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How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that any \motion which ask[s] the court to modify its earlier disposition of a case because of an allegedly erroneous legal result\ must be deemed to be brought under Rule 59(e)
• “[J]ettisoning established rules to suit the fancy of individual litigants is not a step to be taken lightly under any circumstances.”
• refusing to find abuse of discretion based on matters never presented to district court
• court has great discretion as to hearing new theories on a Rule 59(e) motion
• motion proper under Rule 59(e) where it claimed an erroneous legal result

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).