Durden v. Colvin, No. 3:2013cv00032 - Document 19 (W.D. Va. 2014)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 10/9/14. (jcj)
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R. ovii r ng e over r yme s r e orh r S. nd F. j404. ,e sq.J iditonoft sco ti ptrua t 42U. C.j405( . 501 t e urs ci hi ur s ls nt o S. g) Asr fe t db heme or ndaa a g e ss itdbyt pa tes t is now be or el c e yt m a nd r um nt ubm te he ri ,he s ues f e t c ta e whet rt Com misone ' fna de i i i s he our r he he s i r s i l c son s uppo td b s t ntalevi nc or re y ubsa i de e, whehe t r i l t r he e s t good c us 'ast ne es iaer m a ngt c et t Comm isone f f rhe a e' o c stt e ndi he as o he s i r or u t r c i ai See42U. C. 405( .Sttdbrety,ubsa ta e de hasbe ndei ass h onsderton. S. j g) ae i l s tnil vi nce e fned uc r e ntevi nc c i rng t r co d a a whol,asm i be f und a elva de e, onsde i he e r s e ght o dequa e t s t o uppor a t concusonbyar s na emi Riha ds v. rls 402U. 38 400(1 ) li ea o bl nd. c r on Peae , S. 9, 971. Mr Dur n be n r evi rtrme be ft i J nuar of2006. ( 1 22) On . de ga ec i ng eie nt neis n a y TR 20- . Dec mbe 7,2007,t Soca Se lrt Adm i sr ton notfe pli tf t theha be n ove pad e r he il cziy nita i iid a n if ha d e r i be isi t a untof$6, 00.( 11 1 . On Fe ar 29,2008,Mr Dur n tl a nett n he mo 233. TR 0- 9) bnz y . de ied rques f wave of t rco r ofove me . ( 1 09) l t tr s,pli if e t or i r he e vey may nt TR 02- . n ha eque t antf Dockets.Justia.com manan d t th wa wi o tfuti c u ig teo epa me t TR 1 3 0 . Ho v r M r it ie ha e s t u a l n a sn h v r y n .( 0 -4) we e , . h Dur n' r s f wave wasde e onAugus 5,2008.( 89- ) Mr Dur t n s de s eque t or i r nid t TR 91 . . den he ought a r eve ad novohe rnga rviw bef ea Admi srtveLaw J e. nd ec i d ai nd e e or n nitai udg I a o ni da e Augus 22, 1 t La J n n pi on t d t 201 ,he w udgedeer nedt tpl ntf wa a f ul i t mi ha ai if s t a t n c u igt eo ep y n .( 1 ) Th La J d ef l t a Mr Du d nvstdas ca s c rt a sn h v r a me t TR 6 . e w u g omd h t . r e iie o il e u i y a i sr ton fel ofi i De e be of 2005. Ac or ng t pli tf s t tmony a t dm nita i i d fce n c m r c di o a n if esi t he a i sr tve he rng c dm nita i a i onduc e on J y 1 2011 he wasa tmptng t de e mi how muc he td ul 4, , te i o t r ne h w oul r c ve i be ft upon hi r tr m e i M a of2006. H o e , ts m st ta a r ul of d e ei n ne i s s e i e nt n y w ver i ee ha s es t t t s t a a i ton waspr s e bas o t be i ft t r Dur n w a r trng i De m be ha vi i, n pplca i oce s d ed n he le ha M . de s e ii n ce r of2005.Hebe nr c vi r tr m e be f i J nua y of2006.TheLaw J ga e ei ng eie nt ne hs n a r udgef oundt tt ha he ove pa nt occ e bec us pli tf pr ded i r c i onna i t t s a s c iy r yme un'd a e a n if ovi ncore t nf ton o he ocil e urt r pr s nt i The La J e e e atve. w udge r as d asf l s e one olow : Thecli ntese ilyale d (n hi tsi ama sntal lge i s etmony a i doc nt s te i nd n ume s ubmitd n c mecinwihhi over y ntwave a iai t theonl we t t Socal ol to t s pa me i r pplc ton) ha y nto he i Se urt Adm i sr to fe dofi ei or rt o an a e tm a eof sbe ft o e c iy nitai n i l fc n de o bt i n si t hi ne is nc he r tr d i M a 2006, nd t tt Cl m sR e e e a i w ho t hi a i a i eie n y a ha he ai pr s nt tve ook s pplc ton m ii onne hi .l isAug t5, snf d m nt us 2008de al wai rofove pa e ,heSoc a ni of ve r ym nt t il Se iy Adm i sr ton notd t t Cl i s Re e e a i who t curt nitai e hat he am pr s nt tve ook t he cl i a ' a i ton w a a s as d C l i s Re e e atve who w o d not a m nt s pplca i s e one am pr s nt i ul knowi y t ke a cl m f a pe s n who wo d notbe ei bl Furhe ,t s ngl a ai or ro ul lgi e. t