Saeed Sulaiman appeals the district court’s dismissal of his civil suit brought in forma pauperis against Howard Schwartz, an agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (“FBI”) New Orleans office, and the Civil Rights Division of the FBI’s New Orleans Office. He has also filed a motion for appointment of counsel.

We must examine the basis of its jurisdiction on its own motion if necessary. Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th Cir. 1987). A review of the documents filed on January 27, 2004, indicates that the primary relief requested by Sulaiman was *204 reconsideration of the district court’s judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e). See United States v. Gallardo, 915 F.2d 149, 150 (5th Cir. 1990); see also Mosley, 813 F.2d at 660. Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction, and the appeal must be DISMISSED. Sulaiman’s motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED.