Does the doctrine of the law of the case preclude a defendant from making a second motion on the statute of limitations?

Law of the case, while not an inexorable preclusion of successive motions, serves an important principle in litigation which prevent endless motions refining and re-refining one's theories or evidentiary submissions. United States v. Cuddy, 147 F.3d 1111, 1114 (9th Cir. 1998). The doctrine applies to the decision of a higher court as well as decisions of the same court. Id. Absent clear error or changed circumstances, such as a change in the law, the decision should not be changed. United States v. Estrada-Lucas, 651 F.2d 1261, 1263-64 (9th Cir. 1980). As explained above, the circumstances surrounding defendants' presentation of the first motion regarding the statute of limitations does not weigh in favor of giving defendants a second motion on the subject.¹³