Opinion ID: 2790510
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Heading: standard of review

Text: “We review a grant of summary judgment de novo, applying the same standard as the district court and viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the non-moving party.” Am. Family Life Assur. Co. of Columbus v. Biles, 714 F.3d 887, 895 (5th Cir. 2013). Summary judgment shall be granted “if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a). 3 Case: 14-60474 Document: 00512988021 Page: 4 Date Filed: 03/31/2015 No. 14-60474 “We generally review a decision on a motion to alter or amend judgment under Rule 59(e) for abuse of discretion.” Miller v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P., 726 F.3d 717, 721–22 (5th Cir. 2013) (internal quotation marks omitted). “To the extent that a ruling was a reconsideration of a question of law, however, the standard of review is de novo.” Id. (internal quotation marks omitted).