Judy Arlene Redmond v. Paul Hopkins, et al.

Summary

The court denies Judy Arlene Redmond’s motion for reconsideration of the dismissal of her employment discrimination action and finds her motion to docket and provide public access moot. The court concludes that the motion was untimely under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) and that the post-dismissal evidence did not support relief under Rule 60(b). The action involved alleged denial of disability accommodations during federal employment and failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

Holdings

1. The motion was untimely because Rule 59(e) required filing within 28 days after the October 17, 2024 judgment, but Redmond did not file until June 27, 2025.
2. Evidence that came into existence after the court's prior decision cannot support relief under Rule 60(b)(2).
3. The motion was moot because the dismissal order and all other filings in the matter had already been docketed and were publicly available.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Redmond's motion for reconsideration was timely under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e).
2. Whether evidence created after the prior dismissal supported relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(2).
3. Whether Redmond's motion to docket and make the dismissal order and related filings publicly available was moot.

Disposition

other