Elm Ridge Exploration Company v. Engle

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• holding that a federal court sitting in diversity applies the state’s statutes of limitations and tolling rules
• deciding that a Rule 59(e) motion could preserve issues for appeal where the appellant neglected to renew its motion for judgment as a matter of law
• reviewing a district court's denial of a Rule 59(a) motion for abuse of discretion
• converting a rule 59(e) motion into a rule 50(b) motion, because the 59(e) motion was \the functional equivalent of a rule 50(b) motion.\
• ripening into finality occurs so long as the prematurely appealed order bears “some indicia of finality and is likely to remain unchanged during subsequent court proceedings.”
• ripening into finality occurs so long as the prematurely appealed order bears “some indicia of finality and is likely to remain unchanged during subsequent court proceedings.”

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