Dash v. Mayweather et al

Filing 179

ORDER denying 175 Motion for Reconsideration order granting Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment on Actual Damages and Profit Damages. Signed by Honorable Joseph F Anderson, Jr on 06/27/2012.(bshr, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA DIVISION
Anthony Lawrence Dash,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr., an individual;
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Mayweather Promotions; Mayweather )
Promotions, LLC; Philthy Rich Records, )
Inc.; and World Wrestling Entertainment )
Inc.,
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Defendants.
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C/A No.: 3:10-cv-1036-JFA

ORDER

This matter comes before the court on plaintiff’s motion requesting the court to
reconsider its order granting defendants motions for summary judgment. (ECF No. 172)
The court has reviewed plaintiff’s motion and defendants’ responses, and for the reasons
that follow, the motion is denied.
Motions under Rule 59 are not to be made lightly: “[R]econsideration of a
previous order is an extraordinary remedy, to be used sparingly in the interests of finality
and conservation of judicial resources.” 12 James Wm. Moore et al., Moore’s Federal
Practice ¶ 59.30[4] (3d ed.). “Rule 59(e) permits a court to alter or amend a judgment, but
it may not be used to relitigate old matters, or to raise arguments or present evidence that
could have been raised prior to the entry of judgment.” Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, 554
U.S. 471, 486 n.5 (2008) (internal quotation omitted). “Mere disagreement [with a court’s

ruling] does not support a Rule 59(e) motion.” U.S. ex rel. Becker v. Westinghouse
Savannah River Co., 305 F.3d 284, 290 (4th Cir. 2002) (internal citation omitted). 1 The
Fourth Circuit has held a motion to reconsider should be granted for only three reasons:
(1) to follow an intervening change in controlling law; (2) on account of new evidence; or
(3) to correct a clear error of law or prevent manifest injustice. Hutchinson v. Staton, 994
F.2d 1076, 1081 (4th Cir. 1993). Plaintiff does not seek reconsideration on the basis of
an intervening change in controlling law, or on account of new evidence, but requests
reconsideration alleging clear error of law.
Plaintiff’s motion to reconsider seeks to relitigate matters previously decided by
the court and appears to be based largely on his displeasure with the court’s prior ruling.
Accordingly, his motion is at odds with Baker and Westinghouse and is therefore
inappropriate. For the foregoing reasons, plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration (ECF No.
175) is denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

June 27, 2012
Columbia, South Carolina

Joseph F. Anderson, Jr.
United States District Judge

Nor is a motion “for reconsideration of legal issues already addressed in an earlier ruling . . . authorized
by Rule 60(b).” CNF Constructors, Inc. v. Donohue Constr. Co., 57 F.3d 395, 401 (4th Cir. 1995) (per
curiam) (quoting United States v. Williams, 674 F.2d 310, 313 (4th Cir. 1982)).
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