Llana-Aday v. District Board of Trustees of Miami-Dade College, No. 1:2011cv22825 - Document 41 (S.D. Fla. 2012)
Court Description: ORDER Granting 26 Motion for Summary Judgment Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 11/16/2012. (jw)
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Llana-Aday v. District Board of Trustees of Miami-Dade College Doc. 41 UN I TED STATES D I STR I C O URT CT SO UTH ER N D I STR I O F FLO RI A CT D M I M IDIVI O N A SI CA SE N O .1122825- V - N G C1 K1 M ARI ELENA LLAN A . 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O n J y 23,2009,G a he col se a em ai t A lons a ot r i catng t t ul t r e nt n l o f o nd he s ndi i ha M D C' Adul Educa i Gr ntf t upcom i fs year had been r S t ton a or he ng i cal educed by neary l 33 per nt fom $1458, t $987, 17.A lons f wa de t s e ai t Gar yt a ce , r , 920 o 1 f o or r d hi m l o a a nd i tuc ed hert s ns r t o pend t w ee he kend de sng a s uton t t budgetr vi i ol i o he educton.Ga ayt i r a pr opos d r e educi t num beroff ltm e i tuc or t t o a r rng each t w or ng he ul-i nsr t s o w nd equii o k s i s fs.A lons a oved Gar a' pr plt hit f o ppr ayt s opos a i t uct d hert de e m i w hih al nd nsr e o t r ne c t o s i i t t r ai w pec als s o et n. Ga a t c s Rik Va ga (l r a ' nd Be na do Ro i ue (t od i ue ' r y a ho e c r s t g s' va )a r r drg z ik rg z' l ) beca e ibot s a e t t y c d wor s i s hs and di w or s i s fst t end us l h t t d hat he oul k plt hi d k plt hit o he oft g a ye r' ( r y aEmalt Alo o o 7 29 0 Ex. DE # 5 .Co ve s l he r nt a . 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Wis v B/ Aeos c ,I . r a rbl, n 4) he s u lfe o o h o ' lon , E r pa e nc, ' 37 F.d 1 ,1 91 ( 1h Ci.20 4) Evi e em a b c r u sa ta ,b tt pli tf 6 3 079 0 1 t r 0 . d nc y e ic m t n i l u he an if mus G sa ih fcsa e uae t p r ta ifrnc ofdic i nain. Ho6ed v t s tbls a t d q t o emi n n ee e e s rmi to ' l l . ' Re no, 1 5 F. 1 55, 1 62 ( 1h Ci. 1 7) t r o l o ni s a c ncus r 1 3d 5 5 1 t r 99 . k s na pi on nd o l o y pe a l tons i t abs lega i , n he ence ofs upportng evi e,ar i uf entt w ihsand s i denc e ns ûci o t t umm a y r j g n . Ch e sv WalDine Wo l Co. 1 F.S pp. d 1 5 1 65( . Fl ud me t' amb r . t s y rd , 32 u 2 3 6, 3 M D. a. ' 2 )(iigHol l 11 F.d a 1 4, 6) 001 ctn 6ed, 5 3 t 35 n. . I t a n he bove- t ed ac i Pl ntf bel s yl ton, ai if ongs t a pr e ed cl s bas on he o ot ct as ed r 2 S. 0 - ( ) 1 .Te m nai n antf' mpl me t s gende . See 4 U . C. j 20 0e 2 a ( ) r i to of Pli ifs e oy n wa r c e ry a a e s e o n a ton. e Cr w or v r l 5 F.d 961 97 ( 1h la l n dv re mplyme t c i Se a f d .Car ol, 29 3 , 0 1t 9 s Ci.200 ) An t pa te d no dipu e t a Plitf wa qu lte f rt j b. r 8 . d he ris o t s t h t an if s ai d o he o How e ,a c os ques i i w het r Pl i if put f t e denc t t t m en tea ed ver l er ton s he a ntf orh vi e ha he r t m or f abl w e e s m iary st e t he l e avor y r i l l iuat d o r.o 9Dee a t t ug a g st a Plitf wa ls q al idt nt me rt ie ( w De , L, fnd n s ho h, r ue h t an if s e s u i e ha he n ean d. Do p.Ex. p. f 1 , # - 2; f s De , C, 47 DE / - De . o .DE #2 pp.2 l . 