Hill v. Ross Dress for Less, Inc., No. 1:2012cv23368 - Document 92 (S.D. Fla. 2013)

Court Description: ORDER granting 51 Motion for Summary Judgment; denying 53 Motion Adverse Jury instruction. Signed by Judge Patricia A. Seitz on 11/26/2013. (cqs)

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Ac di t De e nt Pl i ifha no pr en e a e de t tDe enda ha cor ng o f nda , antf s t es t d ny vi nce ha f nt d et racua o c tuc i knowl dgeoft piceofpl tcon t toor Furhe , ai ifha ihe t l r onsr tve e he e asi he l . t r Pl ntf s notpr s edanyevi ei c i whe orhow t pl tce d up on t foo .Pl i if e ent denc ndiatng n he asi nde he l r antf r s ndst ta ma e i i s off te ssa t whe De e e po ha t ral s ue ac xit s o n f ndan ' e oye l s i pe e t ts mpl es a t ns ctd he a eawhe ePl ntf f l a t i i notcla how l ng t plsi wa on t foor r r ai if el nd hus t s er o he a tc s he l . 8 Ther c d e denc doesnoti caehow t pl si go on t tooro how l i ha e or vi e ndi t he a tc t he l r ong t d be n t r Pl ntf a it dl doesnotknow, . p a 60: 1 and t ofDe e nts e he e. ai if dm te y P1 De t 5- 0, wo f nda ' e oy st sii d t tt yha wakedt ought a e t n t tfe mi esbef r Pli ifs mpl ee e tfe ha he d l hr he r a e o i ten nut o e antf f la hadno s e t pl si o t foo .Pl i ifa g t ta ge ne is ofm ae i lf t al nd t e n he a tc n he l r antf r ues ha nui s ue tra ac e ssast whe De e ntse pl esl s wake t ough a i pece t a e be a e o : xit o n f nda ' m oye a t l d hr nd ns td he r a c us f (l i itnti e r t ya wer andde ii t tmony;2)i onsse tsi ) nconsse ntrogaor ns s poston esi ( nc itnt e tmonyof sor e oye s; ( t g rlyS s 'a rnc oft soe.A rvi o t t e mpl e and 3) he eneal l y' ppeaa e he tr mes e ew f he i t r o t y a we sa depostont si n e r ga or ns r nd ii e tmony,howe r s ve , howst tt r i no a ha he e s t n i onssenc De e ntsit nogaor a wer s aet tBincaDelrins ctd t i de nc it y. f nda ' n e t y ns s t t ha a e k pe e he nci nt i l a i a o ma e y30 m i e o ls be o et i i ntocc r d a di notobs r a oc ton ppr xi t l nut s r e s f r he nc de ure nd d e ve ny h z r o sc n iin o t efo r' S e1E- 2 3a !1 (mph ssa d d .Dee tsi e t a a ad u o dto s n h lo . e 7 6 - t l e a i d e ) lr e tf d h t ' i s ha i pe t d t a e tn mi e be or t i de .Se De e De at21: 1 Be a e he d ns c e he r a e nut s f e he nci nt e l r p. 9- 4. c us t i e r t y a we sa e t l s ,' ti noti ons sentwih De e ' de ii n t si ony. he nt rogaor ns r tt s s e s'i s or nc it t l rs posto e tm Thus c r y t Pli ifsa s ri ,Pl ntf i notentte t t i e e et tDe e wa l t , ontar o antf ' s e tons ai if s il d o he nf r nc ha l r s as i t a ea30 m i esbef r t i i ent n he r nut o e he nc d . Pl i iff t rtist dic edi De e ' t tmony be a e Delrt ttedt ts wal antf urhe re o s r t l rs esi c us e esii ha he ks t r ug he de rm e e r 1 m i es whiet sor mana rt sil d t ts woul onl h o h r pa t nt ve y 0 nut , l he t e ge e tte ha he d y e xpec Dee t wak t ough t de rme a l s onc a hour Pl i ifas e t t tt si a t lr o l hr he pa t nt t ea t e n . antf s rs ha hi s c lc i t e de ewhih c eaesa t ris ofm aera f c .Ho ve ,he ma ontit n he vi ne c r t no he s ue t il a t we r t nage ' rs a Dee ' t si ony a enoti onssen .Si y be aus Delre edshe m a ge ' nd lr s e tm r nc it t mpl c e e