United States Department of State v. Coombs

MEMORANDUM OPINION

URBINA, District Judge.

Denying the Plaintiff’s Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment

I. INTRODUCTION

This case comes before the court on the plaintiffs motion to alter or amend judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e). On March 24, 2005, the court granted the defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings 1 and denied the plaintiffs motion for summary judgment. The plaintiff, the U.S. Department of State (the “State Department” or the “government”), now seeks to alter or amend that judgment on two grounds. First, the plaintiff argues that the court erred…