Jude Gillespie et al v. Kaplan University et al, No. 1:2009cv20756 - Document 433 (S.D. Fla. 2013)
Court Description: ORDER denying 399 Motion to Abate and 405 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Judge Patricia A. Seitz on 12/9/2013. (tpl)
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Jude Gillespie et al v. Kaplan University et al Doc. 433 UNI TED STATES DI STRI COURT CT SO UTHERN DI STRI O F FLORI CT DA CASE NO . 20756- V - TZ/ M ONTON 09C1 SEI Sl UN I TED STATES OF AM ERI CA, e r lJ x e. UDE GI LLESPI E, Pl ntf, ai if K APLAN UN I ERSI ,e al, V TY t . 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See ng s h r i now a uc elef ki uc elef ppea st benot ng mor t n anate a as c bie r o hi e ha t mpt t e ond t a t a e. t he ppl Furhe ,t doc nt s t r he ume s oughtby Relt rwe epr a o r oduc d t t Cour f a i c r e o he t or n n ame a r viw .A r vi oft doc e st tt M a sr t J e e e ew he um nt ha he gitae udge o de e pr r r d oduce de onsr t d m taes t tt ydono c an an i o m ai r l ntt t s i e i s Thus e i De e nt ha he t ont i y nf r ton eeva o he centr s ue. , ven f f nda s l hiet c e numbe , CVW l he as r 09- 20756,i c t t tt smate wa fl i 2009,t ndi aes ha hi t r s ied n he c ewa orgi l fld i t M i eDititofFl i i M ar h 2008a lt rta f redt as s i naly ie n he ddl src orda n c nd a e r nse r o t sd src ,r s tng i t 2009 c enumbe . hi itit e uli n he as r ha pr d oduce t docume s t ywo d ha hadnoefd ont e tyofs d he nt,he ul ve fe he nr ummayj r udgme . ntz Fi ly, aorsr lanc onCowanv JC. nne Co.790F. 1 ( lhCi.l , nal Relt ' ei e . Pe y , 2d 529 1 t r 986) i mipa e I Co n teElve t Cic irves dag a to s mmayj g n tn igt a s s lc d. n wa ,h e nh r ut e re rn f u r ud me t i dn h t t r c d be o et tilc tesa ihe t exitnc ofge ne is sofma e i f c .I a he e or f r he ra our t bls d he se e nui s ue t ral a t d t 1 3 .W h l t Co nc u t lon tdt a tee tyofs mmayj dg n wa p e tr 52 ie he wa o r as oe h t h nr u r u me t s rmau e be us t r wa outt ndi dic r t c talo no e t tt pl i ift pr pe l ca e he e s sa ng s ove y,he our s t d ha he antf l had o ry br ghtt t diti c tsateni t tt dic r r pons fom ( oft dee t) ou o he srct our' t ton ha he s ove y es e r one he fndans wa silouttnd ng. 1 Assaeda s tl sa i ' d. ' tt bove Re aori t i t n ca edi no do t s , l t n he nsa t s d t hi . Cons que l t M oto t Aba ei de e e nty, he in o t s nid. T eM oi f rRe o sdea in h t o c n i r to on Relt rha a s fld amoton f r consde ai pur ua t Fe r lRul o Ci l a o s lo ie i or e i r ton s nt o de a e f vi Pr e e59( .Reaorase t t tt Cour' Juy1 201 Or rGrntngSummay oc dur e) lt s rs ha he ts l 6, 3 de a i r J udgme conti d mi a e nsonsoff c a l w a t tf c st twer tr d nt a ne s ppr he i a t nd a nd ha a t ha e e me iundiput 'i t Or wer diputd ba e on t evi nces bmit byt pa te . Asa d s ed' n he der e s e s d he de u ted he ris r ul,Re aora gue t tt is ofs int rs ul nothavebe n de i d asam at roflw es t lt r s ha he s ue ce e ho d e c de te a b ts o l h veb e s b te t aj r .Reao as ag e t th Co r s o l no h v u h ud a e n u mitd o u y ltr lo r u s ha te u t h u d t a e ga tdDee a t' to f rs r ne fnd n s mo in o ummayj g n wih u a d e sngReao ' Mo inf r r ud me t t o t d r si lt rs to o Pa ta Summ a y J m e a Daube tmotons.Be a eneihe oft e a gume shave ril r udg nt nd r i c us t r hes r nt me i,hemoton f r co i r ton i de e rt t i or e nsde ai s ni d. 2n or rf Rel ort unde san t Cour' co l i r r ng t doc e s r t r 1 de or at o r t d he ts neuson ega di he um nt, ahe t flngt docume si t publcr c d(lhoughs ha ale dybe fl ,t Cour han ii he nt n he i e or at ome ve ra en ied) he t i or rng De e s de i f ndant t pr e t doc e sM a sr eJ s o oduc