Coleman v. Ryan et al
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ORDER that Petitioner's motion for reconsideration (Doc. 23 ) is denied. Signed by Judge David G Campbell on 5/23/2013.(KMG)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
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Lon Roger Coleman,
Plaintiff,
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ORDER
v.
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No. CV-12-01553-PHX-DGC
Charles L. Ryan, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Lon Roger Coleman (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus on
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July 19, 2012. On February 20, 2013, Magistrate Judge James F. Metcalf issued a Report
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& Recommendation (“R&R”) that the Petition be denied with prejudice because it was
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untimely under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”). Doc. 19
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at 20-21. On April 1, 2013, the Court issued an order accepting Judge Metcalf’s R&R
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and denying the petition. Doc. 21. Petitioner filed a motion captioned “Memo to the
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court – notice of errors” on April 29, 2013. The Court will construe the submission as a
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motion for reconsideration and deny the motion.
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Motions for reconsideration are disfavored and are not the place for parties to
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make new arguments not raised in their original briefs and arguments. See Northwest
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Acceptance Corp. v. Lynnwood Equip., Inc., 841 F.2d 918, 925-26 (9th Cir. 1988). Nor
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should such motions ask the Court to rethink what it has already considered. See United
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States v. Rezzonico, 32 F.Supp.2d 1112, 1116 (D. Ariz. 1998) (citing Above the Belt, Inc.
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v. Mel Bohannon Roofing, Inc., 99 F.R.D. 99, 101 (E.D. Va. 1983)). Under Rule 59(e), a
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motion for reconsideration should not be granted unless the Court is presented with
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newly discovered evidence, committed clear error or the initial decision was manifestly
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unjust, or there is an intervening change in controlling law. See 389 Orange Street
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Partners v. Arnold, 179 F.3d 656, 665 (9th Cir. 1999) (citing Sch. Dist. No. 1J v.
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ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1263 (9th Cir. 1993)); Turner v. Burlington N. Santa Fe R.R.
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Co., 338 F.3d 1058, 1063 (9th Cir. 2003).
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Petitioner has not presented the Court with newly discovered evidence. He has not
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shown that the Court committed clear error when it adopted the R&R, nor has he
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identified an intervening change in controlling law. Petitioner merely reasserts that he
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failed to timely file his petition because he lacks legal knowledge, has limited access to
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research materials, and suffers from mental disorders. All of these complaints were made
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before Magistrate Judge Metcalf, and he concluded that they did not constitute the
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“extraordinary circumstances” necessary for equitable tolling of the statute of limitations.
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Doc. 19 at 7-12 (citing Ramirez v. Yates, 571 F.3d 993, 997 (9th Cir. 2009)). This Court
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engaged in a de novo review and also concluded that these reasons did not constitute
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extraordinary circumstances for the purposes of equitable tolling. Doc. 21 at 3-5.
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IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion for reconsideration (Doc. 23) is
denied.
Dated this 23rd day of May, 2013.
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