Legal Opinion
Bond v. United States Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 2, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2010-1617PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The point of a motion to alter or amend a previous judgment under Rule 59(e) is not to cry over spilled milk; rather, litigants should use this opportunity to highlight new evidence that would correct clear error or prevent manifest injustice. Unfortunately, the plaintiff—who believes that he is a modern incarnation of David in his epic battle against Goliath (here, the Government and the Washington Post)—has illustrated none of these. Plaintiff has filed lawsuit after lawsuit, the most recent on September 23, 2010, alleging,…
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