Beckwith v. District of Columbia

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a court determines whether a motion is brought under Rule 59(e) based on the substance of the relief requested, not its label
• concluding that the appellant had waived an argument by failing to develop it
• noting that “once the district court enters judgment, the public gains a strong interest in protecting the finality of judgments”
• explaining that motions for reconsideration are appropriate when the court misapprehends the facts, a party’s position, or the controlling law
• asserting that his motion for relief from Judge Neureiter’s Order “contest[ed] a final judgment”
• finding that appellant had waived argument by failing to adequately develop it

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