8 DE 25 1 Alon o p.Ex. p, , / 3; f M t, 25 6, 1 - 3) 1 Pl ntf a guesatl h i herRes e t t r d i r pl ew ih diec evi e ofgender 0 ai if r engt n pons hat he ecor s e et t r t denc dicrm i ton, Cour diagr esand not t t cas Pl ntf ciesf e s i na i The t s e es hat he es ai if t or xampl ofs diect es uch r e d nc , lisv Mari M a ita Cop.40 U. 5 ( 97l , n I e n i alUni , alv vie e Phil . tn ret r , 0 S. 42 1 ) a d ntr aton p on et . . Jo ns Co r l,I .49 U. 1 ( 991,aeia ost be a s boh ivol dt e r s e lso h on ntos nc, 9 S. 87 1 ) r n pp ie c u e t n ve he xp e s xcu in ofwo nfom s e fcj bsb s d s el ont i sausa wo n. me r p ci o a e ol y her tt s me i 8 Pl i if and her com pa a or m us be S ry i ntcal t pr ve cours f om a ntf rt s t t l de i o e nt nea t r S cond- s ng Cm pl s ea e gue si oyer 'r sonabl dec s ons and c us ng appl wih or e ii onf i es t anges. ' ' M a c i v Br wn,l lF. 1 64,1 68 ( 1h Ci.1 99 ;s e alo Wis 3 F.d a nica . o 7 3d 3 3 1 t r 9 ) e s lon, 76 3 t 1 091.The r or f s de onsr t t whe e D ef nda ' dec s onm aker wer a ar ec d act m t a e hat r e nt s i i s e w e ofPli ifsopposton t wor ng as i s f t y we eunawar ofa concensabout antf ii o ki plt hit he r e ny r w or ng a s i s f f om t t o m e r ai ki plt hit r he w n et ned,Rodrguez and V a ga l f ct bot i r s. n a , h Rodrguez a V a gas had wor s i s fst ough t end oft pr ous gr ntyea . i nd r ked plt hit hr he he evi a r 5. n he ppid o ean her o , ihe x r se S e ( E, DE #25-) W he t y a le t rti t i j bs net r e p e s d e Ex. r er tonsaboutagai w or ng a s i s f ora cha l es va i n ki plt hi t ny lengest tt s ha he chedul i pos em es on sude a sng,a cr a as ctoft posii Conve s y,Pl ntf sa e entt t t nt dvi i uci l pe he ton. r el ai i ps t t m ha s w oul r i bef e wor ng a s i s h had be r a he d esgn or ki plt hi en elyed t Def ndant s o e ' d cso ma r ( E, #25 5;t g s sila ple t ke phe j b, anifsi e iin kes Ex. DE . ) hou h he tl p id o e r o Plitf ad durng he i e vi t t s w as conc ne t ne s dul w oul r duce t tm e i r nt r ew ha he er d he w che e d e he i a a lbl f rsude a vii ( w De , L, 26 DE # - 2) v ia e o t nt d sng.Do p.Ex. p. , 25 1 . The Cour,how e r nee notde er i whe he Pl i ifhas pr e ed e dence t ve , d t m ne t r a ntf es nt vi dem onsr tng s w as sm iary st t t he com par or f a sanda d s x ta i he i l l iua ed o r at s or t r e dicrm i ton c ai bec e t s c e i pr ry under t as alegi ls x- us'or s i na i l m aus hi as s ope l sood l ng le pl ' i nderpl ' dicrm i i cl m s. i ge - us' s i naton ai Pl ntf has aleged t t Def nda fr her not sm pl bec e s i a w om a ai if l ha e nt l ed i y aus he s n butbeca e s i a w om a wih young c l en and,i lght ofm ot l dutes w oul us he s n t hidr n i hery i , d b u li o una et wo k a s i s f.Se ( .SOF,DE #3 p. Pl Re p. DE e nwil r bl o r pl hit e P1 ng t 4, 2; . s , #3 p. ) s e as ( . s , 7 (s f nd n po sbl dici