Keitz v. Unnamed Sponsors of Cocaine Research Study et al, No. 3:2011cv00054 - Document 86 (W.D. Va. 2013)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 10/01/2013. (ssm)

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ERx' cE s, sT couRT AT RoANoK VA m x FLD yu.lù I E ,o I TH E UN I N TED STA TES D I I COU RT STR CT FOR THE W ESTERN DI STRI OF VI NI CT RGI A CH ARLOTTESVI LLE D I ISI V ON 22T 22 2 1 23 JULA C t BY: t W CL R UW CL ERK MI CHA EL JA M ES K EI TZ, Ci lA cton N o.3: 1CV00054 vi i 1 Pl i if a ntf , M EM O R AN DU M O PI O N NI UN NAM ED SPON SORS OF COCAI NE RESEAR CH STU D Y,e a . t 1, By:H on.Gl n E. e Conr ad Chi Unie St t sDititJ ge ef t d a e src ud D e e nt . f nda s Thi c ei pr e l befr t co tont pli ifsmoi f ( )a e die s as s esnty o e he ur he antf tons or 1 n xpe td heai ()a e e i oftmei whiht fl hi moto frr onsdeai ( rng; 2 n xtnson i n c o ie s in o ec i rton; 3) r onsdeai oft dimis ofhi br a hofco rc cam; ( lavet nme hi ec i rton he s sal s e c nta t li and 4) e o nd s pr vi us y a e d com pl nt Fo t r s t tf l ,t pl i if sm o i w ilbe e o l m nde ai . r he ea ons ha olow he a ntf tons l denid.Howe r t pli ifwilbegr ne a o t t t fl wihi t nt o ( ) e ve ,he antf l a td n pporuniy o ie, t n we y-ne 21 da ,a cl i s ti f t t a i abl l w a s ii f c st the be i ve gi r s t a ys a m e tng or h he pplc e a nd pec t c a t ha le s ve i e o cl i f br ac ofc r c . a m or e h ont a t 1. M oton f an Expedi H eari i or ted na O n J y 31 201 t pl i iftl a m oton r que t ng an e die he r ng r ga di ul , 3, he a ntf i ed i e si xpe t d a i e r ng t J y 22,201 o ni a o de i whi h t s c utdi m i s d t pl i if sbr ac of he ul 3 pi on nd r r n c hi ot ' s s e he a ntf e h c r tcl i . Se M e .Op. ECF N o.45,Or ,ECF N o. Thi c tc t ue t ontac a m e m , . der 46. s our onsr s he pl i i fs m o i a a r que tf a e a ntf ' ton s e s or n xped t d he z ng on hi m otons f rr c i r to a ie a i s i o e ons de a i n nd frla t a n h sp e iu l a nd dc mp an ,on l fldo Aug t7 2 3 Up n o e ve o me d i r vo sy me e o litj ity i n us , 01 . o e r ew oft recor t courtconcl evi he d, he udest bot m otons can beresol on t pl ngsand hat h i ved he eadi t tnohe rng i ne es a y.Ther f e,hepli tf sr que tf anexpe t d hea i wilbe ha ai s c s r e or t a n if e s or die rng l deni ed. ll. M oti f R econsi on or derat on i TheFe r Rul ofCi lPr e edonote esl pr def apos-udgment deal es vi oc dur xpr sy ovi or tj û oton t r ons de . R a he , m o i f r co i r ton i t e t d aseihera m oton t aler s i o ec i r' t r a ton or e ns de a i s r a e m ' t i o t o a n aj d me tu d rRu e5 ()o amoinf rrle fo j g n u d rRu e6 () r me d u g n n e l 9 e r to o eif r m ud me t n e l 0b . Se e:.Kayl v. nnNa' Ga ng.I ,637F.d 46 470n. ( h Ci. 1.Unl s e- . , t e Pe tl mi nc. 3 2, 4 4t r 201 ) es ot r s s cfe amotonf r c i rtontldwihi t ny-iht( )da oft e r he wie pe iid, i or e onsdeai ie t n we t eg 28 ys he nty ofj udgme wilbec tue asaRul 59()moton.Se se. ,Ki ev.W ihes No. nt l onsr d e e i e c. mbl t r, 5:2CV001 201 W L 230231 a *1( . Va May24, 3) 1 10, 3 3, t W D. . 