Voschin v. The Board of County Commissioners of Miami-Dade County, No. 1:2011cv20371 - Document 18 (S.D. Fla. 2012)
Court Description: ORDER Granting 8 Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 5/16/2012. (jw)
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Fi ly, t e na l hos candi e w ho w e e pr ot d w er out i t pr ec ed gr dat s r om e e s de he ot t oupst cr e t r t e o eat he ebutabl i e e ofi e i nf r nce nt ntonaldi c i i ton. s rm na i B. a nt Vo c n Ha Fa ld t Pr c Evd nc o ee t Re De nd Pli W s hi s ie o odu e ie e fpr txt o but fe ant Count s Le tm at ,N ondicr m i or Reasons y' gii e s i nat y I r t , ef n ebutal D endantCount ar y guest talhough Pl ntf V os n m ay ha bee ha t ai if chi ve n 9 qualfe f t ope A dm i sr i O fi r3 pos tons i has ofer d a l gii a e,nonii d or he n nitatve fce ii , t f e e tm t di c i i or e onf s rm nat yr as ordeni ofpl ntf V os n' pr oton a i tont elm i t a al ai if chi s om i pplca i o i na e ny pr umpton ofdi c i i i Specii l Def nda Count a gues t t i conduc ed es i s rm naton. fcaly, e nt y r ha t t s r t e i e vi w s i whi h al ca da e w e e as t s e que tons and t tt tuc ur d nt r e , n c 1 ndi t s r ked he am si , ha he i e i w pa de er i t t t t pr ot ca dat w er m or qualfed t nt rv e nel t m ned ha he wo om ed ndi es e e ii han Pl ntf Vos n bas on t rexpere wih c t n c put pr am sneces ar f ai if chi ed hei i nce t erai om er ogr s y or t postons. n r pons ,Pl ntf Vos hi a gue ase de ofpr t t t i er e he ii I es e ai if c n r s vi nce e ext hat he nt vi w pr e swa not nio m a ngs t ec ndda e . DE #1 a 2) oc s s u f r mo t h a i t s ( 3, t . Upon r vi w oft r d,t Cour fndst t onl e dence Pl ntf Vos n e e he ecor he ti hat he y vi ai if chi of e si s f r n uppor ofpr e i herown de a a i t s doesnotr al bei as d ce t n t et xt s cl r ton hat he ec l ng ke rai o t sr c u e i e v e qu si s ( #1 , t . e de eof hesr c u e i tr iw f he tu t r d ntr iw e ton .DE 3 a 2)As vi nc t tu t r d n e ve s t m , ef nda Count spr ys e D e nt yha oducedt wrten i er ew eval tonsf om t he it nt vi ua i r hepane ha lt t s how t t s m eque tonsw e eas hat he a si r ked,a w e e a r t f Pl ntf V os n a t ns r d, nd a ed or ai if chi nd he t p o t de o e . DE 1 4, t1 -33 . n a ii n, hee l a insr ve lt tt wo r mo e mplye s ( 0- a 4 ) I dd to t va u to e a ha he t wopr ot candi esr ei hi rsr ur d i e i s or t Pl ntf V os n. om ed dat ec ved ghe tuct e nt rv ew c es han ai i f chi ( 1 - a 1 -33) The Cou tfn t tPl n ifVo c n' sa e ntt ts do sn DE 0 4, t 4 . r i ds ha aitf s hi s t tme ha he e ot r al bei as ec l ng ked ce t n que tons qualtes a a m er S ci il of e de 't i rai si ii s e d ntla s vi nce' hat s i ufi ent t cr t a ge ne is of f wih r r t t exit ns fci o ea e nui s ue act t ega d o he s ence of a sr ur tuct ed i e vi pr s as e denc by t i er ew e ua i i t r cor Upon r vi of nt r ew oce s vi ed he nt vi val tons n he e d. e ew t e denc i t r cor t Cour fnds t Pl ntf V os n has f l t pr he vi e n he e d, he ti hat ai if chi aied o oduce 10 s fci e de ofpr t or di c i i or m otve on behal ofDef ufi ent vi nce e ext s rm nat y i f endantCount i y n de ng Pl ntf V os n' pr oton. nyi ai if chi s om i l .Concl i V us on The Cour fnds t t Pl ntf V os hi s f l e t pr t i ha ai if c n' aiur o oduc afe one ye of e, tr ar di c y,a evi s over ny dences uggesi ofdi c i i t y i entorpr t f t RI i f alt tve s rm na or nt e ext or he F s at o Plitf Vos hn' camsofdici naina t s an if c i s li s rmi to t he ummayj gme sa e r ud nt tg . A c di y,upon ca ef r viw oft r d a bei ot m i e f l advi i cor ngl r ul e e he ecor nd ng he s uly sed n t pr ies i i he eby OR DERED,A DJUD GED ,and DECR EED t D ef nda ' he em s , t s r hat e nts Mo i f rS ton o umma yJ gme ( #8 b , ndt s mei he e y GRANTED. r ud nt DE ) e a he a s r b , I i f t rO R DER ED ,A DJU D GED,and DECR EED asf l s: t s urhe olow Theti s r al chedul d f het w e t i c e rcom m enci M a 21 201 e ort wo- ek ral al nda ng y , 2 i her CA NCELLED . s eby The Cl k s lCLO SE t sca e. er hal hi s A1 pendi m otonsar he eby D ENI asm oot l ng i e r ED . D ON E and O RD ER ED i c m be s a t Ja esLa r e K i Fe alJ tce n ha r t he m w enc ng der us i Buidi and Unied St t Court e,M i i Fl i t s 1 h da ofM a 201 l ng t a es hous am , or da hi 6t y y, 2. J ES LA N CE ,S. I D STRI J G CT UD SOU THERN D I STRI 11 G OF FLORI DA CC' Couns l rPl nt e fo ai W G W ar Corne l,Jr. e l Cor l& A s oc a es nel s it 2645 Exec i Pa k D r utve r . 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