In re Health Management Systems, Inc. Sec. Lit.
113 F. Supp. 2d 613 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) Cited 640 timesFinding reconsideration an "extraordinary remedy to be employed sparingly in the interests of finality and conservation of scarce judicial resources"
Montanile v. National Broadcasting Co.
216 F. Supp. 2d 341 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) Cited 149 timesFinding that a motion for reconsideration is not a mechanism by which to advance new legal theories, to cite additional cases, or to appeal a decision
Rafter v. Liddle
288 F. App'x 768 (2d Cir. 2008) Cited 121 timesHolding that motions for reconsideration "are not vehicles for taking a second bite at the apple * * * and [the court] [should] not consider facts not in the record to be facts that [it] 'overlooked'"
Cont'l Petroleum Corp. v. Corp. Funding Partners, LLC
11 Civ. 7801 (PAE) (S.D.N.Y. May. 22, 2012) Cited 2 timesHolding that the plaintiffs "fail[ed] to plead facts sufficient to show that defendants engaged in fraudulent acts so as to establish RICO predicates sounding in fraud," because "[s]imply dressing up a breach of contract claim by further alleging that the promisor had no intention, at the time of the contract's making, to perform its obligations thereunder, is insufficient to state an independent tort claim"
Sedona Corporation v. Ladenburg Thalmann Co., Inc.
No. 03 Civ. 3120 (LTS)(THK) (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 18, 2006) Cited 2 timesHolding where a federal statute permits worldwide service of process, "the relevant 'forum state' is the entire United States"
Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 Cited 37,670 times 151 Legal AnalysesHolding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney
Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose
Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Cited 16,016 times 52 Legal AnalysesRecognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"