n t d a ans ( antfl 3, 5 ; e lo Pl Re p.p. ) d e a t s i y s rmi a e g i t Pli it De be a e s wa a mot ra d ha r s nsbiiy f he c l ' .Thi t o y i ia e c us he s he n d e po i l or r hid.) s he r mplc ts t ' t hei ened s a r f a is x- us'or ûge r pl ' di crm i ton cl i ,w hi he ght t nda d or ie pl ' ' nde - us' s i na i am ch i ves t ic as ii aton of empl s on t bas s of s x pl one ot r osensbl nvol he ll s fc i oyee he i e us he t i y ne ta c r ce itc. Wiln ham v M ac n Te . .Co. 5 F.d 1 4,1 ( t Ci. u r l ha a trsi ' lig ' . o l Pub , 07 2 08 089 5h r 1 75 .t Ge e - us pli tfs c n ne r be s c s f i t e e i no c r e po i g 9 ) d nd rpl an if a ve s uc e sul f h r s o r s nd n s as of m ember of t oppost ge ubcl s s he ie nder Such pl i if c . antf s annot m a t r st ke he equi ie s howi t t y w e e tea ed dif e l fom si ia l st t m e ber of t ng hat he r r t fer nty r m lr y iua ed m s he o po ieg n r'' ga ilov Sc olBd o nr eCo?7 , a.98 F.Su p.1 0, p st e de .'Lon rel . ho . fMo o , y'Fl , 7 / ? p 44 1 9 ( D. a 1 7)( tn Coe v B- Mai e an eMan ge nto o ado 44 S. Fl. 99 quoig lman , G ntn c a me fcolr , pl I ,108 F. 11 1 4 ( 0 h Ci.1 7 ) He e t k us' h r ce itcwo d b t e nc. 3d 99, 20 1 t r 99 ) . r , he : 'c a a trsi ul e h r ponsbiiy of ca i f a young c l Pl ntf doe not alege t Rodrguez a es i lt rng or hid. ai if s l hat i nd V a gas had s r uch a r ponsbiiy.1 Thus eve i Pl ntf pr d t t s a he es i lt l , n f ai if ove ha he nd r com par t s wer si ia l st ed f a sandar s di c i i ton cl m ,s has not a or e m l ry iuat or t d ex s r m na i ai he s ces f l dem onsr t t sf a s pl cl m . uc s uly ta ed hi br ex- us ai B. antfsEvd nc 4 PrtxtWo dRaieT i l I s e o atra Fa t Pli l ie e f ee ul s rabe s u s fM e il cs A s um i t Pl ntf ha esabls a prm a f e cl m , he bur w oul s f s ng hat ai if d t i hed i aci ai t den d hit t Def nda t pr f a l gii a e,non- s i i or bass f t r i i Pl i ips o e nt o ofer e tm t di crm nat y i or e m natng a ntf m oym caus e pl ent Def m oym . endant has a r t t i t r i t Pli if s e pl ent be e ver ed ha t e m na ed a ntf s ee prse rs r ainsa u h ra lt t pef r c ranj d iso ten w s i h x es d e e v to bo t e biiy o rom eti ob ute n h e pl t s f s hedul Rodr guez and Va gas e es e no s h r er tons a i f t ha hit c e; i r xpr s d uc es va i nd n ac d 1 Pl ntf ' Res e s aest tRodrguezhasno chidr n and Var hasa sepdaught ,butdoesnot 1 ai ifs pons t t ha i le gas t er cam t tVa g swa r p nsbl f h rc r ( . s , 5 . li ha r a s es o i e or e ae.PlRe p.p. ) 1 0 e i nce w or ng s i s fs.A c di y,D ef nthas s a ed a l tm a e, nonxpere ki plt hit cor ngl enda tt egii t dic i i t y ba i f t adver e em pl e ac i a ns Pl i if s fi t s rm na or s s or he s oym nt ton gai t a ntf , hi tng he bur n bac t Pl ntf t de onsr e t t pr f r r on w as pr e f a de k o ai if o m tat hat he of e ed eas et xt or dic i i t y pur e. s rm na or pos A pl ntf ca pr ai i f n ove pr t çeiher die l by pe s ng t cour t a e ext t t r cty r uadi he t hat dicrm i t y r on m or lkel m otvat d t em pl s i na or eas e i y i e he oyer or i r ty by s ndiec l howi t ng hat t e o rspr fr d e a to i u wo t ofce n e. Te a De ' o C? he mplye' ofee xplnain s n rhy rde c ' x s p t f n@. ' A f r v Bur n 45 U. 2 ,25 1 S. .1 9( 981.