r hi e pe inc da knowl ea eCli sRe es n a i woul ha pr pe l a s x re e nd edg bl am pr e t tve d ve o ry dvied t ca ma r r ngbot hi m ont ofe e tona how hi e r ngswoul afe t he li nt ega di h s h l ci nd s a ni d fc hi be f a s neh mount ( 8 . s.Ex. ) The cl m a ' a l ga i t the di notpl n t tl f be isuntlM a 2006 i ai nt s le ton ha d a o i e or neft i y s a s i nsse wih t f c t t he di not no iy t Soc a Se urt lo nco it nt t he a t ha d tf he i l c iy Admi srtona tr e ei nghi a r lte ( tdJ nuayz, nitai fe r c vi s wad etr dae a r 2006)hi frtc c , s is he k frbe ft i Fe uay2006,ora mont t ra tr ( 2) o neis n br r ny h hee fe .Ex. . l s , heunder i d fndst c a m a t be a f ul i ca i hi ove pa e . n um t s gne i he l i nt o t a t n us ng s r ym nt ( 1 17 .TheLa J TR 6- ) w udgec l t tr oveyoft ovepa ntcoul notbewai da oncuded ha ec r he r yme d ve nd t tM r Dur ni r ponsbl f t r pa ntof$6, 00.( 1 . ha . de s es i e or he e yme 233. TR 7) M r Dtr ns ug r viw of heAdmi sr tveLa J . lde o ht e e t nita i w udge' de i i s c sonbyt Socal c iy he i Se urt A dm i sr t o sAppea sCounc l n isde s on r nd e o J 25, 3, heA ppea sCounc l ni t a i n' l i.l t ci i e er d n une 201 t l i a edt La J dopt he w udge' fndi t t r Dur wasa f ti c usngt ove pay e .Howe r s i ng ha M . den t aul n a i he r m nt ve , t Appe sCo i rc he al uncl e omputdt o r yme a $5, 00.( 8) e he vepa nt s 585. TR .TheAppe l Counci' as ls opi on now sa a t tna de i i oft Co mi soner Ha ng e used a la l e ni t nds s he i l c son he m s i . vi xha t l vaiabl ad i s r tve r m e es M r D ur n hasa m ni t a i e di , . de ppea e t t sco t l d o hi ur . Unde 42U. C.j404( ,ti pr dedt t i t c eofa ove ymenti t cli nt r S. b)i s ovi ha,n he as n pa ,f he ama i wiho f ul, ndi r c yoft ove pa ntwoul de e tt pur eoft SocilSe iy s t ut a t a f e over he r yme d f a he pos he a curt Ac orwoul beagans eq t a good c c e e, ec r oft ove pa t d i t uiy nd ons i nc r ove y he r ymentmaybewa ve i d. S ae dfee ty t Ac p o i e ta tee s l b n a j sme to r c v r i t ec s o ttd ifr nl, he t r v d s h t h r hal e o d u t n r e o ey n h a e f ove pa e i t r i e of be ft i wihout f ul i ca i t over ym e ,and i r ym nt f he ecpi nt ne is s t a t n usng he pa nt f a j t n o rc veywo d et e d fa t ep r o eo t eSo ilS c t Ac o c n rve e dusme t r e o r ul ih r ee t h u p s f h ca e miy t r o ta n prnci esofequiya good c cince.Se 20C. R.j404. *. i pl t nd ons e e F. 5064 A fe a r vi w of t r cor i t s c e,t c t i una e t c l t t t r i tr e e he e d n hi as he our s bl o onc ude ha he e s s t ntale de e t s ppor t Com m i s one ' fnalde s on t tM r D ur n w asa f ul i ubs a i vi nc o u t he s i rs i cii ha . de t a tn ca i t ove pa e t o be t M r Dur n t s ii d a t ad i s r tve he r ng t t he us ng he r ym n f ne ks. . de e tfe t he m ni t a i a i ha ce rya sdt s i sc iyrpr e ai t thei e t rtr i M a of2006.( 1 . la l dvie he ocal e urt e esnttve ha ntnded o eie n y TR 42) He t sii d t twhen hebe n t r evebe f i J nua y of2006,he bei ved t the wa e tfe ha ga o ec i ne hs n a r le ha s e il t t ebe tt basdont i o mai pr de t t cli r e e ai ( 1 . ntted o hos neis e he nfr ton ovi d o he ams eprs nttve. TR 43) Pl i ift tfedt t e f c t thene ra l m p e t de ei an a ntf es ii o he f e t ha ve te t d o c ve yone a t t da eofhi i e s o he t s nt nded r tr m e a t thi s a s c iye r ngsr or cla l r fecedt thec i e ie nt nd ha s ocil e urt a ni ec d e ry e l t ha ontnuedt wor f r o k o wa untlM a of2006.