Opinion ID: 2372937
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Heading: Johnson's Request for Reconsideration

Text: Johnson contends that the district court abused its discretion by declining to reconsider its order that denied his request for leave to amend. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) permits a district court to grant relief from a judgment based on mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect. Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(1) (2010). We review a district court's decision on a Rule 60(b) motion for abuse of discretion. Ins. Co. of N. Am. v. Pub. Serv. Mut. Ins. Co., 609 F.3d 122, 127 (2d Cir.2010). A court abuses it discretion when (1) its decision rests on an error of law or a clearly erroneous factual finding; or (2) cannot be found within the range of permissible decisions. Zervos v. Verizon N.Y., Inc., 252 F.3d 163, 169 (2d Cir.2001). Here, the district court denied reconsideration after concluding that Johnson had not requested permission to amend as of right, and that it made no mistake in not divining that Johnson actually intended to do so. The court held that because Johnson sought leave to amend, it was within the court's discretion to deny his request. [4] We agree; the district court properly exercised its discretion when it denied Johnson's Rule 60(b) motion.