201 . t Rul 59()moi mayonl begrntdi tleest tons :1 t a c $ A e e ton y a e n lr iuai : 4 ) o c ommodaea t n i e v ni c ngei c r lnglw;( t ac ountf ne e de eno a ia e ntr e ng ha n ontoli a 2) o c or w vi nc t valbl g e ousyl or( t c rc ace rer oflw o prve ma f tij tc '' M a il v. prvi l ; 3) o ore t la ror a r e nt nies nusie. ' yfed Na' As nf St kCa Aut Racng,I , F. 369,379( hCi. 2)(ii Zi nd tl s' or oc r o i nc.674 3d 4t r 201 ctng nka v. own,478F.d63 637( hCi.2007).Thi i a e ror nayr me t ts dbe Br 3 4, 4t r ) s s n xta di r e dy ha houl us d s rng y a gr nt d onl unde e e i lc r um s a e . I e pa i l nd a e y r xc ptona ic t nc s d. Hee t pl ntf doe no s cf whehe hebrngst smotonunde Rul 59()or r,he ai if s t pe iy t r i hi i r e e Rul 60( .Bec us t pli iffl wihi t nt eiht( da oft e r oft or r e b) a e he antf ied t n we y- g 28) ys he nty he de, * t cou twilc i rhi motonunde Rul 59() he r l onsde s i r e e. *On J y 31 201 t pli ifm ove f a to tmet s i hi m oto f rr consde a i Pl' ul , 3, he antf d or ddiinal i o ubm t s in o e i r ton. .s Noieo Mo.ECFNo 48 Sic 20 9 Rue5 () a alwe ap ryt nyeg t(8 rte ta tn(0 tc f t, . . n e 0 , l 9e h s l d at we t-ih 2 ) ah r h n e 1 ) o da t tl amoint atro a n a u g n.Theplitf fldhsmoino Au u t , 01 , ti te ys o 'e t o l r me d j d me t i o e anif ie i to n g s 7 2 3 wihn h r r tmeperod.A c r ngl t plitf m otonf a e e i oftm ewilbedim is d a m oot equied i i co di y, he an ifs i or n xtnson i l s se s . 2 l hi m oton, hepl i ifa kst scour t r co i risdecson t dim ist br ac n s i t antf s hi t o e nsde t ii o s s he e h ofcon r tc a m r i e i hi n e d c pl i . Thi c tdi m i s t cl i be us t t ac l i a s d n s m nde om a nt s our s s ed he a m ca e he pl i iff ied t a l ge w ih s t c e pm i ul r t t ne es a y el m e s ofs h a c a m . a ntf a l o le t ufi i nt c a iy he c s r e nt uc li M e .Op.7, ul 22,20l ECF No.45. Rahe , hepl ntf m e e y ofe e t ba e al ga i m J . 3, t r t ai if r l f r d he r le ton t tt dee ntùvi ae algalye or a eoblgai t (he pl ntf '1 a 6. ha he fnda d oltd e l nf ce bl i ton o t j ai if' d. t l s n uppor ofhi m o i f r co i r to t pl i ifa a st of e f a gum e s t s ton or e ns de a i n, he a ntf ppe r o f r our r nt . Fis , he pl i i fa gue t tt sc te r ous y i e pr t hi o i nalc pl i , rtt a ntf r s ha hi our r one l nt r e ed s r gi om a nt s cii ly t tFac s ' e ton.Pl' Af . Aug.7,201 ECF N o. Se ond, he pl ntf pe fca l he û t ' s c i .s f , 3, 53. c t ai i f as e t t theha onl lm ie a ce st Vigni ca e lw a sa u es d.Thid,t pli if s rs ha s y i t d c s o r i a s a nd t t t .I r he antf s m pl s a e t the û a l gii at ca e f r dr s . l Fi ly, he pl i ifa g t t i y t t s ha t has e tm e us or e e s ' d. na l t ' a ntf r ues ha t sc u t re wh n if u t a h sb e c o c nr c cam c udn tstvv j iil c tn hi o r er d e t o nd h t i ra h f o ta t li o l o t ie udca s nz y r i unde Fe r lRul ofPr e e 1 b)6) P1' Me La 4,Aug.7, 3,ECFNo.5 r de a e oc dur 2( ( . .s m. w 201 2. Noneoft s a gum e t s he e r n s ugges t ta it r ni c ng i c r lng lw has t ha n n e ve ng ha e n ontoli a oc ur e none oft s ar m e sr y on p e ous y una ia e e de e. W hie t tr tt ee c r d; he e gu nt el r vi l va l bl vi nc l he i s hr a g me t d n ts g e t ce rer ro lw o i n igma f s ij sie i c udb r u n s o o u g s a la ro f a r mpe dn nie t nu tc ,t o l e i e r f om t pl ntf stna a gum e t the bele st s c tcl ary e ed w he i nf r ed r he ai i f i l r nt ha i ve hi our e l nn t dimis dhi cli unde Rul 1 b () Thi beifi mit n. s