O'CONNOR
O'CONNOR v. Boeing North American, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
Collins, J.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND MODIFYING SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION
Plaintiffs the estate of Maijorie Taaffe, the estate of Bernard Hudson, Cheryl Wernke, Kathy Hecker, and Maralyn Soifer moved for reconsideration of this Court’s March 28, 2000 Order, see 92 F.Supp.2d 1026 . Defendants oppose. After reviewing the materials submitted by the parties and the case file, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ motion.
I. Standard of Review
The Court’s previous Order granted Defendants’ motion for summary judgment on Plaintiffs’ claims. Plaintiffs now move for reconsideration under Fed. R.Civ.P. 60(b) and Local Rule 7.16. Under Rule 60(b), a “court may relieve a party ... from a final judgment, order, or proceeding for the following reasons: (1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect; ... or (6) any other reason justifying relief from the operation of the judgment.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b). “[T]he words ‘mistake’ and ‘inadvertence’ ... may include mistake and inadvertence by the judge.” Kingvision Pay-Per-View v. Lake Alice Bar, 168 F.3d 347 , 350 (9th Cir.1999).
Under Local Rule 7.16, a party may move for reconsideration based on “a manifest showing of a…