Gross v. HBO West Coast Programming LLC
- Analisa Torres
- 1:20-cv-02675
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Gross v. HBO West Coast Programming — Judge Torres denied Gross’s reconsideration motion as untimely and said his arguments were meritless.
Plaintiff Abraham Gross, who represented himself; the order also directed the Clerk of Court to mail him a copy.
What happened
In Gross v. HBO West Coast Programming LLC, Abraham Gross asked the court to reconsider its May 27, 2021 order. He filed that request on June 21, 2021.
The court said the request was filed too late under the rule requiring reconsideration motions to be served within 14 days of the original decision. The court also said that, even if the request had been timely, Gross’s arguments did not meet the required standard.
Judge Torres denied the motion. She directed the Clerk of Court to mail a copy of the order to Gross, who was representing himself.
The detailed version
- Gross v. HBO West Coast Programming LLC · No. 1:20-cv-02675
- Analisa Torres
- June 29, 2021
Background
On June 21, 2021, Plaintiff Abraham Gross moved for reconsideration of the Court’s May 27, 2021 order. The opinion does not describe the substance of that earlier order.
Court’s reasoning
The Court denied the motion as untimely. It cited Local Rule 6.3, which requires a motion for reconsideration to be served within 14 days of the Court’s original determination. The Court added that, even if the motion had been timely, Gross’s arguments were meritless and did not satisfy the high standard required for reconsideration.
Disposition
Judge Analisa Torres denied Gross’s motion for reconsideration. The Clerk of Court was directed to mail a copy of the order to Gross, who was proceeding without a lawyer. The opinion does not state any additional disposition of the underlying case.
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