From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

U.S. v. Garcia

United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Gainesville Division
Jul 20, 2006
Case No. 1:92-cr-01027-MP-AK (N.D. Fla. Jul. 20, 2006)

Opinion

Case No. 1:92-cr-01027-MP-AK.

July 20, 2006


ORDER


This matter is before the Court on Doc. 110, Edgar Arnold Garcia's Motion for Reconsideration of this Court's Order Adopting the Magistrate's Report and Recommendation and denying Defendant's Motion to Vacate, Doc. 107. Defendant has also filed an inquiry as to whether his motion for reconsideration was timely filed pursuant to Rule 59(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Doc. 111. Under Rule 59(e), "[a]ny motion to alter or amend a judgment shall be filed no later than 10 days after entry of the judgment." FED. R. CIV. P. 59(e). Defendant's motion was not filed within ten days of entry of the judgment. "The 10-day time limitation for serving a Fed.R.Civ.P. 52(b) motion is jurisdictional and cannot be extended by the district court."Nisson v. Lundy, 975 F.2d 802, 806 (11th Cir. 1992). Therefore, this court is without jurisdiction to entertain defendant's motion. Accordingly, it is

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:

Defendant's Motion for Reconsideration, Doc. 110, is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

DONE AND ORDERED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Garcia

United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Gainesville Division
Jul 20, 2006
Case No. 1:92-cr-01027-MP-AK (N.D. Fla. Jul. 20, 2006)
Case details for

U.S. v. Garcia

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. EDGAR ARNOLD GARCIA, Defendant

Court:United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Gainesville Division

Date published: Jul 20, 2006

Citations

Case No. 1:92-cr-01027-MP-AK (N.D. Fla. Jul. 20, 2006)