the "law of the case" and, under the law of the case doctrine, "a court should not reopen issues decided in earlier stages of the same litigation." Pines Properties, Inc. v. Am. Marine Bank, No. 00-8041-CIV, 2003 WL 25729925, at *2 (S.D. Fla. June 24, 2003) (citing Agostini v. Felton, 521 U.S. 203, 236 (1997). See als