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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 27 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Preserve Endangered Areas of Cobb's History, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers.

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1 Preserve Endangered Areas of Cobb's History, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers Anchor
gand · 1995
green “a motion for reconsideration is not an opportunity for the moving party and their counsel to instruct the court on how the court 'could have done it better' the first time.” 12
2 Burger King Corp. v. Ashland Equities, Inc.
flsd · 2002
green “(1) an intervening change in controlling law; (2) the availability of new evidence; and (3) the need to correct clear error or prevent manifest injustice.” 9
3 Reiseck v. Universal Communications of Miami, Inc.
· 2015
green “reconsideration is granted only in extraordinary circumstances and is committed to the sound discretion of the district judge.” 6

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