Humanitarian Law Project v. United States Department of Treasury

ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

Pending before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Reconsideration in Part of the Court’s Order and Judgment (“Motion”), filed on January 30, 3007. Plaintiffs filed an Opposition on February 23, 2007, to which Defendants replied on March 9, 2007. On March 27, 2007, the Court found the Motion appropriate for determination without oral argument, and took the matter under submission. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. After consideration of the materials submitted by the parties and the case file, the Court hereby GRANTS Defendants’ Motion.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On November 21, 2006, the Court issued an Order (“Order”) granting in part and denying in part Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment and Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. See Humanitarian Law Project v. U.S. Dept. of Treasury, 463 F.Supp.2d 1049 (C.D.Cal.2006). On January 18, 2007, the Court issued a Judgment (entered on January 24, 2007) and a minute order informing the parties of its view that the November 21, 2006 Order resolved all issues in the case, and that the judgment should be made final. However, the Court also…