Ra-El v. Shelby County Correction Center et al

Filing 45

ORDER Denying 43 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Judge Thomas L. Parker on 10/31/2018. (pab)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
WESTERN DIVISION

KHALIQ RA-EL,
Plaintiff,

v.
SHELBY COUNTY CORRECTION
CENTER, SHELBY COUNTY, BILL
GUPTON, BILL SPEARS, DENNIS
TILLMAN, STEPHEN CRAIG,
Defendants.

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Case No. 2:16-cv-02082-TLP-tmp

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration. (ECF No. 43.) Plaintiff
does not state the grounds upon which he moves the Court to reconsider the Judgment (ECF
No. 37) entered on July 30, 2018, dismissing Plaintiff’s Complaint. The Sixth Circuit
construes motions for reconsideration as motions to alter or amend judgment under Rule
59(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Moody v. Pepsi-cola Metro. Bottling Co.,
Inc., 915 F.2d 201, 206 (6th Cir. 1990). The Court has previously denied Plaintiff’s Motion
to Alter Judgment under Rule 59(e). (See ECF No. 42.)
Here, Plaintiff contends that there was a clear error of law and that manifest injustice
will result because the Court disregarded allegations and failed to appoint counsel or order
access to the law library. (ECF No. 43 at PageID 186–87.) The Court has previously
performed a thorough review of Plaintiff’s allegations and determined that they failed to
state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration

attempts to relitigate previously decided issues and does not persuade the Court that any
aspect of its September 27, 2018, Order was wrongly decided. Petitioner’s Motion for
Reconsideration is DENIED.
SO ORDERED, this 31st day of October, 2018.
s/Thomas L. Parker
THOMAS L. PARKER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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