Hernandez v. Office of the Comm’r of Baseball – Protecting Court Orders from Reevaluation Without Proper Justification

By Michael A. Ross, MS FACTUAL BACKGROUND Stemming from and following the Court’s Opinion and Order granting summary judgement in favor of the Defendants (The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball and Major League Baseball Inc.) on March 31, 2021, the Plaintiff (Angel Hernandez) filed a motion to alter, amend, or vacate the decision pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e). While addressing the claims set forth by the Plaintiff, the Court assumed familiarity with the factual