Shetty v. Cisco Systems
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ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. DENYING 28 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION.(ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/6/2017)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SHRUTI SHETTY,
Plaintiff,
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United States District Court
Northern District of California
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Case No.16-cv-06012-HSG
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
RECONSIDERATION
v.
CISCO SYSTEMS,
Re: Dkt. No. 28
Defendant.
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On May 18, 2017, the Court dismissed Plaintiff Shruti Shetty’s complaint without leave to
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amend and entered judgment. Dkt. Nos. 24, 25. Several days later, Plaintiff filed a motion to
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vacate the judgment and for other miscellaneous relief. See Dkt. No. 26. The Court found that
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Plaintiff did not meet the standard for reconsideration of the Court’s order and denied the motion
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on May 24, 2017. Dkt. No. 27. On June 1, 2017, Plaintiff filed the instant motion for
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reconsideration, claiming that the Court “has committed ‘manifest’ or clear ‘error’ in judgment.”
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Dkt. No. 28 at 1, 3. Plaintiff requests leave to amend the complaint yet again, citing myriad
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personal and financial difficulties. Id. at 2–4.
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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) allows a party to seek an order altering or amending
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a judgment. Rule 59(e) is an “extraordinary remedy, to be used sparingly in the interests of
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finality and conservation of judicial resources.” Kona Enterprises, Inc. v. Estate of Bishop, 229
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F.3d 877, 890 (9th Cir. 2000). It cannot be used to “relitigate old matters, or to raise arguments or
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present evidence that could have been raised prior to the entry of judgment.” Exxon Shipping Co.
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v. Baker, 554 U.S. 471, 486 n.5 (2008). Rather, it is appropriate if the moving party shows:
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“(1) the motion is necessary to correct manifest errors of law or fact upon which the judgment is
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based; (2) the moving party presents newly discovered or previously unavailable evidence; (3) the
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motion is necessary to prevent manifest injustice; or (4) there is an intervening change in
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controlling law.” Turner v. Burlington N. Santa Fe R. Co., 338 F.3d 1058, 1063 (9th Cir. 2003)
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(quotation omitted).
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Similarly, under Rule 60(b), the Court may grant relief if the moving party shows:
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“(1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect; (2) newly discovered evidence that,
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with reasonable diligence, could not have been discovered in time to move for a new trial under
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Rule 59(b); (3) fraud . . ., misrepresentation, or misconduct by an opposing party; (4) the judgment
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is void; (5) the judgment has been satisfied, released, or discharged; it is based on an earlier
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judgment that has been reversed or vacated; or applying it prospectively is no longer equitable; or
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(6) any other reason that justifies relief.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b).
United States District Court
Northern District of California
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The Court finds that Plaintiff still fails to meet the standard for reconsideration under either
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Rule 59 or 60. Plaintiff does little more than list vaguely-described, and largely incomprehensible,
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harm that she has suffered physically, mentally, and financially. Plaintiff does not identify who is
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responsible for what conduct, or even when the alleged events occurred. Instead, Plaintiff filed
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the same motion in at least two other cases against various defendants. See Shetty v. Alphabet
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Yahoo Google, Case No. 4:17-cv-00589-SBA (N.D. Cal.); Shetty v. Cisco, Case No. 4:17-cv-
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00933-PJH (N.D. Cal.). The Court finds no basis to conclude that post-judgment relief is
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warranted. Accordingly, the Court DENIES the motion for reconsideration. No further filings
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will be accepted in this closed case.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: 6/6/2017
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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
United States District Judge
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