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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

HARRISON DIVISION

XO COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. PLAINTIFF

VS. CASE NO. 05-3018

SOUTHERN TELECOM, INC. DEFENDANT

ORDER

Now on this 14 day of December, 2005, comes on to be th

considered Defendant’s Motion to Reconsider (Doc. 42). The Court,

being well and sufficiently advised, finds and orders as follows

with respect thereto:

1. On November 15, 2005, the Court entered an order granting

plaintiff summary judgment on defendant’s counterclaim. (Doc. 41.)

In the motion now before the Court, defendant asks the Court “to

reconsider its decision and reconsider the affidavits of Fred

Roberts and Kathy Robins.” (Doc. 42 ¶ 5.) 

2. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do not mention

motions for reconsideration. Such a motion is generally construed

as a Rule 59(e) motion to alter or amend a judgment, or as a Rule

60(b) motion for relief from a judgment or order. See Broadway v.

Norris, 193 F.3d 987, 989 (8 Cir. 1999). The ruling at issue was th

not a final order. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b). Accordingly,

defendant’s motion to reconsider must be construed as Rule 60(b)

motion.

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3. Rule 60(b) authorizes a court to grant relief from an

order for reasons such as mistake, inadvertence, surprise,

excusable neglect, or newly discovered evidence. See Fed. R. Civ.

P. 60(b)(1)-(2). None of these circumstances are asserted here.

Further, the Court fully considered the affidavits of Roberts and

Robins and found that they were insufficient to create a genuine

issue of material fact on defendant’s counterclaim. 

Accordingly, Defendant’s Motion to Reconsider (Doc. 42) is

DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/S/JIMM LARRY HENDREN 

JIMM LARRY HENDREN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 

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