Abdullah v. United States Department of Agriculture

Filing 51

ORDER denying 48 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by District Judge James C. Dever III on 9/3/2019. (Sellers, N.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHERN DIVISION
No. 2:15-CV-26-D
LES ANCIENS DUNE EGLISE EN
LESCHAMBRESCOMPAGNIE,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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ORDER

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE,
Defendant.

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On March 12, 2018, the court dismissed Les Anciens D Une Eglise En Les Chambres
Compagnie ("Les Anciens" or ''plaintiff'') claims.and closed the case [D.E. 46, 47]. On March 11,
2019, Les Anciens moved for reconsideration [D.E. 48]. On March 25, 2019, the United States
Department of Agriculture (''USDA" or "defendant") responded in opposition [D.E. 49].
The court construes Les Anciens's filing as a motion for reconsideration concerning this
court's disti:iissal order and judgment of March 12, 2018. The court does not analyze the motion
under Rule 59(e) because it is untimely under that rule. "A motion to alter or amend a judgment
must be filed no later than 28 days after the entry of the judgment." Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e); see
Colter v. Omni Ins. Co., 718 F. App'x 189, 191 (4th Cir. 2018) (per curiam) (unpublished).
"Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) authorizes a district court to grant relief from a final
judgment for five enumerated reasons or for 'any other reason that justifies relief."' Aikens v.
Ingram, 652 F.3d496, 500 (4th Cir. 2011) (en bane) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(6)). Under Rule
60(b), a movant first must demonstrate that his motion is timely, that the movant has a meritorious
claim or defense, that the opposing party will not suffer unfair prejudice from setting aside the

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judgment, and that exceptional circumstances warrant the relief. See Robinson v. Wix Filtration
Com. LLC, 599F.3d403,412n.12(4thCir.2010);Nat'lCreditUnionAdmin. Bd. v. Gray, 1 F.3d
262, 264 (4th Cir. 1993). Ifa movant satisfies these threshold conditions, he must then "satisfy one
of the six enumerated grounds for relief under Rule 60(b). " Gray, 1 F .3d at 266. Les Anciens does
not satisfy Rule 60's threshold conditions or any of Rule 60(b)'s enumerated grounds.
The motion for reconsideration [D.E. 48] is DENIED. The case remains closed.
SO ORDERED. This ~day of September 2019.

JSC.DEVERID
United States District Judge

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