( 1 1 ) ges i y TR 44-46 . l den ng pli ifsr ques f wave ofr ove y ofove pa m e ,i a n yi a ntf e t or i r ec r r y nt t ppea s t tt r ha he Adm i sr i La J er le e iey ont r po t r as a s c liyr e e ai .I t t nitatve w udg e id ntr l he e r fom ocil e trt epr s nt tve n ha r por,her pr s nt tvenotd t ti flng a a ia i a t tm eoft De mber2005vii, e tt e e e ai e ha n ii n pplc ton t he i he ce st M rDu d nwo l h v rp e e tdt a al fteif nn to i t ea plc to wa tu .( 9 ) . r e u d a e e r s ne h t lo h n o ain n h p iain s r e TR 4 . Ye ,t ad i sr tve r cor c ai no a plca i orsaeme sgned by M r Dur t t s t he m nitai e d ont ns p i ton t t nt i . den o hi e f c . The s i s c iy r pr s nt tve a s not d t t t pe s n who t M r Dur n' fe t ocal e urt e e e ai lo e ha he r o ook . de s a i tonwa d xpe inc a knowl ea e'a t tt si vi li not i yt ha ma pplcai s t re ed nd e edg bl ' nd ha hi ndi dua s lkel o ve de amit ( 94) Si ysaed,ts e t tt La J sake. TR . mpl tt i e ms ha he w udge' de ii wa bas dprmaiyon s cson s e i rl s ulto ast whatt c am sr pr s nttvewoul havedone. pec a i n o he l i e e e a i d Att a i sr tvehea i t Admi sr tveLa J he dm nitai rng,he nita i w udgedi notr ei lvet tmony d ec ve i esi fom eihe t s i ls urt r pr e a i who c r t r he oc a ec iy e es nt tve onduc e t i s i t o o t r pr e a i t d he nve t ga i n r he e es nt tve whom e wihM r Dur n i De e be of2005.Ont o he t t . de n c m r he t rhand, r Dur npe s l a a e M . de r onaly ppe r d a t tte t tt r pr s nt i smpl m a a mit i pr es i t a i ton bas d on nd esii d ha he e e e atve i y de sake n oc sng he pplca i e ar tr m en da ei D e e be of2005.The ei no doc e a i whi h s r st r f epl i if s eie t t n c m r r s um nt ton c e ve o e ut a ntf t si on I s h cr e tm y. n uc icumsa s t c ti unabl t c udet tt Comm isone ' fna t nce , he our s e o oncl ha he s i rs i l decson i s ii s uppore bys t nta e de e.Gi n pli ifst si ony, nd i t a e eofa td ubsa il vi nc ve a ntf e tm a n he bs nc ny die e de e i cai t tM r Dur n i o m e t s i ls e iy r pr e a i t the r d vi nc ndi tng ha . de nf r d he oc a e urt e es nt tve ha i ende t r tr i Dec m be of2005,t c tc l nt d o e ie n e r he our oncudest pl i ifha me t btr i hat antf s t he lden n e t bls ng t the w a w ihoutf ul i ca i t ove pa e . s a i hi ha s t a t n us ng he r ym nt 4 Ass tf t a e orh bove i mus now bedee m i d whehe r cove y oft ove pa e woul ,t t tr ne t re r he r ym nt d de ea hepup os o t Soc a Se urt A c orc r ve prnc pl so e t a g c c e e. f tt e f he i l c iy t onta ne i i e f quiy nd ood ons i nc Bas d on t e s i r or i doesnota a t t c t ha r c e he xi tng ec d, t ppe r o he our t t e over oft over ym en w oul y he pa t d be unc ci bl . H owe r t c tbele s t tt s de e m i ton i bes l f t t Soci l ons ona e ve , he our i ve ha hi t r na i s t e t o he a Sec iy A d i s r ton i t fr ti t nc urt m ni t a i n he i s ns a e.The co tfnds l ur i i good c us ' f r m a oft sca e a e ' or e nd hi s t t Comm isone f f t rde l e a c i r ton. o he s i r or urhe veopm nt nd onsde a i Fo t r as s a e t Co m i sone ' f na de i i s l be m odii t r f e t a r he e ons t t d, he m s i r s i l c s on ha l fed o e l c de e na i t t M r Dur w a w ihoutf ti c usng t ove pa e of s a s urt t nni ton ha . den s t aul n a i he r ym nt oci l ec iy r tr m e be tt .The c e s l be r nd t t Comm isone f a de e mi ton a t e ie nt neis as ha l ema ed o he s i r or t r nai s o whe he r c r oft ove pa e woul de e t t pur e of t Voci Sec iy Ac or t r e ove y he r ym nt d f a he pos he al urt t c nrv nep icpe o e ut a dg o c n ce c .An a p o raej d me t n o d rwil e o ta e rn ils f q iy n o d o s in e p r p it u g n a d r e lb en e ed t s da U pon r m a bo h s de w ilbe alow e t pr e addii l e de a t r hi y. e nd, t i s l l d o es nt tona vi nce nd ar gum ent . 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