( s vi amoin f r fais . die, 0 S. 48 6, 01 Ct 08 1 ) ( ur ve To to o s ummayj me ,t plitf mu td mo tae tu h we kne s s i a i lte , r udg nt he anif s e nsrt s c a s e , mplusbiiis i nconsit nci , i oher nci , or cont a c i i t em pl ' pr f r d l tm a e s e es nc e es r di tons n he oyers of e e egii t r as f isa i t ta r s e ons or t cton ha ea onabl f cti rcoul fnd t e a fnde d i hem unw orhy ofc edence.' t r '' We b v R & B H odi g Co I . 9 F.Su 1 2,1 6 ( D .Fl 1 98 ( uo i g b . ln . nc, 92 pp. 38 38 S. a. 9 ) q tn Coo r Hou t n v So he n&7 Co ,3 F.d 6 ,60 ( 1h Ci.9 4)(n ena ct to pe - so . ut r . . 7 3 03 5 1 t r1 9 it r l ia in omi e ) t dl. t i endants M oton f Sum m ar J ' i or y udgm e ,Pl ntf ar nt ai if gues t t ha I opposng D ef n ) vi nc d fn n iig flhi c s b ite wih pr tx , ( .Re p. p.l1 ,e de e by De e da t g v n E l s a e rsls t ee t' P1 s , l t ' i nconss e r s it nt ea ons f c or hoosng t t r i t Pl ntf s e pl e ; de a i f om i o e m na e ai if m oym nt vi tng r s a d hii and frng pr dur ; a c t ndar r ng ii oce es nd hoosng a ca da e l qualGed t i ndi t ess i han Pl ntf .Pr cedenti t El vent Cicui i ca es t teach oft e f t w hi h on a ai if e n he e h r t ndi t ha hes ac s, c moi frs mmayj gme taec nsr e i telg tmo tfvo a et Pli if c ul ton o u r ud n r o tu d n h ih s a rbl o antf, o d s r as evi nc of pr t .See H url r v.St M ar ' H ea1h Car S t I ,439 e ve de e e ext be t . ys t e ys em, nc. F.d 1 6 1 - ( 1h Ci.2 6 ((A1 e o rs f i e t a tc ae c e ry a d 3 28 , 298 99 1 t r 00 ) ç n mpl ye ' al o riult la l n ( ur c nsse ty t r a o f ra e oy es d s ha gem a s r e a e i e eofpr tx .) o itn l he e s n o n mpl e ' ic r y e v s v d nc e e t' ; ' 1 a 1 9 (iA1n e o rsde ain fom iso sa r pr c d r sma sr ea d. t 29 $ ( mplye' vito r t wn tndad o e u e y e v s e de e o pr txt' ; h v ys n Foo ,I c ,5 U. 45 45 ( 006 (s de t s vi nc f e e .l As .T o ' ds n . 46 S. 4, 7 2 ) û r hi un Cour' decii ,qualsca i e dence m a s fce,a l ti s e cic s a es,t ts s ons i tons vi y ufi t eas n om r um t nc o s w pr txt' . ho ee .) ' Though Pl ntf pr t xt ar e bas d on t cons senc ofD ef ai ifs e e ual gum nt e he it y endants ' r as f frng Ll na- y i unavaii ,1 Pl i ifha atl tpr e ed ti bl i s e on or i i a Ada s lng 2 a ntf s eas es nt r a e s ues of f t as t t ot r t o cic s a ac o he he w r um t nces t t Pl ntf s dem ons r e pr e .Fis , ha ai if ays tat et xt r t M D C t i devi t f om iss a d pr edur ,i taly frng t o em pl w ce a ed r t t ndar oc es nii l ii w oyeesw ihout t cons tng hum a r s c a t n openi t postons back up f t t uli n e our es nd he ng he ii or he wo pr ousy tr and t o pr vi l r t ned em pl evi l s ed w e ousy e ai oyees t a y f .Coupl w ih t o ppl or ed t he de ii t tm ony of Gar yt t t afe hearng f om hum an r our