se s am r e 2()6 . s le s sake The pl i ifc r ty a s r st ti hi a e a ntf or ec l s e t ha n s m nded c pl nt he of e e t f l w i om ai , f r d he olo ng fcua alegai t t co t( )hesgne awrte c nta tt pa tcpaei adr r s rh a t l l tons o he ur: 1 i d itn o rc o rii t n ug eeac expei ntconducedbyt UVA Ce e f Addito Reeac a ( hewast dt rpor rme t he ntr or cin s rh; nd 2) ol o e t t t em er o he gency r oom and cont tUV A i he experenced s pt sasa r ul ofhi ac f i ym om es t s pa tcpai n. J . Heur st c tt fnd t tt e f c sal s t i nty de et con r d ri i to #ge he our o i ha hes a t one ufk e l not he ta t r s i l i t pa te 'e c ai nsa o i tons s h t ta diti tco tc dfnd e m ,ncud ng he ri s xpe t to nd blga i , uc ha src ur oul i t ta br ac ofco r c oc ur ed. ha e h nt a t c r The pl i ife e sy c e t t s a e va f c ua ale tons P1' M e .La a ntf xpr s l onc des hat he e r gue a t l l ga i . .s m w 5, ug.7 201 ECF N o. H e m i t ke y be i s how e r t twhen a pr â pl ntf A , 3, 52. s a nl leve , ve , ha o ç ai if alg ste ev g ef csi c n e to wihû u v riy c nd ce hz n s b e t x ei n , le e h s a u a t n o n cin t C niest -o u td l a ma u j c e p rme t' ' t ot r s va fcsbe omea quaeunde Rul 1 b)6 .1 Theei nosaut,r e,or he hewie gue a t c de t r e 2( () d. r s tt e ul ca e l s s aw uppor i t pl ntf ' c e i A c r ng y,t pl i ifhasnotde onsr t d a tng he ai if s ont nton, co di l he a ntf m ta e cl rer of1w t ts ea ror a ha upporshi Rul 59()moton. t s e e i Thepli iffist ma t r rds ngf r ifunde Rul 59() Hema sno antf al o ke he equie howi or ele r e e. ke s i ofe ptona c r m s a es nordoeshe es a i h t e s e e ofa oft tz e how ng xce i l icu t nc , t bls he xi t nc ny he lr e lmiedst tonsunde whihaRul 59()moi maybeg a ed.Acc di l t i t iuai r c e e ton r nt or ngy,he exta di r rme afor dbyRul 59e c nnotbepr rygrnt a t pl ntf' ror nay e dy f de e () a ope l a ed, nd he ai ifs m oto f r c i r to m us be de e i n or e ons de a i n t ni d. 111. M oton f Leave t Am end Pl ntf sPrevi l A m ended Com pl nt i or o ai i f' ousv ai 6 pa' m ay a e ispl di onl w ih t oppos ng pa t s wrte cons ntort $ ly A t m nd t ea ng y t he i r y' it n e he c u tsla e Th c u t h ud fe l g v la ewh nj sies r q ie . F d R. v. o r' e v . e o r s o l rey i e e v e u t o e ur s' e . Ci P. c ' 1 a ( .ilj vet a ndapl di s dbede e onl whent a ndme woul be 5()2) ' vea o me l ea ng houl nid y he me nt d prj ca t t opposngpat t r ha be nbadfihont pa toft mo ngpa t o t eudiil o he i ry,hee s e at he r he vi ry, r he a ndme wo dbef ie' Edwadsv.CiyofGol bor 1 F. 231,242( hCi.1 me nt ul utl.' r t ds o, 78 3d 4t r 999) (ntr lctto omitd) An a ndme woul bef iedft prpos a nde c an i ena iains te . me nt d utl t he o ed me d omplit i fist s tsyt rquieme soft fde a r es' 5 F. 370,376( h Ci.2008)(ntr l al o aif he e r nt he e r l ul . 25 3d ' 4t r i e na ciainsomitd) tto te . H e e, he e i no hi t s r t r s t ng o ugge tt alow i t pl i ift a e hi com pl ntw oul s hat l ng he a ntf o m nd s ai d p eu ietedee d n s n ri t eea y e ie c t a t ep an ifh sa tdi ba fih l rj dc h fn a t, o s h r n vd n e h t h litf a ce n d at . n e l tng w he he t pr pos a e va ua i t r he o ed m ndm e w oul be f ie, hi c t ilc tue t nt d utl t s our w l onsr he i r e ' s ton ofpl i if s s s gum nt' ec i A a ntf ' uppor i m e o a tng m r ndum ofl P1' M e . aw, .s m Law 3 A ug.7, -9, 201 ECF N o. a t pl i tf ' pr pos d am e d c pl n . 