Preciado Rodriguez v. Akal Security, Inc., No. 1:2012cv20550 - Document 90 (S.D. Fla. 2013)

Court Description: ORDER granting 60 Motion for Summary Judgment Signed by Senior Judge Paul C. Huck on 2/1/2013. (ned)

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Preciado Rodriguez v. Akal Security, Inc. Doc. 90 UNITED STA TES DISTR I CO URT CT SO UTH ER N D I STRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO . 12-20550- V- UCK / ' : CI H O SULLI VAN PEDRO PRECG D O R ODR I UEZ, G Pl i it antf V. A K AL SECUR I ,l C. TY N , D ef endant . / O RDER THI MATTER i beoeteCour u nDefnda tAka Se urt l ($ 1'1'Moin S s fr h t po e n, l c iy,nc.1 (s' to Aka ) f Su r J gmen ( E./0) TheCourhedah a i o t smatronJ nuay23 201 or mmay ud t D. /6 . t l e rng n hi te a r , 3 and has car uly consi ed t M oton,t r d,and applcabl l . 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To p r o m di e r ie , u e s oul h d t e h ndl son t e di e t d h owe he e f r p xc c s s a s r h d ol h a e h p sde a d e t d hi a m sf l a t e b d hi e bo sa alo hi b y t m o t r t i n x en s r uly nd h n en s l w nd l w s od o ve owa ds he foora lf hi s fback up t t orgi poston. l nd it m el o he i nal ii OnFe r r 1 2008 Rodrg zwa ij e whiemiusngt Pr xi .Rodrgu z buay 8, , iue s nurd l s i he oMa ma ie ha us t eq pme tprort t d yh wa ijr d.Att tmeo t ij y,t g wa d ed he ui n i o he a e s nu e he i f he nur he ym s bei s r sed by t ofA kalsem pl ng upe vi wo ' oyees.Ther i no diput ast how Rodrguezw as es s e o i ij e be a et r i avieooft i ie whihs wsRo i e waki t r t nurd c us hee s d he ncd nt c ho drgu z l ng owads he m a hi e, pp oa hi g t di s d He t n hoit d hi s l on t t p dde pa ale b r o t e c n a r c n he p i e. he se m e f o he a d r l l a s f h di sde s ch t thi f e we e on t p de ba swhe e apr rus r sa m s s ul b p i u ha s e t r he ad d r r ope e ' r ho d e. Rod i zt e c ntnue t clmbo rt t p oft c n- sde.Att spoit hi e iebod rgue h n o i d o i ve he o he hi up i hi n , s ntr y w asa I tni y-wo i t eas net t nches fom t toor The vi t s sRodrguez f lng or r he l . deo hen how i ali j mpi t tegrun Th eniei i n,fom Rodi e a o ht hi fl,l td u ng o h o d. e tr ncde t r rgu z pprac o s al ase appr m at y si t s oxi el x o even seconds. Accor ng t Rodri di o guez' t tm ony,he clm bed on t t s es i i o he 1Thi pi ur w aspa oft r d i Rodrguez' prorl s tbr s ct e rt he ecor n i s i aw ui oughtagai tt Unied ns he l St esofAm erca,cas num ber 1 cvat i e 2- 23412,whi by t pa i agr enti a par oft ch he rtes eem s t he r d i t scas The pit e i l t atD . #20-10 i t tcas ecor n hi e. c ur s oca ed E. n ha e. 2 t oft e Pr a ma i a e f t o us t e c n up sde oft Pr M a ma. He cl i st th op h oM xi n n for t e h hi - i he o xi a m ha e wasunabl t r e o each up t gr t chi up handl and,t ef e,deci t clmb up t di o ab he nes her or ded o i he psi oft Pr axi a s t he coul gr t handl Rodrguez f hert tfed t he ha de he oM m o hat d ab he es. i urt es ii hat d neverseen anyone el uset Pr axi i t sw ay. se he oM ma n hi Thet A kalem pl wo oyeesi t gym wer behi a desk on t ot sde oft r n he e nd he her i he oom when Rod i zclmbe t Pr