Reed, et al v. Schriro, et al

Filing 51

ORDER - IT IS ORDERED Petitioner's 50 Motion to Reconsider the order on his motion for relief from judgment (motion at Doc. #41, Order at Doc. #48) is denied. See Above the Belt, Inc. v. Mel Bohannan Roofing, Inc., 99 F.R.D. 99, 101 (E.D. Va. 1983) (reconsideration cannot be used to ask the Court "to rethink what the court ha[s] already thought through").1 Signed by Judge James A Teilborg on 8/19/09. (SAT)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Kenneth W. Reed, Petitioner, vs. Dora B. Schriro, et al., Respondents.

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No. CV 04-2755-PHX-JAT ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner's motion to reconsider (Doc. #50) the order on his motion for relief from judgment (motion at Doc. #41, Order at Doc. #48) is denied. See Above the Belt, Inc. v. Mel Bohannan Roofing, Inc., 99 F.R.D. 99, 101 (E.D. Va. 1983) (reconsideration cannot be used to ask the Court "to rethink what the court ha[s] already thought through").1 DATED this 19th day of August, 2009.

To the extent Petitioner argues that this Court should have sua sponte recused based on the Court's previous rulings against Petitioner, "judicial rulings alone almost never constitute a valid basis for a bias or partiality motion;" and the Court does not find recusal to be necessary in this case. See Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540, 555 (1994)

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