ORDER DENYING MOTION TO RECONSIDER

GREG KAYS, Chief District Judge.

This lawsuit arises from Plaintiff Sean Yousaf's dismissal from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry ("the SOD"). Plaintiff alleges the SOD and various faculty members and school officials violated the SOD's academic policies, his federal and state due process rights, and Title VI, as well as committed various state law torts against him.

Yesterday, the Court denied Plaintiff's motion to strike various affidavits submitted by Defendants (Doc. 47). Now before the Court is Plaintiff's motion to reconsider (Doc. 48) the Court's order denying the motion to strike.

Plaintiff's motion to reconsider rehashes several arguments the Court previously rejected, which is not permitted. Broadway v. Norris, 193 F.3d 987, 990 (8th Cir. 1999) (holding a motion for reconsideration "is not a vehicle for simple reargument on the merits.")

Plaintiff also argues the Court should reconsider because it erred by not considering a reply brief he filed in support of the motion to strike. Plaintiff contends this reply brief addresses several of the Court's reasons for denying the motion, arguments the Court apparently overlooked.

The Court did not overlook any arguments contained in a reply brief, however, because no such reply brief was ever filed.1 Plaintiff should not be too discouraged though, because the failure to file the reply brief had no effect on the outcome. The Court has considered these arguments as summarized in Plaintiff's motion to reconsider, and they would not have altered the Court's decision.

The motion to reconsider (Doc. 48) is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.