er 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 also U.S. v. Excobar—