Does a motion for reconsideration give parties a second bite at the apple?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Thermolife Int'l, LLC v. Myogenix Corp., Case No.: 13-CV-651 JLS (MDD) (LEAD CASE) (S.D. Cal. 2017):

In any event, Plaintiffs cannot attempt to re-argue this point now; a motion for reconsideration does not give parties a "second bite at the apple." Weeks v. Bayer, 246 F.3d 1231, 1236 (9th Cir. 2001).

d. Re: Plaintiffs Have Filed Numerous Infringement Suits

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