Johnson v. Robinson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FILED
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JAN 15 2009
NANCY MAYER WHITTINGTON CLERK
James F. Johnson, ) U.S. DISTRleT COURT
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 08-2149
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Brenda Robinson, et at., )
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Defendants. )
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Plaintiff moves for reconsideration of the Order filed December 11, 2008, dismissing this
case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Plaintiff requests in the alternative that the
submission be treated as his notice of appeal. A motion for reconsideration need not be granted
"unless the district court finds that there is an intervening change in controlling law, the
availability of new evidence or the need to correct a clear error or prevent manifest injustice."
Firestone v. Firestone, 76 F.3d 1205, 1208 (D.C. Cir. 1996) (citations and quotation marks
omitted). The motion provides no basis for vacating the dismissal order. Accordingly, it is this
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-&...= day of January 2009,
ORDERED that plaintiffs motion for reconsideration [Dkt. No.5] is DENIED; and it is
FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk docket the submission also as plaintiffs notice of
appeal.