M a ma.Rodrg zcamst ton oft s e oy ess w rgue i d he o xi iue li ha e he e mpl e a Rodrgue clm b t m achi buti i notappar fom t vi whet t guar s i z i he ne, t s ent r he deo her he d aw Rod i z ma hi clmb. Rodrgue a s a s rst to oft s em p oye sye l d rgue ke s i i z lo s e t ha ne he e l e le 6upema 'b or Rodrg zflorump dt tefoor2 $ r n' ef e s iue el j e o h 1 . I I. RO DRIGUEZ' CLAI S AND A K AL' M O TION FOR SUM M ARY S M S JUDG M ENT Rodrguez' com pl ntas ersone caus ofacton f neglgence. 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The Cour wilvi t i ue i t lghtm os f abl t esol ng he es i t l ew he ss n he i t avor e o Rodrgue and as um e t t com m entw asm adew hie Rodrguez was s ilon t appar us. i z s hat he l i tl he at 3Rodrg z a s a s rs i hi c i ue l o s e t n s ompl i tt tAka f ie t p op ry ta n e pl ye s a a n ha l a l d o r e l r i m o e nd n gl n l hie empl e whowe eno qu lfe f rt i p ii .Aka h a g dt t e i ty r d ge oye s r t a iid o her ostons l as r ue ha t et i ofIabiiy f l and Rodrguez hasnotr ponded t Akalsar hes heores i lt ai, i es o ' gumenton t e hes isues. Accor ngl Rodri s di y, guez has abandoned t e t i ofIabiiy. 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' 1 92 .I a yi t f e e a ez eofrs ts, heCo t houl e l t t e h rt t e 9 ) n ppl ng he or s e bl on ik e tt ur s d vaua e s t e he yp wh ofne i n a ti vol d i a p t arc s h ss fe e l pr vi l r s t d i t e s m c glge t c n ve n ari cul a e a o r qu nty e ousy e ule n h a t ofij r o ham t tdntefel ofhuma e peinc t smet eofrs tma b ype nuy r r ha i h i d n x re e'he a yp eul y e e ce a an. Rei rv Dosy,98So.3d1 23,1 ( a. DCA 201 . xpe td g i ' de . re ' 2 226 Fl 3d 2) A st Rod i ue ' c t n i n t tAka w a un radut t wa n Rodrgu z oft da er o r g z s on e to ha l s de yo r i e he ng s a s ci e w ih clmbi t t t oft e Pr a m a t e a gu e f is Li w ie Aka wa s o at d t i ng o he op h oM xi , h r m nt a l. ke s , l s und rno du y t i tuc Rodrgue a t t e pr pe us oft e Pr a m a A sa m al rof e t o nsr t i z s o h o r e h oM xi . te Fl rda l w, he e i n du y t wa n ofa ob ou da r Se Ro i e v Ne H o l ndN. oi a t r s o t o r n vi s nge . e drgu z . w la Am.I 7 So. 5 544( a. DCA 20 . W h t e ap tc a da ri ob ousor , nc, 67 2d 43, FI 3d 00) e h r ariulr nge s vi n i deemiedbyanobe tv rasna ep ronsa r S eByr sv Hon Mot Co. ots tr n jcie e o bl es tndad. e ne . da or , Lt , F. d.887 Supp. 9,281( D. a.1 4) Hee, h ob ousd nge off ln t ta iesfom 27 S. Fl 99 . r t e vi a r alig ha rs r c i bi g t t t o t Pr M a m a i a r n t a r a o bl i vi al I a ton, he e lm n o he op f he o xi s ppa e t o ny e s na e ndi du . n ddii t r i n t ng i he e ty d nge ousa utt Pr a m a l i smpl pi c ofe pm e ,i s o hi n r n l a r bo he oM xi . t s i e e e qui nt s s a i a y a ha n m ovi p rs a i i c e ry u er t t tc i bi a o t mac n i t ton r nd s o ng a t , nd t s l a l nd sood ha lm ng t p he hi e s nott w a t equi entw as i ended t beus 4 he y he pm nt o ed. On t s poit, e n f'e a t Auomaton, nc v M e n 71 So. 3l ( a 3 he e n s Sime s n r t t i I . . dia, 9 2d 2 Fl. d DCA 1 ) i i tuci .I Simen , oure nee tiinwa ij rdatrh cl d 998,s