Authorities Cited: Supreme Court 313 U.S. 487, 496-497 Circuit Courts 629 F.2d 786, 794 656 F.2d 487 749 F.2d 127, 131 924 F.2d 48, 50 17 F.3d 552, 558 34 F.3d 233, 236 175 F.3d 121, 131-132 221 F.3d 394, 398 252 F.3d 608, 624 254 F.3d 414, 419 278 F.3d 103, 104 295 F.3d 232, 241 332 F.3d 145, 153 361 F.3d 749, 755 363 F.3d 137, 143 381 F.3d 99 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) 4 F. Supp. 2d 308 375 F. Supp. 1347 492 F. Supp. 2d 308, 318