Opinion ID: 3058166
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: standard of review

Text: We review a grant of summary judgment de novo and apply the same standards that bound the district court. See Midrash Sephardi, Inc., v Town of Surfside, 366 F.3d 1214, 1222–23 (11th Cir. 2004) (citation omitted). We review the denial of a Rule 59 motion for abuse of discretion. Lockard v. Equifax, Inc., 163 F.3d 1259, 1267 (11th Cir. 1998). A party cannot use a Rule 59 motion to “relitigate old matters, raise argument[s] or present evidence that could have been raised prior to the entry of judgment.” Michael Linet, Inc. v. Village of Wellington, Fla., 408 F.3d 757, 763 (11th Cir. 2005) (citation omitted).