nsr tve n e s aj n yma lcrca s nue fe e i mbe at a g-oothi volage r aor.1 a 31 One i ue on appealw aswhet t el rci op f gh t egult d. t 4. ss her he ecti an 4Rod i e doe no cl i t tt e Pr a m a i a da ge ou a pa a us a cl ry i i i u e rgu z s t a m ha h oM xi s n r s p r t , nd ea l f t s s d pr l i i not opery, t s . c ul a s r ane ie ecl m b s d ont t e yt th s dha b e wa ne oft o d s e t glg nc ai a e he h or ha e houl ve e n r d he da ge off lng t te s e f o c i bi a op t e r gtlt ,1 a 31 1 The c r f nd n r ali ha xit d r m lm ng t h e la or d t 4- 5. ou t ou t tt st ofc a m i no vi bl be a e t rs off li w a a o ousd nge s ch t tno ha hi ype l i s t a e c us he ik a lng s n bvi a r u ha d yt wa n a o e.1 ( xpli n ihe ewasn duy t wa nt pli ifoft ob ousda ge ut o r r s d. e anig i r t o t o r he antf he vi n r o sa n o t t ofag-oothi h pi c ofe ui e tt twa no d i d t beus d a a f t ndi g n he op f g e e q pm n ha s t esgne o e s wokpltom a doft p sbii offli of'.Thestai pesnedh r i mae i l r afr n he os i ly al f.) t ng ' iu ton r e t ee s tral y si ia because,lket pl ntf i Si e Rodrgue i cl m i t the s d have been m lr i he ai if n em ns, i z s ai ng ha houl wane ofteob ousda gesofci i ao t PrM a maa f lng( j mpi )of. r d h vi n r lmbng tp he o xi nd ali or u ng f Bu Si n t c est tt er i n d y t w a n oft st ofob ousda r t eme s ea h ha h e s o ut o r hi ype vi nge . Anot ri tu tvec s i Case v Prc 39 So. 25 ( a 1tDCA 1 ) l Ca s . he nsr ci ae s s l . ie, 6 2d 8 FI. s 981. n sel a e e n ye roI c l c i be a te on hi s h ' pr ery. W hie pi n m ul e r bl n l ve a d hid lm d r e s c ools op t l cki g b r y ooms f om t tee,he l thi bal r he r os s ance and f lt t gr el o he ound s rki hi head on a pi ofconcr e t i ng s ece et blcka pas da ya ars tofhi ij res 1la 259.Th is ebeor t c t o nd se wa s e ul s nui . 6 t e su f e he ourwas wh t rteti co tpopel grne s ehe h ral ur r ry a td ummar jdgme to t p rnt'atatven s c yu n n he ae s trci uian e cli a i tt s hool I Thelwerc tsr i wa a fr dbe a et s ooldi no am gans he c . d o our' ulng s fime c us ht ch d t owe any dut t guar agai tt t ofhar t occured t i,t rik ofa f lt yo d ns he ype m hat r hat s he s al hat o cu sfom c i n ate Se i a 265 Ag i t prncpl i a ia ehee.Ast e c l c r r lmbig r e. e d. t . an, he i i e s pplc bl r h hi d i Cas ,Rodrguez know i y clm bed t a poi wher he rsked f lng,and,asCas n sel i ngl i o nt e i ali stl ta he ,t r i n d yt wa noft trs Se aloJ M o r l & Co v Ro Carbbe n e c s hee s o ut o r ha ik. e s ohn r el . , yal i a Cr s s Lt ,53 F.Sup 2 1 45( D. a. 08 (idi t tc uielnewa und noduy uie, d- 4 p. d 3 S. Fl 20 ) fn ng ha r s i s er t t wa n oft obvi da e ofa ve c a a ci n w he pa s ng rr de i a d bu i o r he ous ng r hi ulr c de t n s e e o n une ggy n tafc ;s l v Car v Cor ,4 F.Sup 2 1 1 - ( D. a 2006 (i di cr s r fi) Ibel . nial p. 62 p. d 232, 237 38 S. Fl . ) fn ng uie lne owed no dut t w ar ofobvi dangerofs i yo n ous nake bie t tm i occurwhen pas t ha ght sengerwent t ng tr h ar n f es) ubi h oug ai or t. Thus Fl i c s Iw de o t a e t tAka o e no d y t Rod i ue t i tu thi o , orda a e a m ns r t s ha lw d ut