3, 52, s he a n if s o e nde om ai t l hi pr n s opos d a e e m ndm e t t pl i ifm e el of e s c l or s a e e st f i t n , he a ntf r y f r onc us y t t m nt hat a l o saeacli unde Fedea Rul ofCi lPr e e1 b)6) HerctsVigi asaut a tt am r rl e vi oc dur 2( ( . e ie r ni tt es nd c e l w gove ni a br ac ofc r tcl i ; xpl i t the c r c ed t pari pa e i a as a r ng e h ontac a m e a ns ha ont a t o tci t n huma s j c rs ache rme , c aes bj tt Caplt r ofmandaor pr sons n ub e t e e r xpe i ntwhih r u ec o 1 eho a t y ovii pr ded f rby s a ut r l cr a e de r m e sa age i ';as e t t tt de e ovi o t t o iy e t d pa t nt nd nc es' s r s ha he f ndan t i i ltdteds h r ed c me ta dsaea df d rl a g v r i gh n s b e t ' oae h ic a g o u n n tt n e ea lws o en n uma u j c v e p rme tto ' q oe s v r l e ea rg lt n a pia l t h ma s be te p rme t; x e i n ain' u ts e ea fd r l e uai s p lc b e o u n u j c x e i n s ; o a a s rst tçi woul sr i c e iy t t br ki poi t t n s h pr t c i pr s nd s e t ha it d tan r dult o he ea ng nt o hi k uc o e ton omies w e e notc ai d i t a e m e tpl ntf s g d. The pl i ifge r ly a l ge t t r ont ne n he gr e n ai i f i ne ' ' a ntf ne a l le s ha dee nstg lousy dirgadedlt i mo a a lga oblgai , buto yofesonefcua fnda t ûcal l se r her r l nd e l i tons' ' nl fr at l a l ga i le ton t tt pl ntf w ast t k ... ih t bil t t e t...a obvi l s udy r l t d ha he ai if k uc s w t he l, o r a n ous y t eae die lmma.'Thi s t dhra ercial)oft elme t ofac us ofa ton,s ' s or of ' e dbar e t g he e ns t a e ci upporedby t meec l or sae nt,donots fc 't saeacam unde Rul 1 b)6 .As r 'v. r oncus y ttme s ufie'o tt li r e 2( () hcof t l l556U. 662,678( qba, S. 2009) . Si e t pl ntf ' pr nc he ai i f s opos d a e d c pl i f ist s ts y t f de alr l ,t e m nde om a nt a l o a i f he e r u es he pl i if s a e m e wou d be f ie. Acc di y, he pl i i f sm oton f l a t fl a a ntf ' m nd nt l utl or ngl t a ntf ' i or e ve o ie n am ended com pl ntm us be deni How ever t pl ntf wilbe grant l ai t ed. , he ai i f l ed eavet fl w ihi o ie, t n t t one( )da , ne cam s ti f t t s ii fcsa lw t thebeleve gi weny- 21 ys a w li etng orh he pecfc a t nd a ha i s ve r s t a cl i f br ac ofc r c . Shoul t pl i t f c os t fl s h a c a m ,he i i e o a m or e h ont a t d he a n if ho e o ie uc li s e our ed t do t f l i s y t c t ih a c oft c r tt the s gne nc ag o he olow ng: uppl he our w t opy he ontac ha i d bef r pa tc pa i i t c a ne r s a c s udy;i ntf t pr c s conta t r s t the o e r i i tng n he oc i e e r h t de iy he e i e r ct e m ha bele sw e e br a d'i ntf t pr i e f de a r gul to t the be i ve we e i ve r e che , de iy he ec s e r l e a i ns ha le s r i po a ed i o t c mt a ta br a d;a des rbe w ih pari a iy def nt sc ncor r t nt he c r c nd e che nd c i t tcul r t enda ' onduct t tbr ac t c r c . ha e hed he ont a t The Cl r i d r c e t s nd ce tf e c esoft sm e o a e k s ie t d o e r ii d opi hi m r ndum opi on a t ni nd he a om pa ng or rt t pl i ifa a 1c cc nyi de o he a ntf nd l ouns lofr cor e e d. ENTER:Th s lf' d yo Oco r 20l3. i xi a f tbe, ' / Chi fUnie St esD i ti J e t d at s rct udge

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