Robbins v. Miller Law Group, P.C., No. 3:2016mc00001 - Document 2 (W.D. Va. 2016)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 2/17/2016. (mab)

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I. I M oton f Le vet FieI e l ut v Appe i or a o l nt r oc or al Alho h i a a st tt ba u c c tsor rdoesnotc t i a de e m i ton t ug t ppe r ha he nkr pty our' de on a n ny t r na i a t t diput be we n t pa te ,t c ur wila s de dewhehe t g an M il rLa s s o he s e t e he ris he o t l lo ci t r o r t le w' m o i n f rl a t fl a i e l ut y a a .W he m a ng tlsdee mi ton,d src c t to o e ve o ie n ntroc or ppe l n ki li t r na i itit om's g n rlya pyt esa ads tfrhi 28U. C. 1 2() t sau eg venn itro uo y e eal p l h tnd r e o t n S. j 29 b ,he ttt o r ig n el c tr r vi w by t c r ui co t .See e. , n r Cha l t Com m e ci lGr e e he ic t ur s . a. I e rote r a oupsl , o.01- 044, nc. N 6 2003W L 1 790882,a *1( . N . M ac 1 2003) KPM G Pe tMa wik,L. P. Esaeof t M D. C. rh 3, ; a r c L. v. tt Nec Lt .nc,250B. 74,78( D.Va 2000) I r Swn Lt P'hi 1 B. 138,139 lo. d.I . R. 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Va 9 6 . r o e,h p eln s e n tae h t ç x e to a cru tn e j siyad p ru efo t b scp lc o p spo n a p l t t c p in l ic msa c s u tf e a tr r m he a i o iy f o t nig p el e e a rviw u tla trt ee tyo afn lud me t'Co p r & Ly r n v Li s y 4 7U. 46 , e e ni fe h n r f i a j g n . o es ' b a d . ve a , 3 S. 3 4 5( 9 8 . 7 17 ) Ha ng co i r d t s f c or , heco tc l st tM il La ha not vi nsde e he e a t s t ur onc ude ha ler w s de onsr t dt ta i e l u or a m ta e ha n nt roc t y ppea i a o t i t sc s I ismoton,M il rLa l s ppr pda e n hi a e. n t i le w f ie t i ntf aco r lng que to of1w a t whih t r i s t ntalgr al d o de iy ntoli si n a s o c he e s ubsa i ound f a or bif e eofopi o I ta t quetonsprs ntdi M ilrLa smoi r aes eyt t fernc nin.nse d,he si e e e n le w' ton elt oll o he s fcinc oft e de be or t ba nl c c tM os i pora l t ba pt y c t ufi e y he vi nce f e he nk pt y our. t m tnty, he nknz c our deci dt is anli on t Tnzte' m o i n t i a trishe rng o J t r 27, 6, o lne o s ue lng he se s to mtl fe t a i n ama y 201 s t c t i t tM ilrLa sm o i i pr m atr .Fo t s r as ns t moton f l vet he our fnds ha le w' ton s e tte r he e e o , he i or ea o a a t ba ppe l he nkmpt y c tsi e l ut r or rwilbe de e c our' ntroc o y de l nid. Concl on usi Fo t f egoi r as ,t c twilde M ilrLa ' moton f l a t a alt r he or ng e ons he our l ny le w s i or e ve o ppe he ba u c c tsor .The Cl r i die td t s nd c rii c eso t sm e or nd nkr pt y our' der e k s r ce o e e tfed opi f hi m a um opi on a t a c ni nd he c ompa ng o de t a1 co e ofr c d. nyi r r o l uns l e or DA TED : Thi s ! ' d yo Fe r ay 2016. 7 N a f b u r, Chi fU rie St t s Di t i tJ e lt d a e s rc udge 5

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