context: A comparison of the Commonwealth's memorandum in support of its original motion with that of its motion for reconsideration reveals that the latter simply rehashes the arguments set forth in the former. This is not enough to merit reconsideration.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.parenthetical: "A party's failure to present his strongest case in the first instance does not entitle him to a second chance in the form of a motion to amend."
citation_a.sentence: See In re Wedgestone Fin., 142 B.R. 7, 8 (Bankr.D.Mass.1992) (“A motion for reconsideration is not a means by which parties can rehash previously made arguments.”); see also Froudi v. United States, 22 Cl.Ct. 290, 300 (1991) (“Generally, a motion for reconsideration is not a vehicle for giving an unhappy litigant an additional chance to sway the judge, nor is it intended to allow a party to make arguments already presented to, and rejected by, the court.”); Renfro v. City of Emporia, 732 F.Supp. 1116, 1117 (D.Kan.1990) (“A party’s failure to present his strongest case in the first instance does not entitle him to a second chance in the form of a motion to amend.”), aff'd, 948 F.2d 1529 (10th Cir.1991), cert. dismissed, 503 U.S. 915, 112 S.Ct. 1310, 117 L.Ed.2d 510 (1992).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 142 B.R. 7, 8
citation_b.parenthetical: "A motion for reconsideration is not a means by which parties can rehash previously made arguments."
citation_b.sentence: See In re Wedgestone Fin., 142 B.R. 7, 8 (Bankr.D.Mass.1992) (“A motion for reconsideration is not a means by which parties can rehash previously made arguments.”); see also Froudi v. United States, 22 Cl.Ct. 290, 300 (1991) (“Generally, a motion for reconsideration is not a vehicle for giving an unhappy litigant an additional chance to sway the judge, nor is it intended to allow a party to make arguments already presented to, and rejected by, the court.”); Renfro v. City of Emporia, 732 F.Supp. 1116, 1117 (D.Kan.1990) (“A party’s failure to present his strongest case in the first instance does not entitle him to a second chance in the form of a motion to amend.”), aff'd, 948 F.2d 1529 (10th Cir.1991), cert. dismissed, 503 U.S. 915, 112 S.Ct. 1310, 117 L.Ed.2d 510 (1992).