Van Go LLC v. Potts et al
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ORDER: IT IS ORDERED denying 20 Defendants Motion for Reconsideration. (See attached Order for complete details). Signed by Judge John J Tuchi on 6/27/16.(JAMA)
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
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Van Go LLC,
No. CV-16-00054-PHX-JJT
Plaintiff,
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v.
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Deborah D. Potts, et al.,
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Defendants.
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At issue is Defendants’ Motion for Reconsideration of this Court’s Order denying
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their Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 20, Mot.). Because the Court will deny the Motion, the
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Court did not await a Response from Plaintiff. Motions for reconsideration should be
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granted only in rare circumstances. Defenders of Wildlife v. Browner, 909 F. Supp. 1342,
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1351 (D. Ariz. 1995). A motion for reconsideration is appropriate where the district court
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“(1) is presented with newly discovered evidence, (2) committed clear error or the initial
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decision was manifestly unjust, or (3) if there is an intervening change in controlling
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law.” School Dist. No. 1J, Multnomah County v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1263 (9th
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Cir. 1993). Mere disagreement with a previous order is an insufficient basis for
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reconsideration. See Leong v. Hilton Hotels Corp., 689 F. Supp. 1572, 1573 (D. Haw.
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1988). A motion for reconsideration “may not be used to raise arguments or present
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evidence for the first time when they could reasonably have been raised earlier in the
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litigation.” Kona Enters., Inc. v. Estate of Bishop, 229 F.3d 877, 890 (9th Cir. 2000). Nor
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may a motion for reconsideration repeat any argument previously made in support of or
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in opposition to a motion. Motorola, Inc. v. J.B. Rodgers Mech. Contractors, Inc., 215
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F.R.D. 581, 586 (D. Ariz. 2003).
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As Defendants present no newly discovered evidence or any intervening change in
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controlling law, the Court construes their Motion as one based on the assertion that the
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Court has committed clear error in denying their Motion to Dismiss. Defendants
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challenge the Court’s finding that the allegations support an inference that Plaintiff’s
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delayed discovery of the alleged fraud was reasonable. Defendants argue that the Court
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conflates “Plaintiff” with “Showcase Honda,” and the focus should be when Showcase
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discovered the alleged fraud, not the Plaintiff. (Mot. at 2.) The Court is unpersuaded by
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Defendants’ argument. In the Order denying the Motion to Dismiss, the Court cites
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Plaintiff’s allegations that Mrs. Potts’s concealment may have prevented Showcase from
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discovering the alleged fraud. The Court then concludes that this allegation supports the
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inference that Plaintiff’s delayed discovery was reasonable. Whether Plaintiff (as
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assignee of Showcase’s rights) or Showcase discovered the fraud, the Court’s analysis
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and conclusion is the same.
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Defendants further challenge the Court’s conclusion that Arizona’s economic loss
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rule does not apply in this case. Defendants argue that the parties have a contract and,
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citing Flagstaff Affordable Housing Limited Partnership v. Design Alliance, Inc., 223
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P.3d 664 (Ariz. 2010), Arizona’s economic loss rule applies. (Mot. at 5–9.) As stated in
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the Court’s Order denying the Motion to Dismiss, whether there is a contract between the
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parties need not be decided. In consideration of both contract and tort law policies, as
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instructed by the Arizona Supreme Court in Flagstaff, this case is not a situation where
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Arizona’s economic loss rule applies. The Court directly addressed the balance of
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Defendants’ arguments in its Order denying the Motion to Dismiss and will not
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re-address them here.
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IT IS ORDERED denying Defendants’ Motion for Reconsideration (Doc. 20).
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Dated this 27th day of June, 2016.
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Honorable John J. Tuchi
United States District Judge
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