Bank of Waunakee v. Rochester Cheese Sales
906 F.2d 1185 (7th Cir. 1990) Cited 1,119 timesHolding that a motion for reconsideration performs a valuable function where the court has patently misunderstood a party, has made a decision outside the adversarial issues presented, or has made an error not of reasoning but of apprehension
Singh v. George Washington University
383 F. Supp. 2d 99 (D.D.C. 2005) Cited 214 timesFinding reconsideration inappropriate because the party's argument that the court has misconstrued case law “has accused the court of an error of reasoning, not of apprehension”
Cobell v. Norton
224 F.R.D. 266 (D.D.C. 2004) Cited 167 timesDenying a motion to alter or amend because the movant presented no change in law, new evidence or clear error
Cicippio-Puleo v. Islamic Republic of Iran
353 F.3d 1024 (D.C. Cir. 2004) Cited 138 timesHolding that § 1605 does not create a private right of action against a foreign state
Rule 54 - Judgment; Costs
Fed. R. Civ. P. 54 Cited 41,067 times 141 Legal AnalysesHolding party seeking fees may additionally seek "nontaxable expenses"
Section 1605 - General exceptions to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state
28 U.S.C. § 1605 Cited 1,888 times 47 Legal AnalysesAdopting the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991
Section 1605A - Terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state
28 U.S.C. § 1605A Cited 475 times 12 Legal AnalysesAdopting definition of "material support or resources" found in 18 U.S.C. § 2339A