he um nt gitat udge Si mont n o de e pr e o r r d oduc d i he J y1 2013Or rg 3 .Deenda t s lpr ucet doc nt t Reaorby n r ul 2, de DE-94) f ns hal od he ume s o lt D e m be 20, 3. ce r 201 Fis, ltrtk sis ewihf u fcst a t es mmayj d me o d rf u dwe e rtReao a e su t o r a t h t h u r u g nt r e o n r u ds ue ( ) h tdn oo ee e tl Ro sta h rp lce mih n tc mp r wi fd r l n ip td: 1 t a รง l n v r od s h t e o iis g t o o o t t e ea l h lwi'2) t tRos wasupt daeo e oyme tlw is s,ncl ngt Reha lt inAc; a '( ha s o t n mpl n a sue i udi he biiato t ( )t tt 3 ha ' t dKa a souti c e t tKa a wasnoti vi ai oft l des t OCR ol pln' sde ouns lha pln n olton he aw, pie t OCR fndi i' ( t tGayKer r asgne ofaPPA a is waslveyonboadwih he i ngs'and 4) ha r be, i r t sue, k r r t me tngt eg ha ltto Acjrquieme s' Reat aguest tt s f t f me t ei hos Re biiain t e r nt. l or r ' ha he e acs or d he b sso t Co tsfn i st t ()t eewa n e ie c t id c t t t p a kn w o a i f he ur' idng ha: 1 h r s o vd n e o n iae ha Ka ln e r s ul ha kno i wa no i compla ewiht Re biiai Ac,( t r wasno ho d ve wn t s t n inc t he ha ltton t 2) hee e denc t i c et tKa a e oye sl ke t s lsan expeinc t dot i o , nd vi e o ndiat ha pln mpl e ac d he kil d re e o herj bs a ()Ros ha radSeci 50 a wa f mii wih i a isi eme i rgulto . 3 s de ton 4 nd s a lar t t nd t mpl ntng e ains Relt rsa gum e s, ao ' r nt howe r a e t s m epr vi l r iedby Relt i opposton t ve , r he a e ousy a s a or n ii o De e d n s s mmayj d me t to fn a t' u r u g n moi n. Re onsde ato o a or rt sa e r r na y r med t bee oye s rngl ' c i r i n f n de k n xtao di r e y o i mpl d pa i y.' Bu ge Kig Cor v As andEquiis I . 1 F. r r n p. . hl te , nc, 81 Supp. 1 l ( D.Fl 2002) 2d 366, 370 S. a. . Th r aetr eg o n sfrr c n ieain:( ) nitr e i gc a g i c n r l n lw;()t e e e r he r u d o e o sd r t o l a n e v n n h n e n o tol g a 2 h i a alb lyo n w e ie c ; n ( )t n e t c re tce rer ro p e e tma ietij sie v ia ii f e vd n e a d 3 he e d o o rc la ro r r v n n fs n u tc . t f a 1 J. t 369. I o dert de onsr t cea e r ,apl i ifm us dom or t n smpl r sa e n r o m tae l r ror antf t e ha i y e t t prvi agume sBautsav Cr ieShlsCatrngdrSe vc I e n' .) ,350F.Supp. e ous r nt. it . us p ei r ie ntr l N M , 2d 9 7 9 2( D. a 2 0 ) 8 , 9 S. Fl. 0 3 . l i a i ope us oft moton t r c i t as t Cour t r t nkwha t t s n mpr r e he i o e onsder o k he t o ehi t he Co t... le dyt ur ar a houghtt ough-i l orwr y .... Them oton t r onsde hr rghty ongl . i o ec i r wo d bea oprae wher ,f e ul ppr it e or xampl t Cour ha pa e tym iunde sood apa t e, he t s tnl s rt ry, orha m a ade ii out i t a r a i is spr e e t t Co tbyt pa te , s de c son sde he dve s ral s ue es nt d o he ur he ris orhasm a an e r notofr s ni bu ofa e nson. de ror ea o ng t ppr he i 4 Z. Mari I .v M/ c gei 8 F.Su 1 ,1 ( D. a.1 2)(iai o te K. ne nc . vAr hi ts, 08 pp. 561 563 S. Fl 99 cttons mitd a brc t omitd) Thus aE i f rco i rtonc nno beus dt r-ii t o1 nd a kes te . , t on or e nsdeai a t mot e o eltgae d m at s r s a gumentorpr e e de et tco dha be n r iedprort t e r oft ter , aie r es nt vi nc ha ul ve e a s i o he nty he (h l ng d odel Th sp o i to icu e n w a g me t t a weep e i u l a albe bu c al e r r. i r hbi n n ld s e r u n s h t r rv o sy v ia l, t e i n t rs e . Wic o ev. e v eT o s I c,5 5F.d9 9, 5 ( 1h Ci. 0 9) itma o p e s d' lh mb T e e o n , n . 