o r g z o nsr c m n t p ope us oft e Pr a m a orwa n h m oft da ge sofm iusng i by clm bi on t p. he r r e h oM xi r i he n r s i t i ng o The Pr axi a i an exceedi y sm pl pi ofequi ent t pur esofw hi i obvi oM m s ngl i e ece pm , he pos ch s ous. Any s i dangeras oci ed w ih t Pr axi a exit onl i i i m ius asher erous s at t he oM m s s y f t s s ed, e. M or eover t rik ofa f lt te s sf om clm bi on t ofa ni t t o i t lpi of , he s al ha xit r i ng op ne y-w nch al ece exer se equi enti appar t any r onabl per on, To i ci pm s ent o eas e s mpos a dut t war ori tucti e yo n nsr n 6 t sc r ums a e wo d r n rAk a i u e ofRodrg z a r ul no pe m itd un ? hi ic t nc ul e de al n ns r r i ue , es t t r te de Flrd lw.S eMo le v Jfes nSa d r L/ I s Co.2S 2 3 2 3 3( 9 1 oia a e ud n . efro tn a d t' n . , o. d 0 , 0 1 4 ) c (xpli n t tad yma no b i s ds c t tt dee a wo dbema a is e o e anig ha ut y t e mpo e n h ha he fnd nt ul de n n urr f t plitf he anig. Neverhel s,Rodrguez r i heaviy upont ar entt becaus ofhi r atonshi t es i eles l he gum hat e s el i p wihAka- adean eund rAk ' cae h wa owedaduy t b p o e td fom hi miu i t l t ie e als r - e s t o e r t ce r s s sng t Pr a m a whi cr t d a dangert hi s f Rodrguez poi sout and t Cour agr , he oM xi ch ea e o m el. i nt , he t ees ta j lr h veadtt t u eras a ec r t prve prs r fo itntonal hami h taies a ly o s e on bl ae o e nt iones r m ne i ly r ng t ms v , tngHuc n onv Milr 5 So. d883 88 ( a 5hDCA 1 9) Ro i e s he elescii this . le , 48 2 , 5 FI. t 98 . drgu z' rla eonHuthis ,h ve,i miplc db c etej lr i Huthis weeonnotc einc c n on owe r s s a e e aus h aies n c n on r ie t tt s c de vitm wa s f rn m e t a uih. I H owe r whe a p i o rc ha he ui i c i s ufe i g n al ng s d ve , n rs ne omm is t s cd wih frtgi nga war ngsg , aie i u rnoduyt tkepe nttve uiie toutis vi ny ni insaj lr s nde t o a rve ai nt meaur .Se Guiev Fn r 389So. d27 27l( a.1tDCA 1 )5 A gai ,he s es e c . /nge , 2 0, Fl s 980 . Pr axi a i si pl pi ofequi ent isi ended usew asobvi ,and t e wasno r on oM m s m e ece pm , t nt ous her eas t be i vet a Rod i z m i htm i u et e Pr a m aash di t cr a e a d nge f hi s l. o le h t rgue g s s h oM xi e d o e t a r or m e f Rodrguez posist even i t e wasno com m on l dut t e was adut cr t by i t hat f her aw y, her y ea ed Aka ' c tac u oblga i . By isc t a t ih Kr e Aka a e d t i ovi de ai e ls on r t al i tons t on r c w t om , l gr e o s de t n es pr poe tonfo pes al bus c r al s ntpes lij y,die s , op ryda e rtci rm ron a e, opor punihme , rona nur sa e pr e t mag , a dh rsme t' Th c nrc frh r e urdt a Ak lse ly e e ecs i o dj d me t n aas n . e o ta t u te rq i h t a' mpo e s x r ie d o u g n' ' e g ' and dalrt ,'contact oblgatonst Rodrgue ur ar r evanther Ther i no s e ness' r ual i i hat i z ges e el e. es idia i ho ve,t tt s c ta t l i tonsc e tdgr ae du ist a t e i os d n c ton, we r ha he e on r cua oblgai r ae e tr te h n hos mp e b t c m o l w w ih r ga d t t d t t wa n ofob o da e ss ch a t tp e en e y he om n a t e r o he u y o r vi us ng r u s ha r s t d 5The cour expl ned: t ai Undert cicum s ances of t s case,t deceas