Opinion
Case No. 03-C-1014.
August 14, 2007
DECISION AND ORDER
Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b), plaintiff Steven Sand moves to reconsider my decision of September 15, 2006 granting defendants' motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff argues that in my decision, I mistakenly determined that the Milwaukee Public Schools ("MPS") did not violate the procedural requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA") and that it did not violate plaintiff's daughter's educational opportunities or any other substantive rights. A motion to reconsider brought under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) is an extraordinary remedy and is granted only in exceptional circumstances. Harold Washington Party v. Cook County, III. Democratic Party, 984 F.2d 875, 879 (7th Cir. 1993)). Motions brought under Rule 60(b) must be based on the grounds listed in the Rule and cannot be general pleas for relief. United States v. Deutsch, 981 F.2d 299, 301 (7th Cir. 1992). I will deny plaintiff's motion. Because I addressed the merits of all of the substantive claims, the Supreme Court's recent decision inWinkelman v. Parma County School District, 127 S. Ct. 1994, 2006 (2007), has no bearing on the present case. Further, plaintiff fails to make clear what the ground of his motion is. In addition, plaintiff's arguments are entirely unpersuasive. He does little more than reiterate his previous arguments and presents nothing suggesting that reconsideration is appropriate.
Therefore,
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for reconsideration is DENIED.