5 3 4 9 7 1 t r 2 0 (n e l ' q o ainsa ctto o te ) He e Reao h ssmpl r ie t es meag me t h u tto nd i ins mi d . r , lt r a i y as d h a r u ns e a t pr vi usy made.Relt hasnots e o l aor hown t tt undiputd f t a ediput 34 Thus he ha ha he s e acs r s ed.' , s no me hi bur n on am o i f rr onsde aton. t t s de ton o ec i r i Se ond,Rea ora s t t ti wase r f t Cour t deny a mootRea orsM oton c lt s ers ha t ror or he to s lt ' i f Pa talSum ma yJ or ri r udgm e a Daube tm otons Re aori conc ne t tt motonsa nt nd r i . lt s er d ha he i nd t i e bism a nothavebe n r e d by t Cou ta t tt Cour m a ha i ope l her xhi t y e eviwe he r nd ha he t y ve mpr ry co i r d Def ndant'expe t.Ast t Dau r motons bec us t s i ntri s di not nsde e e s rs o he be t i , a e he c e e s ue d r quie c i r ton ofexpe t i nc t Cour di notc i rs h e de ei r i on e r onsde a i r evde e, he t d onsde uc vi nc n ulng t es mmayj d me tmoi n Nohn i t eOr rg a tn Dee d n s M o inf rSu r h u r u g n to . t ig n h de rni g fn a t' to o mmay 3r un s e f tt tI one e rt l Ros t he polci m ihtnotc 'he diputd ac ha ' NO ve o d s hat r i es g ompor wih t t fd rllw's o l p o a l h v r a d o e oh rt a Reao j s b f r h fldh sOCR e ea a ' h ud r b by a e e d t n , te h n ltr u t e o e e ie i No c pli ,t d Ros t therpolcismi htnotco om a nt ol s ha ie g mpor wih f r llw . Howe , hi t t ede a a ' ' ver t s c nge i i m a e i lt t out om e b a e i doe nots ha s m t r a o he c ec us t s how t tRos w asawar t tt ha s e ha he polcesmi htnotcompl wih f de a 1w a t tm eKa a e e e i o t PPA a is ii g y t e r l a t he i pl n nt r d nt he t s ue. 4 l t m ii e r t t f c t tCOCR t d Ka an' ou sdeco elt tKa a was Re aor sntm es he a t ha ' ol pl s t i uns ha pl n no i vi a i oft lw,des t t OCR fndi . Re aora t n olton he a pie he i ngs' l t ppea st i er e t st bea ' r o nt pr t hi o Coul fndi t tOCR di nottnd Kapln i v olto o t Re ltto Ac .I i nots h ' i ng ha t d i a n i a i n f he habiia i n t t s uc a fndi Fo t pur esoft M oton f Summar J i ng. r he pos he i or y udgme ,he Cour a s m e t nt t t s u d hat Rea orc d e t bls t tOCR ha f d t tDef nda s polc e di notc lt oul sa ih ha d oun ha e nt ' i i s d ompl wiht y t he Re biia i Ac .Howe r t r c d e de ,a b t e tbls d t tDef nda s nonha lt ton t ve ,he e or vi nce t es, sa ihe ha e nt ' compla eamountd t neg i nc . The e wasnotas i il ofe de e t s i nc e o lge e r cntla vi nc o uppor a fndi t i ng t tDef nda sa t d wih dei r t i fe e eorr c es dir gar t sa r f af s ha e nt c e t lbe a e ndif r nc e kl s se d, he t nda d or ale c a m sac i li ton. J m e ciest o r le o a ofDe e nt'e t Ast t M oton f Pa ta udg nt t o, r ei s n, ny f nda s xpers. o he i or ri l Summ a y J m e ,Rea orsM oton f rPa talSumm a yJ r udg nt lt ' i o ri r udgm e f ed on t sng eis nt ocus he i l s ue t tDe e nt ha notc ple wih s c i 504 oft Re biia i Ac .Reat ha not ha f nda s d om i d t e ton he ha ltton t l or s s hown t tt compla e is ha be rngont s i n e i s o woul ha c nge t ha he inc s ue s a i he c e t r s ue r d ve ha d he ou c t ome.Thus Relt ha notme hi bur n f r onsde a i , a or s t s de or ec i r ton. Acc di y,ti or ngl i s ORDERED t t ha : Re aor sM otont Abat Enty ofFi J lt ' i o e r nal udgme st Alow M ag sr t ' Or r nt o l ita e s de t BeEfecuae a ActdUpona M otonf Expe tdBrefnga Consdeai ( o f t td nd e nd i or die i i nd i rton DE3 i DENI 99) s ED. Reao J d Gils i' Ru e5 ()M oint Re o sd rOr e o S mmay lt r u e le pe s l 9 e to o c n i e d r n u r J d me t n Ale o Ame dJ d me t trdThee n g 4 5 i DENI u g n a d tr r n u g n En ee ro DE-0 ) s ED. ByD e e be 20,201 De e cm r 3, f ndan ss lpr t hal oducet Rea ort doc e t o lt he um n s Ma itaeJ dg S mo t no d rdp o u e i h rJ l 1 2 3Or e ( 3 4 . gsrt u e i n o r ee r d c d n e uy 2, 01 d r DE-9 1 DONEadOR EDi MimiFoiati V dyo Dee e, 01. n DER n a , lr ,hs d a f cmbr2 3 * PATRI A A EI CI TZ UN I TED STATES DI STRI J CT UDGE CC: Al couns lo r or l e f ec d
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