granted the motion for reconsideration. After the original judge retired, one of the parties moved to reconsider the prior judge’s order based on “substantially different evidence” discovered during litigation and “clear error causing manifest injustice.” Id. at *14. 3, 2018),, where the court reversed a district court judge who reconsidered an order by another district court judge. Big South Wholesale of Virginia, LLC, No. The Fourth Circuit published an opinion in U.S. Litigants should be wary of asking the court to reconsider a prior order if these grounds are not clearly present. The court must consider competing interests of judicial economy and law of the case doctrine, which require the court to move forward with litigation so that there is a prompt and efficient resolution. Allowing parties to challenge issues that were already decided defeats these goals and wastes client, attorney, and judicial resources. whether the party that lost would be prejudiced if the court denies the motion to reconsider.whether there is a need to prevent injustice or.whether the court made a clear error of law.whether there are newly discovered facts.whether there has been an intervening change in controlling law.The court’s discretion to reconsider is not unfettered. 19, 2017) (denying motion for reconsideration). May 16, 2018) (denying motion for reconsideration) W4 Farms, Inc. While the rule provides that the court may revisit a prior ruling, a motion for reconsideration is not to be used as a second bite at the apple and is rarely granted. This is the mechanism used by many practitioners to ask the court to reconsider a prior order. For those decisions that are interlocutory (meaning they do not end the case), Rule 54(b) provides one avenue for the court to reconsider a prior order. The rule states in part, “any order or other form of decision is subject to revision at any time before the entry of judgment adjudicating all the claims and the rights and liabilities of all the parties.” N.C. So, you have received a decision from the court and you are disappointed. The judge did not see the issue your way and denied your motion. You believe that the court missed something that should have resulted in your favor. Do you move to reconsider?Ī motion for reconsideration is not specifically provided for under the Rules of Civil Procedure, but it is a common tool used by litigants. Is Reconsideration An Option? Septemby Phoebe Coddington
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