The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Evanson, 76 F.3d 389 (9th Cir. 1996):
A district court may grant a Rule 59(e) motion when: (1) the court is presented with newly discovered evidence, (2) the court committed clear error or the judgment was manifestly unjust, or (3) there is an intervening change in controlling law. School Dist. No. 1J v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1263 (9th Cir.1993), cert. denied, 114 S.Ct. 2742 (1994).
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