s s ci w as nots fci l he r t hi he ed' ui de uf i enty f es or eeabl t i e o mpos upon t Sherf s em pl e he if oyees t dut t r ove t he y o em he de e e s be t He ha ne r t r a e d o a t m pt d s i de i t pa t h c as d' l. d ve h e t ne r te e u ci n he s, ad demonsr ed no over s ci t tat t ui dal endenci ,and was expect t bond outt next es ed o he m or n Unde t es f c s a t h t de e s d sa tof h ngi hi s l w a a ni g. r h e a t , lhoug he c a e ' c a ng m e f s pos i e co e ue ce oft f iu e t r mo hi bet i wa no a pr bl sbl ns q n he alr o e ve s l, t s t oba e cons nce and w asnotf es eque or eeabl e. Gui 389 So.2d at271. Si iary,htr t e i no evi ce, mll e her s dencet Rodrguez oranyone el had hat i se pr ousy m ius t Pr a m a i any way,m uch I sclm bi on t of i. evi l s ed he oM xi n es i ng op t 7 he e.To i er ett pr si s t tAkalhasa I dut t pr ectdet nees fom r nt pr he ovi on uch ha egal y o ot ai r pesnalij ya ac n tt potc deane sfom ob ousd gesce tds eybyte ro nur s ove an o r e t ti e r vi an r rae oll h m woul be an unpr d ecedent sr ch oft conceptofl dut Si iarl t contact ed tet he egal y. m l y, he r ual povii srquii Aka e o e t e r s g j dgme ta aetes smpl donot r son e rng l mplye s o xecie ood u n nd lrn s i y cr ea l dut i t cicum sancespr ent her I i cl ,t t tAkalscontac w ih eat egal y n he r t es ed e. t s ear hen, ha ' r t t I di n i p e a du y upo Aka t w a n Rodrg z oft e ob o da e ofclm bi a op NS d ot m os t n lo r i ue h vi us ng r i ng t t Pr axi a ori tuc hi on ispr us he oM m nsr t m t oper e. Addii aly e n a s i ar n t tRo i z c ul e t bls t tAkal d a d y ton l , ve s um ng gue do ha drgue o d sa ih ha owe ut t wa n o i tuc , c nn esa i h t tt es o isonswe e t pr m a e c us ofhi o r r nsr t he a ot t bls ha h e m s i r he oxi t a e s ij res Asdic se a ve poxi t c us i etbls dwh nt s cfcij y i nui . su sd bo , r mae a e s sa ihe e he pe ii nur s f es e bl by r a onofade e a ' c uc .Se Pe ir 7 So, a 1 61 Eve i i or e a e e s f nd nts ond t e re a, 05 2d t 3 . n f t mi tb frs e bl ta s ij r c ul o cu a ars tofRo i e n bengi kuce gh e oe e a e h t ome nay o d c r s eul drgu z ot i ns td a t t e pr pe us o t mac ne i i c t nl no f e e a e t tt s s c fc a c d tan s o h o r e f he hi , t s erai y t or s e bl ha hi pe ii c i vn d rs tngij ywo doc u .Thi i s b c s Rodrgue sde iint clmbao t euli nur ul c r s s o e au e i z' cso o i tp he e ui e i n s e hi t tc l r a ona y beex c e o a i pa e I de d, ord s q pm nt s ot om t ng ha ou d e s bl pe t d r ntci t d. n e Fl i a' pr ma ec s t t a a t ae byt ec r i Red r a k whehe t a lge n glge a t oxi t au e es, s ri td h on tn ie , s s t r he le d e i nt c cul i ol di t sc eha s fe nl prvi l rs tdi tes met ofij r orh m t t nv ve n hi as s o rque ty e ousy eul n h a ype nuy ar ha e i t fe d ofhum a e re c t s m e t o r ul may be e c e a i He et e a we n he i l n xpe i n e he a ype f es t xpe t d ga n. r h ns r t t tqu ton i ce ry n Noonec dr as na ye c t taf iur t i tu tRo i e o ha esi s la l o. oul e o bl xpe t ha al e o nsr c drgu z ho t us sm pl di / n- a ar t sorwa n hi ofobvi d ge sas ocit w i is w o e i e p chi up pp a u