IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
BRP HOLD OX, LLC, and )
TDBBS, LLC, )
)
Plaintiffs/Counterclaim )
Defendants, )
) C.A. No. N18C-04-116 CLS
v. )
)
WILLIAM CHILIAN, )
)
Defendant/Counterclaim )
Plaintiff. )
Date Submitted: November 29, 2018
Date Decided: December 6, 2018
On Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff William Chilian’s
Motion for Reargument and for Leave to File an Amended Pleading.
DENIED.
K. Tyler O’Connell, Esquire & Travis J. Ferguson, Esquire, Morris James LLP,
500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801. Attorneys for
Plaintiffs/Counterclaim Defendants BRP Hold Ox, LLC and TDBBS, LLC.
David P. Primack, Esquire, & David W. Giattino, Esquire, McElroy Deutsch
Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, 300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 770, Wilmington,
Delaware, 19801. Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff William Chilian.
Scott, J.
1. Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Reargument based on this Court’s
October 31, 2018 order, and for Leave to File an Amended Pleading.
Defendant argues the Court misapprehended the application of the absolute
litigation privilege to the facts in this case. Additionally, Defendant seeks to
amend his Answer to clarify the factual basis of his Counterclaims.
2. Superior Court Civil Rule 15 (a) states that leave to amend a pleading shall be
freely given when justice so requires. On May 29, 2018, a Scheduling Order
was issued providing a July 30, 2018 deadline for filing Motions to Add or
Amend. This deadline was not impacted by the November 15, 2018 Amended
Scheduling Order. Defendant has not addressed the untimeliness of the
Motion, nor that justice requires granting the Motion. Defendant’s Motion for
Leave to Amend the Pleading is Denied.
3. On a Motion for Reargument under Superior Court Civil Rule 59(e), the only
issue is whether the Court overlooked something that would have changed the
outcome of the underlying decision.1 Thus, the Motion will be granted only if
“the Court has overlooked a controlling precedent or legal principles, or the
Court has misapprehended the law or facts such as would have changed the
outcome of the underlying decision.”2 A Motion for Reargument is not an
1
Brenner v. Vill. Green, Inc., 2000 WL 972649, at *1 (Del. Super. May 23, 2000)
aff'd, 763 A.2d 90 (Del. 2000).
2
Kennedy v. Invacare, Inc., 2006 WL 488590, at *1 (Del. Super. Jan. 31, 2006).
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opportunity for a party to rehash the arguments already decided by the Court
or to present new arguments not previously raised.3 A party seeking to have
the Court reconsider the earlier ruling must, “demonstrate newly discovered
evidence, a change in the law, or manifest injustice.”4 “Delaware law places a
heavy burden on a [party] seeking relief pursuant to Rule 59.”5
4. In support of the Motion for Reargument, Defendant does not present any
newly discovered evidence, nor change in the law, nor any showing of
manifest injustice. There is no basis to grant the Motion for Reargument.
For the foregoing reasons, Defendant’s Motion for Reargument and for Leave
to Amend the Pleading are DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/ Calvin L. Scott
Judge Calvin L. Scott, Jr.
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Id.
4
Brenner, 2000 WL 972649, at *1.
5
Newborn v. Christiana Psychiatric Serv., P.A., 2017 WL 394096, at *2 (Del. Super.
Jan. 25, 2017)(citing Kostyshyn v. Comm’rs of Bellefonte, 2007 WL 1241875, at *1
(Del. Super. Apr. 27, 2007)).
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