IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT  FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE  WESTERN DIVISION     TERESA YOUNG,   Plaintiff,   ) ) ) )        No. 2:19-cv-02384-TLP-dkv  v.  )      ) ) ) ) ) )    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, IRS, and STEVEN T. MNUCHIN, SECRETARY,    Defendants.           ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION      Pro se Plaintiff, Teresa Young, moves the Court to reconsider its order denying her  motion for a new mediator based on new events arising after the Court’s initial order. (ECF No.  56.) The Court held a status conference on December 10, 2019, to address the motion. (ECF  No. 63.) Plaintiff and counsel for the Defendants were present at the status conference and Jerry  Potter, the court-appointed mediator, appeared by telephone. For the reasons stated below and  for the reasons stated in open court, the CourtDENIESPlaintiff’s motion to reconsider.  LEGAL STANDARD  The Sixth Circuit treats a motion for reconsideration as a motion to alter or amend the  judgment in districts that do not have local rules on such a motion.In re Greektown Holdings,  LLC, 728 F.3d 567, 574 (6th Cir. 2013) (“Treating a motion for reconsideration as a motion to  alter or amend the judgment makes sense when a party files a document titled ‘Motion for  Reconsideration’ in a district that does not have a local rule providing for such a motion.”). A  district court may grant a motion for reconsideration or a motion to alter or amend a judgment  Case 2:19-cv-02384-TLP-dkv Document 65 Filed 12/11/19 Page 1 of 3 PageID 424