Eleventh Circuit· 1/21/2009

Wilchombe v. TeeVee Toons, Inc.

Citations

555 F.3d 949
89 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1544
2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 992
2009 WL 129714

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holding that a party may not rely upon Rule 59(e) to “present arguments or evidence that could have been raised prior to judgment”
holding that parties in a motion to dismiss could not rely upon contracts that were not mentioned in the operative complaint
holding that Rule 59(e) may “‘not be used to relitigate old matters or to present arguments or evidence that could have been raised prior to judgment’”
noting that our review on a motion to dismiss is limited to the four corners of the complaint
stating that a court’s review on a motion to dismiss generally is limited to the four corners of the complaint
explaining that “[a] motion for reconsideration cannot be used to relitigate old matters” (citation and quotation marks omitted)

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Judges: Birch, Fay, Hinkle

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