Opinion ID: 13808
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Amended Judgment

Text: On December 27, 1994, the City filed a motion for a new trial and a motion to alter or amend the judgment (City’s Motions). On December 28, 1994, the Utility filed what it “captioned” as a motion for leave to amend its complaint (Utility’s Motion). On January 27, 1995, the court overruled the City’s Motions, but took 5 the Utility’s Motion under advisement. In May 1995, the district court issued an order which construed the Utility’s Motion as a Rule 59(e) motion to amend or alter the judgment and granted it (Amended Judgment). The Amended Judgement granted the same relief as the Original Judgment. In addition, it clarified that the City must relinquish to the Utility control of the water distribution infrastructures in the disputed areas. On May 5, 1995, the City filed its amended notice of appeal, challenging, inter alia, the district court’s findings of fact, its legal conclusions, and the remedy it fashioned.