xce r na rs e p cain i p ro mi gp rso h r o d e n t raeamaeilis o fc a t h w o tn x e tto s n ef r n a t f e j b o s o c e t t ra sue f a t s o o fe s pe f m swak-hr he ror l t oughsofhe de rme .Be aus t une ese evi ncei t Dee r pa t nt c e he ont t d de s hat lr 9 waked t ough t a e whe e Pli iff lt mi esbe or Pl i iff l,Pl i ifhasf ie l hr he r a r antf el en nut f e a ntf el antf ald t m e the bur n ofe tbls n t tt pl tcwason t toorf a l e o e r de sa ihi g ha he asi he l or ong noug pe i of h rod tmet c r e De e ntw ih c t c i notc ofispr s nc on t foor Cons quenty, i o ha g f nda t onsnltve i e t e e e he l . e l t r i no e denc t tDefnda kn ors d ha known oft ha r he e s vi e ha e nt ew houl ve he za dousc to t ondii n,he plsi on t toor a t ss l ha r m e e t c ton. a tc he l , nd hi hou d ve e di d he ondii Pli ifas ma nti t ts i e il d t an i e e t tDe enda ' e pl e a ntf lo i ans ha he s ntte o nf r nce ha f nts m oye Le swasnoti t a e 1 1 mi e be or Pl ntf i i nt Pl ntf i corec t tt wi n he r a 0- 5 nut s f e ai ifs nc de . ai if s r t ha he e de e c e t sage neis ofm ae ilf tr r ngwhe Lewi wasl s i t ar a vi nc r a e nui s ue tra ac ega di n s a t n he e , be a e hi t s i c us s e tmony t theac ompa eda gua d c r i mone c lc swih t mana rs ha c ni r aryng y ontit t he ge ' ve ,hi s ue s e nt um y t si onyt tLe swoul notdo t t Howe r t sis doe notpr ve s mar e tm ha wi d ha . j d me ti fv ro Dee d n b c u e a s t u a o e t eei n is eo maeilfc a t u g n n a o f fn a t e a s , s e o t b v , h r s o su f tra a t s o wh nDee wa ls i tea e .Co e u nl, fn n i e tte t s mma yj d me t e lr s a t n h r a nsq e t Dee da ts nild o u r u g n y be us Pl ntf ca ca e ai if nnotesa ih t tD e e ntkne ors l ha known o t ha a do tbls ha f nda w hou d ve f he z r us c ton,t pi eofpl si on t toor a t ha adu yt r m e t c ton. ondii he ec a tc he l , nd hus d t o e dy he ondii Fi l Pli if he sse ,a he da era la itd t t y di notknow how t naly, a ntf, r it r nd r ught l dm te hat he d he naur oft ta t ort condii oft Home s ci pro t Pl i if sf l.Pl i ips t e he r fk he ton he e ton i r o antf a l antf ssersand da ersç es 't tmonya t pi t esde ci atmes ' o ype ti d t it ' ught ' t s'esi m nd he cur pi tng ç s' nl rane o ot a e oft sor Furhe , s ont ie sde c i a bengon t toor i a a s her r as he t e. t r ba ed he tm s rbed s i he l , t ppe r t ts h ie swoul notbe i t Hom es c i ne rt r gs Thus t ki al oft ha uc tm d n he e ton a he u . , a ng 1 he i er nc i t lghtm os f vor et Pl i if i i i ufi e a amate of1 t i e t t nf e es n he i t a abl o antf, t s ns fcint s t r aw o nf r ha De e nthad c tuc i notceofadange ousc ton i isHo ear a.Acc di y,ti f nda onsr tve i r ondii n t m e or ngl i s O RDERED t t ha : 1 0 1.Pl i ifsM o i f Ad r eJ r l tudi asa Re ul ofDef nda ' Spola i antf' ton or ve s u y nsr on s t e nts iton o Evd n e( 5 1i DENI f i e c DE- 3 s ED. 2 Dee d n' M o inf rSu r J d me tL 5 J sGRANTED. . fn a ts to o mmay u g n DE- 1 i 3.A1 pen ng motonsnotot r s r e upo a eDENI a moot 1 di i he wi e uld n r ED s . 4.Th Co l wile tras p rt j d me t e u' l ne e aae u g n . t ) M DONE a dORDERED i MimiFlrd ,hsQ Y dyof v mb r201 . n n a , o ia ti a No e e, 3 . 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