In Re: Kennewick Public Hospital District

Filing 26

ORDER denying 22 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Judge Stanley A Bastian. (JW, ECF Admin)

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1 2 3 FILED IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 4 Apr 26, 2018 5 SEAN F. MCAVOY, CLERK 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 9 KENNEWICK PUBLIC HOSPITAL No. 4:17-cv-05197-SAB 10 DISTRICT, 11 Debtor and Appellant, ORDER DENYING MOTION 12 v. FOR RECONSIDERATION 13 KEY GOVERNMENT FINANCE, INC., 14 Creditor and Appellee. 15 16 Before the Court is Key Government Finance, Inc.’s Motion for 17 Reconsideration, ECF No. 22. The motion was heard without oral argument. Key 18 Government Finance, Inc. is represented by Bruce Leaverton and James Zack. 19 Key Government Finance, Inc. asks the Court to reconsider its February 22, 20 2018 Order Granting Kennewick Public Hospital District’s Emergency Motion for 21 Stay of Key Order Pending Appeal, ECF No. 21. 22 Standard 23 A motion for reconsideration should only be granted if the Court (1) is 24 presented with newly discovered evidence, (2) committed clear error or the initial 25 decision was manifestly unjust, or (3) if there is an intervening change in 26 controlling law. Sch. Dist. No. 1J v. AC&S, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1263 (9th Cir. 1993). 27 “A motion for reconsideration should not be granted, absent highly unusual 28 circumstances.” 389 Orange St. Partners v. Arnold, 179 F.3d 656, 665 (9th Cir. ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ~ 1 1 1999). A motion for reconsideration may not be used to raise arguments or present 2 evidence for the first time when they could reasonably have been raised earlier in 3 the litigation. Id.; Kona Enters., Inc. v. Estate of Bishop, 229 F.3d 877, 890 (9th 4 Cir. 2000). Analysis 5 6 Here, Key Government Finance, Inc. argues the Court committed clear error 7 by misconstruing and misapplying the reasoning provided in In Re City of 8 Stockton, 478 B.R. 8 (E.D. Cal. 2012), and expanding the scope of Section 904 as 9 to render inoperative other important bankruptcy statutes applicable in Chapter 9. 10 Key Government Finance, Inc. is not making any additional arguments that the 11 Court has not already considered. 12 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 13 1. Key Government Finance, Inc.’s Motion for Reconsideration, ECF No. 14 22, is DENIED. 15 IT IS SO ORDERED. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter this Order 16 and forward copies to counsel. 17 DATED this 26th day of April 2018. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Stanley A. Bastian United States District Judge 25 26 27 28 ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ~ 2

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