Taylor v. Sheltered Workshop for the Disabled, Inc. et al

Filing 31

DECISION AND ORDER denying Pltf's 28 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Senior Judge Thomas J. McAvoy on 1/14/10. [Served Pltf by mail.] (sfp, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------EARTHLEY E. TAYLOR, JR., Plaintiff, v. SHELTERED WORKSHOP FOR THE DISABLED, INC., THOMAS WENDELL, JUDY ORBAND and DALE TEWKSBURY, Defendants. -------------------------------THOMAS J. MCAVOY Senior United States District Judge DECISION and ORDER Plaintiff moves for reconsideration of the Court's October 27, 2009 Decision and Order granting Defendants' motion for summary judgment.1 The standard for granting a motion for reconsideration is strict. Reconsideration will "generally be denied unless the moving party can point to controlling decisions or data that the court overlooked - matters, in other words, that might reasonably be expected to alter the conclusion reached by the court." Shrader v. CSX Transp., Inc., 70 F.3d 255 (2d Cir. 1995). The Northern District of New York "recognizes only three possible grounds upon which a motion for reconsideration may be granted: (1) an intervening change in controlling law, (2) the availability of new evidence not previously available, or (3) the need to correct clear error of law to prevent manifest injustice." U.S. v. Li, 2006 WL 2375475, at *1 (N.D.N.Y. 2006).
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3:08-cv-873

Plaintiff failed to file papers on opposition to D e f e n d a n t s ' m o t i o n for sum m a r y judgm e n t .

Plaintiff's arguments do not satisfy the standard for reconsideration and, in particular, fail to show that Plaintiff timely commenced this action. Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration is DENIED. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated:January 14, 2010

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