Wargelin v. Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P., No. 2:2012cv15003 - Document 14 (E.D. Mich. 2013)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER denying 13 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by District Judge Paul D. Borman. (DTof)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION KRISTEN WARGELIN, Plaintiff, v. BANK OF AMERICA, NA, Successor by merger to BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Case No. 12-CV-15003 Paul D. Borman United States District Judge Defendant. _______________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION (Dkt. No. 13) On October 10, 2013, this Court granted Defendant Bank of America, NA s ( Defendant ) Motion to Dismiss. (Dkt. No. 11). Now before the Court is Plaintiff Kristen Wargelin s ( Plaintiff ) Motion for Reconsideration which was filed on October 24, 2013. (Dkt. No. 13). Plaintiff alleges the Court committed a palpable error when it failed to address her request for mediation when Plaintiff specifically requested mediation in the oral argument for this matter. Plaintiff s argument in support of this contention consists of exactly two sentences: In the case at bar, Mediation was never considered. Since this is a Quite [sic] Title action that involved home foreclosure and a Loan Modification this action is ripe for mediation in order to give Plaintiff an opportunity to retain her home. (Plf. s Br. 1) (emphasis in original). In support of this claim Plaintiff inexplicably attaches two orders for facilitation in unrelated cases before different judges in this district. (Plf. s Br. Ex. 1 & 2). Plaintiff s motion for reconsideration is brought pursuant to Local Rule 7.1 which provides: Generally, and without restricting the court s discretion, the court will not grant motions for rehearing or reconsideration that merely present the same issues ruled upon by the court, either expressly or by reasonable implication. The movant must not only demonstrate a palpable defect by which the court and the parties and other persons entitled to be heard on the motion have been misled but also show that correcting the defect will result in a different disposition of the case. E.D.Mich. LR 7.1(h)(3). A palpable defect is a defect which is obvious, clear, unmistakable, manifest, or plain. Ososki v. St. Paul Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 162 F. Supp. 2d 714, 718 (E.D. Mich. 2001). More confounding to the Court than Plaintiff s lack of supporting argument or case law in this motion is Plaintiff s refusal to acknowledge the fact that the Court determined her complaint failed to set forth any plausible claims. When a court dismisses a complaint for failure to state a claim, it is implausible that the same court will simultaneously find that the action is ripe for mediation on the same claims. Therefore, although this Court did not specifically address Plaintiff s request for mediation, its holding on that matter can be deduced by reasonable implication. E.D.Mich. LR 7.1(h)(3). Accordingly, Plaintiff has failed to show any palpable defect in the Court s Opinion and Order granting Defendant s Motion to Dismiss. 2 For these reasons, the Court DENIES Plaintiff s Motion for Reconsideration (Dkt. No. 13). SO ORDERED. s/Paul D. Borman PAUL D. BORMAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated: November 12, 2013 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing order was served upon each attorney or party of record herein by electronic means or first class U.S. mail on November 12, 2013. s/Deborah Tofil Case Manager 3

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