10-2665-cv
Morgan v. Gaind
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
SUMMARY ORDER
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At a stated term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held at the
Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, in the City of New York,
on the 16th day of February, two thousand twelve.
PRESENT:
Robert A. Katzmann,
Susan L. Carney,
Circuit Judges,
Jane A. Restani,
Judge.*
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Colin Morgan, Castlebay Securities, LTD., Donald Urquhart,
Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellees,
v. 10-2665-cv
Raghu Gaind, Dr., Kenneth R. Lagonia, Americredit International Limited,
Defendants,
Allen Gottlieb,
Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant.
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Judge Jane A. Restani, of the United States Court of International Trade, sitting by
designation.
FOR APPELLANT: Allen Gottlieb, pro se, Aventura, FL.
FOR APPELLEES: Charles B. Manuel, Jr., Manuel & Associates, LLP, New York,
NY.
Appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York (Preska, J.).
UPON DUE CONSIDERATION IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND
DECREED that the order of the district court is AFFIRMED.
Appellant Allen Gottlieb, proceeding pro se, appeals from the district court’s May 25,
2010 post-judgment order denying his motion for reconsideration of the court’s March 30, 2010
order denying his request to quash a subpoena. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the
underlying facts and procedural history of this case.
We review both the denial of a motion for reconsideration and the denial of a motion to
quash a subpoena for abuse of discretion. See In re Subpoena Issued to Dennis Friedman, 350
F.3d 65, 68 (2d Cir. 2003) (motion to quash a subpoena); Transaero, Inc. v. La Fuerza Aerea
Boliviana, 162 F.3d 724, 729 (2d Cir. 1998) (motion for reconsideration). Here, the district
court did not abuse its discretion in declining to reconsider its denial of Gottlieb’s motion to
quash the subpoena filed by the plaintiffs. Gottlieb’s only argument in support of his motion for
reconsideration—that he was seeking but had not yet obtained files purportedly establishing that
the subpoena should be quashed—did not demonstrate that he was entitled to relief under Fed. R.
Civ. P. 60(b) or otherwise. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b); S.D.N.Y. Local Rule 6.3 (providing that a
motion for reconsideration or reargument must identify “matters or controlling decisions which
[the movant] believes the Court has overlooked”). Moreover, contrary to Gottlieb’s suggestion,
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the court’s decision did not preclude him from continuing to seek files in the possession of his
former counsel. Finally, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Gottlieb’s
underlying motion to quash the subpoena, as Gottlieb’s motion did not identify any valid basis
for granting such relief. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(c)(3) (specifying the factors that require or
permit a district court to quash a subpoena).
We have considered Gottlieb’s other arguments on appeal and find them to be without
merit. Accordingly, the order of the district court is hereby AFFIRMED.
FOR THE COURT:
Catherine O’Hagan Wolfe, Clerk
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