The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Wallette, 94 F.3d 654 (9th Cir. 1996):
The district court's denial of a pretrial motion to reconsider its suppression determination is reviewed for abuse of discretion. United States v. Hobbs, 31 F.3d 918, 923 (9th Cir.1994). The district court abuses its discretion if it declines to reconsider when several new issues have become relevant since the time of its original ruling. Id.
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