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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Anthony Bussie, 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

Congressman John Boehner, et al., 

Defendant. 

No. CV 14-0127-PHX-RCB (DKD) 

 O R D E R 

 Plaintiff Anthony Bussie, who is confined in the Federal Detention Center in 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has filed a pro se civil rights Complaint (Doc. 1) and an 

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. 2). Plaintiff filed a “Motion to default 

by judgement [sic] to recover a sum certain under 20[illegible] 901(c)” (Doc. 3) and a 

“Motion” (Doc. 4). Plaintiff has at least “three strikes” under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), and 

did not allege an imminent danger of serious physical injury. For that reason, on May 28, 

2014, the Court denied the in forma pauperis application, denied his motions, and 

dismissed the action. 

 On August 19, 2013, Plaintiff filed a “Motion: Reopen and Reconsideration” 

(Doc. 8). Plaintiff fails to allege or demonstrate any basis for reopening this action 

pursuant to Rule 59(e) or Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

I. Motion: Reopen and Reconsideration 

 The Court will construe Plaintiff’s “Motion: Reopen and Reconsideration” as a 

motion filed pursuant to either Rule 59(e) or Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

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Procedure. See Fuller v. M.G. Jewelry, 950 F.2d 1437, 1441-42 (9th Cir. 1991) (motion 

to reconsider can be construed as Rule 60 or Rule 59 motion even when movant brought 

it under local rules and cited no governing Federal Rule of Civil Procedure). It is within 

the Court’s discretion to grant or deny a motion for reconsideration filed under Rule 59(e) 

or Rule 60(b). School Dist. No. 1J, Multnomah County v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 

1262 (9th Cir. 1993). 

 Reconsideration is appropriate under Rule 59(e) “if the district court (1) is 

presented with newly discovered evidence, (2) committed clear error or the initial 

decision was manifestly unjust, or (3) if there is an intervening change in controlling 

law.” Id. at 1263. “Rule 60(b) ‘provides for reconsideration only upon a showing of 

(1) mistake, surprise, or excusable neglect; (2) newly discovered evidence; (3) fraud; 

(4) a void judgment; (5) a satisfied or discharged judgment; or (6) ‘extraordinary 

circumstances’ which would justify relief.’” Id. (quoting Fuller, 950 F.2d at 1442). See 

also Backlund v. Barnhart, 778 F.2d 1386, 1388 (9th Cir. 1985). 

Motions for reconsideration should be granted only in rare circumstances. 

Defenders of Wildlife v. Browner, 909 F. Supp. 1342, 1351 (D. Ariz. 1995). Such 

motions should not be used for the purpose of asking a court “‘to rethink what the court 

had already thought through – rightly or wrongly.’” Id. (quoting Above the Belt, Inc. v. 

Mel Bohannan Roofing, Inc., 99 F.R.D. 99, 101 (E.D. Va. 1983)). 

 A motion for reconsideration “may not be used to raise arguments or present 

evidence for the first time when they could reasonably have been raised earlier in the 

litigation.” Kona Enters., Inc. v. Estate of Bishop, 229 F.3d 877, 890 (9th Cir. 2000). 

Nor may a motion for reconsideration repeat any argument previously made in support of 

or in opposition to a motion. Motorola, Inc. v. J.B. Rodgers Mech. Contractors, Inc., 215 

F.R.D. 581, 586 (D. Ariz. 2003). Mere disagreement with a previous order is an 

insufficient basis for reconsideration. See Leong v. Hilton Hotels Corp., 689 F. Supp. 

1572, 1573 (D. Haw. 1988). 

 The Court has reviewed Plaintiff’s motion. The Court finds no basis to reconsider 

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its decision. Thus, the Court will deny Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration. 

IT IS ORDERED: 

 (1) Plaintiff’s “Motion: Reopen and Reconsideration” (Doc. 8) is denied. 

 (2) The present case will remain closed. 

 DATED this 21st day of November, 2014. 

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