DUSTIN PEAD, Magistrate Judge.
This matter was referred to the court under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) (Dkt. No. 25). Currently pending before the court is Plaintiff Sharon Magnusson's (Ms. "Magnusson") motion to reconsider the court's July 6, 2015, memorandum decision and order ("Order") (Dkt. No. 75). In its July Order, the court denied Magnusson's motion to compel (Dkt. No. 68) the Defendant, Ocwen Loan Servicing ("Ocwen"), to produce its Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") for deposition.
The court has carefully reviewed the memoranda submitted by the parties. Pursuant to civil rule 7-1(f) of the United States District Court for the District of Utah Rules of Practice, the court elects to determine the motion on the basis of the written memoranda and finds that oral argument would not be helpful or necessary. See DUCivR 7-1(f).
To the extent that motions to reconsider are recognized, they are disfavored. Whittington v. Taco Bell of Am., Inc., No. 10-1884, 2012 WL 3705046, at *2 (D. Colo. Aug. 27, 2012) (citing Bank of Waunakee v. Rochester Cheese Sales, Inc., 906 F.2d 1185, 1191 (7th Cir. 1990)); see Warren v. Am. Bankers Ins. Of Fl., 507 F.3d 1238, 1243 (10th Cir. 2007 ) (stating that for twenty years, the Tenth Circuit has "admonished counsel that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do not recognize that creature known all too well as the `motion to reconsider' or `motion for reconsideration.').
A court may reconsider a prior ruling based on "(1) an intervening change in the controlling law, (2) new evidence previously unavailable, [or] (3) the need to correct clear error or prevent manifest injustice." Servants of the Paraclete v. Does, 204 F.3d 1005, 1012 (10th Cir. 2000) (citing Brumark Corp.v. Samson Resources Corp., 57 F.3d 941, 948 (10th Cir. 1995)). Motions to reconsider are "inappropriate vehicles to reargue an issue previously addressed by the court when the motion merely advances new arguments, or supporting facts which were available at the time of the original motion." Servants of the Paraclete, 204 F.3d at 1012.
Here, Magnusson suggests that reconsideration of the court's prior ruling is justified because she was not given an opportunity to file a reply memorandum to her motion to compel (Dkt. No. 75). Ocwen's certificate of service confirms that its opposition was mailed to an incorrect address (Dkt. No. 69).
In support of her motion, Magnusson posits numerous questions that she asserts are "fundamentally unique" to Ocwen's CEO and CFO and thereby compel their depositions (Dkt. No. 75).
Further, Magnusson's claim that Ocwen bears the initial burden of establishing, through affidavit or otherwise, that its executives have no unique personal knowledge is patently incorrect. To the contrary, the case law cited by Magnusson states it is "the party seeking discovery [who] must first demonstrate that the proposed deponent has `unique personal knowledge' of the matters in issue." Id. at *5-6 (citing Baine v. General Motors Corp 141 F.R.D. at 334) (emphasis added). Here, Magnusson makes no such demonstration and neglects to establish the relevance of the information sought or provide explanation as to why the information is not available through alternate means of discovery. As a result, Magnusson's motion to compel the depositions of Ocwen's CEO and CFO is again denied.
The court reminds Magnusson that an inability to establish unique personal knowledge sufficient to warrant the requested depositions does not preclude her from deposing Ocwen on relevant topics. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) specifically addresses the proper procedure for deposing corporate entities. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6).
Accordingly, for the reasons stated herein, Magnusson's motion for reconsideration is GRANTED (doc. 75). After reconsideration, the court concludes that Magnusson's motion to compel (doc. 68) is again DENIED (doc. 68).
Finally, Magnusson's request to file her pleadings electronically is DENIED pursuant Section I(A)(2) of the CM/ECF and E-filing Administrative Procedures Manual. See "District of Utah CM/ECF and E-filing Administrative Procedures Manual" (March 21, 2015)