Steward v. USA

Filing 18

ORDER denying 17 Motion for Reconsideration. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that to the extent a ruling on a certificate of appealability might be required, a certificate of appealability is denied. Signed by Senior Judge James A Teilborg on 1/27/17.(LSP)

1

WO

2
3
4
5
6

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

7

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

8
9

Sean Christopher Steward,
Movant/Defendant,

10
11

ORDER

v.

12

No. CV-15-00578-PHX-JAT
CR-11-126-PHX-JAT

USA,

13

Respondent/Plaintiff.

14
15

On March 30, 2015, Movant filed a motion to vacate, set aside or correct sentence.

16

On April 19, 2016, this Court denied that motion and entered judgment accordingly. This

17

Court also denied a certificate of appealability. Movant appealed. On November 22,

18

2016, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a certificate of appealability.

19

On January 9, 2017, Movant filed a motion for reconsideration of this Court’s

20

April 19, 2016 decision. By local rule, motions for reconsideration are due within 14

21

days of the order they seek to have reconsidered. LR Civ. 7.2(g)(2). If this Court

22

construed this filing as a motion to alter or amend the judgment, any such motion was

23

due within 28 days of the judgment. Fed.R.Civ.Pro. 59(e).

24

Movant’s motion is untimely and is denied as such.

Under either authority,

25

Finally, if Movant intended this motion to be a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60

26

motion, it fails because Movant has not made any of the required showings under Rule

27

60. See Jordan v. Ryan, CV-14-0747-PHX-JAT (D. Ariz. July 8, 2016).

28

Based on the foregoing,

1

IT IS ORDERED that the motion for reconsideration (Doc. 17) is denied.

2

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that to the extent a ruling on a certificate of

3
4

appealability might be required,1 a certificate of appealability is denied.
Dated this 27th day of January, 2017.

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
1

28

See United States v. Winkles, 795 F.3d 1134, 1142 (9th Cir. 2015) (certificate of
appealability is required to appeal the denial of a Rule 60(b) motion arising out of the
denial of a section 2255 motion).
-2-