Filed: Apr. 12, 2018
Latest Update: Apr. 12, 2018
Summary: ORDER S. MAURICE HICKS, JR. , Chief District Judge . Before the Court is Defendant, Robert Cuff's ("Cuff") Motion to Alter or Amend the Judgment (Record Document 760) filed on April, 9, 2018. For the following reasons, Cuff's Motion is DENIED. Altering or amending a judgment is considered "an extraordinary measure, which courts should use sparingly." In the Matter of Self, 172 F.Supp.2d 813 , 816 (W.D.La.2001) (citing 11 Charles A. Wright, Arthur R. Miller, & Mary Kay Kane, Federal Pr
Summary: ORDER S. MAURICE HICKS, JR. , Chief District Judge . Before the Court is Defendant, Robert Cuff's ("Cuff") Motion to Alter or Amend the Judgment (Record Document 760) filed on April, 9, 2018. For the following reasons, Cuff's Motion is DENIED. Altering or amending a judgment is considered "an extraordinary measure, which courts should use sparingly." In the Matter of Self, 172 F.Supp.2d 813 , 816 (W.D.La.2001) (citing 11 Charles A. Wright, Arthur R. Miller, & Mary Kay Kane, Federal Pra..
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ORDER
S. MAURICE HICKS, JR., Chief District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant, Robert Cuff's ("Cuff") Motion to Alter or Amend the Judgment (Record Document 760) filed on April, 9, 2018. For the following reasons, Cuff's Motion is DENIED.
Altering or amending a judgment is considered "an extraordinary measure, which courts should use sparingly." In the Matter of Self, 172 F.Supp.2d 813, 816 (W.D.La.2001) (citing 11 Charles A. Wright, Arthur R. Miller, & Mary Kay Kane, Federal Practice and Procedure § 2810.1). Generally, a motion to alter or amend a judgment, filed under Rule 59(e) may be granted: "(1) to correct manifest errors of law or fact upon which judgment is based; (2) the availability of new evidence; (3) the need to prevent manifest injustice; or (4) an intervening change in controlling law. Id. at 816.
Nothing asserted in Cuff's Motion moves the Court to alter or amend its prior judgment. Cuff continues to make the same claims asserted in his federal habeas corpus petition.
