Robotic Vision Technologies LLC et al v. Shafi

Filing 58

ORDER Denying 57 Defendants' Amended Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by District Judge Victoria A. Roberts. (LVer)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
ROBOTIC VISION TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
and FREDERICK WEIDINGER,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case Number: 11-12909
Honorable Victoria A. Roberts

ADIL SHAFI,
Defendant.
/
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ AMENDED
MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION (DOC. # 57)
Before the Court is Defendant’s Amended Motion for Reconsideration of the
Court’s February 18, 2014, Order Appointing Special Master.
Local Rule 7.1(h)(3) provides the Court's standard of review:
Generally, and without restricting the court's discretion, the
court will not grant motions for ... reconsideration that merely
present the same issues ruled upon by the court, either
expressly or by reasonable implication. The movant must
not only demonstrate a palpable defect by which the court
and the parties and other persons entitled to be heard on the
motion have been misled but also show that correcting the
defect will result in a different disposition of the case.
E.D. Mich. LR 7.1(h)(3). Palpable defects are those which are "obvious, clear,
unmistakable, manifest or plain." Mich. Dep't of Treasury v. Michalec, 181 F. Supp. 2d
731, 734 (E.D. Mich. 2002). "It is an exception to the norm for the Court to grant a
motion for reconsideration." Maiberger v. City of Livonia, 724 F. Supp. 2d 759, 780
(E.D. Mich. 2010). "[A]bsent a significant error that changes the outcome of a ruling on
a motion, the Court will not provide a party with an opportunity to relitigate issues
already decided." Id.

The Court finds that Defendant’s arguments do not demonstrate palpable
defects, which if corrected would result in a different disposition of the Court’s order.
Defendant’s Motion for Reconsideration is DENIED. Defendant must deliver to
Dr. Hollaar a retainer of $5,000 no later than March 14, 2014; failure to do so will result
in contempt of court and issuance of sanctions. If he has not already done so, Dr.
Hollaar must compare the Complaint to the Court’s Order Appointing Special Master.
IT IS ORDERED.

S/Victoria A. Roberts
Victoria A. Roberts
United States District Judge
Dated: March 10, 2014
The undersigned certifies that a copy of this
document was served on the attorneys of
record by electronic means or U.S. Mail on
March 10, 2014.
s/Linda Vertriest
Deputy Clerk

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