4:20-cv-00360•Harris v. Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation et al
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Case 4:20-cv-00360-JCG Document146- Filed 03/06/26 Page1of8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO ZACHARY HARRIS, Plaintiff, Vv. Case No. 4:20-cv-00360-JCG BECHTEL MARINE PROPULSION’ | OPINION AND ORDER CORPORATION and FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC, Defendants. Before the Court is Defendants Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation’s (“Bechtel”) and Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC’s (“Fluor’’) (collectively “Defendants”) Motion for Reconsideration of Order (Dkt. 138) on Plaintiff's Motion for Terminating Sanctions (Dkt. 108) (“Defs.’ Br.” or “Def.’s Mot.”) (Dkt. 140). Plaintiff Zachary Harris (“Harris” or “Plaintiff’) opposed the motion, and Defendants filed a reply. Pl.’s Resp. Opp’n Defs.’ Mot. Reconsideration (Dkt. 140) (“PI.’s Resp. Br.”) (Dkt. 144); Defs.’ Reply Supp. Mot. Reconsideration (Dkt. 140) (“Defs.’ Reply Br.’’) (Dkt. 145). For the following reasons, the Court denies Defendants’ Motion. 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Ryan, 759 F.3d 1117, 1121 (9th Cir. 2014) (finding no abuse of discretion where the district court denied a motion to reconsider the judgment based on the same arguments made in the original motion). DISCUSSION On January 15, 2026, the Court granted in part and denied in part Plaintiff's request for a sanction of dismissal against Defendants pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37. Opinion and Order (Jan. 15, 2026) (Dkt. 138). Rather than dismiss the case, the Court considered the arguments raised by the parties in support of their respective positions, determined that lesser sanctions were a more appropriate remedy, and ordered adverse inference jury instructions regarding the non-disclosure of a relevant fact witness and the non-disclosure of a bus etiquette document. Id. Defendants argue first that the Court should reconsider its decision to order an adverse inference jury instruction regarding the non-disclosure of fact witness Susan Rankin, because ordering a deposition of Ms. Rankin would be a more appropriate lesser sanction. Defs.’ Br. at 1-3. Plaintiff counters that a deposition at this late stage of the proceedings would not remedy the prejudice caused to Plaintiff, because Plaintiff would no longer be able to depose Ms. Rankin when her recollection was fresh or when additional discovery could have been pursued for information regarding company-wide practices and comparators that Ms. Rankin OPINION AND ORDER - 4 Case 4:20-cv-00360-JCG Document146- Filed 03/06/26 Page5of8 might have revealed if the deposition took place during the regular discovery period. Pl.’s Resp. Br. at 3-4. Plaintiff's arguments are similar to the objections raised during the November 17, 2025, videoconference with the Parties regarding Plaintiff's motion for terminating sanctions. Conf. Audio Trans. at 8:35-9:45; 10:30—-12:50. Defendants offer the same arguments made previously during briefing on the motion for terminating sanctions, and offer additional arguments regarding the feasibility of a deposition that they could and should have made previously. See Defs.’ Br.; Defs.” Reply Br. The arguments do not raise newly discovered or previously unavailable evidence, nor do they raise an intervening change in the law, convince the Court that it clearly erred, or demonstrate that the Court’s decision results in manifest injustice. See Turner, 338 F.3d at 1063. Accordingly, Defendants have not met their burden of demonstrating that reconsideration is warranted, and the Court denies Defendants’ request to order a deposition of Ms. Rankin in place of an adverse jury instruction. 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