es,A lons t d pos ton esi a a ha , tr i r es c f o ol he t need t gett r s ores sr ghtas t why t y chos t t m e and nott r hey o hei t i tai o he e he wo n he t wome ara o a ej r c l tndt tter-p iain p o e swa ss m a , wo n, e s n bl uy oud s ha h e a plc to r c s s ha nd acc di y,Def or ngl endant s pr f r d r on w a unworhy of cr nce.Second,Pl ntf ' of e e eas s t ede ai i f hasr s a genui i s off ta t w hehers w asm or qualfed t n Var aied ne s ue ac s o t he e ii ha gas. H ow e r as not by t Cour , Pl ntf has not ove com e he prm a f ci ve , ed he t ai if r r i a e bur n. Tha i dipostve of D ef nt s M oton a t de t s s ii enda ' i nd hus, unde t M c onne l r he D l D ougl fam ewor t Cour ' dec s on i notgui by whe hert r i a ti bl i s as r k, he ts i i s ded t he e s ra e s ue 1 The r d evi : ecor dence i cl raboutDef s ea endantss a edr on f r ai ng Rodrguezand Var over ' t t eas or et ni i gas Llna- y.Neiheroft m al applca se ess d any r er i aboutwor ng a s i s f;s a Ada t he e i nt xpr e es vatons ki plt hit he di Pl ntf hasnotr d. ai if eveal al ofcl iy ori ed ack art nconsit ncy i Def s e n endantsexpl ton by notng t t ' ana i i ha Def ndantsdecii e ' sonmake salo s d t tSvar wasa sr r s ai ha s gas t ongercandi t over l'ort hes ed da e al' hat eem mor per onaly com m it t t posii Bot oft e sat e sar i erwi wih t candi e e s l ted o he ton. h hos t em nt e nt t ned t he dat s' f i aboutwor ng a s i s f . eelngs ki plt hit 1 2 ofmae ilfc o t ee n o p ee . fnda ti e tte t j me ta amatrof tra a t n he lme t f rtxtDee n s nild o udg n s te l w beca ePl i ifhasnots t ned a prm a f ci cl m f s pl dicrm i i a us a ntf usai i a e ai or ex- us s i naton. I .CONCLUS ON V I i r ton he t ng her s uly A c di y, afer c et consde a i and t Cour bei ot wi e f l cor ngl t ar hl advied,i i O RD ER ED ,ADJU DG ED,a D ECREED t tD ef nda ' M oton f s ts nd ha e nt s i or Fi lSu may J gme t( # )b ,a i he e y, na m r ud n DE 26 e nd s r b GRANTED. D ON E AN D O RD ER ED i Cha be s a t J es La r e K i Fede al n m r t he am w enc ng r J tc Buidi and Unied St t Courhous M i i Fl i t s 1 h da of usi e l ng t a es t e, am , orda, hi 6t y N ove be ,201 m r 2. Z, - , . / g X J 4 Es LAW M NCE KI NG 'W ' At 1 - Cc: Co efo Pl nt uns l r ai W Loui M i s chaelJepew ay,Jr . Je w a a J pe y nd epew a P. . y, A Suie 407 t 1 W Fl gl Steet 9 a er r M i m i FL 331 a , 30 305- 2356 377Fax:3053772324 Emall e wa a lc m i:mj pe y@ o.o Cou e fo De nd ns l r fe ant SuzanneA s l Si hele nger Rum be gerK ik & Ca dw e l r r l l 1 3 è ' I S TED TATESDI T CTJ E S RI U SOU THERN D I STRI OF FLO CT DA Br c lBa e Cente i kel yvi w r 80 SW 8t St ee h r t Suie 3000 t M i m i FL 33130a , 3047 305995- 428 5 Fa 371 7580 x: - Emal si e @r mbeg rc m i: sng r u re .o Br ooke Li a Ehr i s lch Rum ber rK ik & Cal e l ge r dw l Brc lBa e Ce r i kel yvi w nte 80 SW 8t St e h r et Suie 3000 t M i m i FL 331 3047 a , 30305 358 5577 Emalbe lc umb r rc m i: hrih@r ege .o 1 4
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