r m ous an r s a ed t t h m ius woul l t whathappened her s e d ead o e. Rodri alo ar guez s guest Akalwasneglgentby f lng t sop hi f om clm bi at t hat i aii o t m r i ng op he Pr axi aferbecom i aw ar t he wasdoi s C l y r a ed t t sargum e i oM ma t ng e hat ng o. osel el t o hi nt s Ro i e sas e ton t to o Aka ' e pl ye s e ge hi on by y lng is pe m a ' w hi drgu z' s ri ha ne f ls m o e g d m eli 'u r n ' l e Rodrgnez clm bed t Pr a m a. Even as i t se alegatonsar tue,ast Cour i i i he oM xi sum ng he l i er he ts r quie t d a t ss a e, rgue c nno esa ih t tt sale d w r doi w a t e r d o o t hi t g Rod i z a t t bls ha hi l ge ong ng s he pr maec s ofhi ij is Thi p n i ilsrt d b Rui v We tr k Lak Ho s k c, oxi t au e s n ure , s oit s lu tae y z . sb oo e e me , ' . n 55 So. 1 72( a. DCA 1 0) I Ruz a he el e y roI c l wa plyi on 9 2d l Fl 3d 99 . n i, not r ev n ea d hid s a ng m onkey bar by r ng on t oft bar r hert danglng bel t .I at11 l an s unni op he s at han i ow hem d. 73. n ef toc t hi find,hec l j dfo t monk basa ti t g a aha dl ona fort ach s re t hid umpe rm he ey r nd red o r b n e 8 ner si butc dno g thi grponteha l a f lot g o s frngij is I aby lde oul t e s i h nde nd elt he r und ufei nure . d Thec r f ou t oundt tt c l c dno s t nan glg nc a tonagans t o ha he hid oul t usai e ie e ci i t he wneroft he plygr dbe a ehi o voltona atwa t s epoxi t c us ofhi ij res 1 a a oun c us s wn ii l c s he ol r mae a e s nui . d. t 11 4( xplii t tSt r i nop o e to wh eape s ' o vol i la ti t es l 7 e anng ha shee s r t c in er rons wn i ona c s h oe t prxi t c us ofhi ij re .) Atbot Ruzsa f t rt rba i pr ostont ta o mae a e s nuis' . ' tom, i tnds or he ahe sc op ii ha p ronwh s el b hi owna to ce tsada r sc ii a ij e hi efwilno es o ol y y s cins rae ngeou ondton nd nurs msl l t t e b p r it d t s f t e bl m eele h r The onl da e ofus n t Pr a ma was h n e e m te o hit h a s w e e. y ng r i g he oM xi c e t d b Rodrg z' de i i t i pr pe l c i b on t ofi. Cons que l Rod i u sa t r ae y i ue s c son o m o ry lm op t e nty, r g ez' c 6 ofclmbngao t PrMa mawastes l po maec us o teij res i i tp he o xi h oe rxi t a e f h nui . CON CLU SI N O Fort frgoigraons Aka' MoinfrSummayJ dgme ( E. 1i GRANTED. he oe n e s , ls to o r u nt D. #60 s DON E and ORD ERED i Cham ber M i i Fl da,Febr y 1,201 n s, am , ori uar 3. ' - w. xe M A * .. J ' -W ** . . PaulC.Huck U nied St esD iti Judge t at srct Copi f nihed t es ur s o: Couns ofr d el ecor 6Alhough pr m at caus i a ques i t i gener l r ved f t f - i r t s i an t oxi e es ton hat s aly eser or he actfnde , hi s it ns ance wher t f ss e he act uppor onl one r ona e i er t y eas bl nf ence. Accor ngl t pr mat di y, he oxi e ca e de e m i a i n i pr ery r s ve a t ss a . Se M ccal . 5 So. a 5 us t r n to s op l e ol d t hi t ge e e , 93 2d t 04 n (xpli n t tpr xi t c us ma bed ie a amatrofIw whe ç hefc sa e e anig ha o mae a e y ecd d s te a n t at r t un qui a,s haswh r t ee d c s ppo t no mo et na sngl r s a e i een e,) e voc l uc e e h vien e u rs r ha i e ea on bl nf r c ' . ' E X H IB IT A

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