-BWC Protherapy Associates, LLC v. AFS of Bastian, Inc. et al, No. 6:2010cv00017 - Document 110 (W.D. Va. 2011)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Magistrate Judge B. Waugh Crigler on July 21, 2011. (sfc)
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The pa tesag ee t tt l esa me hod f c l ultng a a r ofat ne f e a ri r ha he od t r t or a c ai n wa d tor y' e s nd c t i a i bl he' The l sa a yss i vesmuli yi a r as bl ho os s s pplca e t e. ode t r nal i nvol tpl ng e ona y udy r t by ae t n mb ro ra o a eh t se pe d d Ro is nv Eq l xIf . r s, LC,5 0F.d 2 5 he u e f e s n bl ol x n e . bn o . uf no Se v .L r a 6 3 3, 2 3( t Ci. 00 ) Re s na lne si k yi tea ay i a dt et leJ h s nf co s g ie 4 4b r 2 9 . a o be s s e n h n lss n h wev o n o a t r4 ud t Cour i de e ni whata e ( e onabl' hour a r es The t l John on f cor a e he t n t nui ng r i as r e' s nd at . weve s at s r; ( )t a d lbo e p nd d ()t n v ly a d dfiut o t eq e to srie ()te s il 1 i n a r x e e ; 2 he o et n ifc l f h u sin asd; 3 h kl me y rq ie t p o ry pef r te lg ls r ie r n ee ( )te at me ' o p ru iy c ssi e ur d o rpel ro m h e a e vc s e d rd; 4 h to ys p o tn t o t n p e sn tei tn ltg to ;( )t ec tmayf efrlk wo k;()t atr e ' e e tto r si g h nsa t ii ai n 5 h uso r e o i e r 6 he to n ys xp cain a t outs to t ltgai ,( t tmelmiainsi e byt cle orcic tnc s ( ) t he -e f he ii ton' 7) he i i tto mpos d he int rumsa e ; 8 t ea t i c nr v ry a t er s lso tie ()t e p re c , e uain a d a ii o h momt n o to e s nd h e ut b an d; 9 he x ein e r p tto n b ly f t t e atr e ;( 0 te u de ia iiy oft c s wihn te lg lc mmu iy i whih t e s i h to n y 1 ) h n srb l t he a e t i h e a o n t n c h ut ar e ( 1 t nat e and lngt o t pr f sona r ai hi bewee atr y a cint os ; 1 ) he ur e h f he oesi l eltons p t n tone nd le ; ( 2 at neys f sa r i smia c es Ki e v Mc eod,No.3: CV0001 201 W L 1 ) tor ' ee wads n i lr as . ndr d . 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No mbe 9, 0 8 butl et e c le es oos hos ha lng .Such ltga shav eecedt lvebyt s d a t la lt s a es ii nt e l t o i he wor t he ibiiy t g oft c e, s m e he as but o how t nk i i a opraet o emor lve byt s d i chal ngi hi t s ppr i t o nc ei he wor n le ng t io he r ppone ' e il me t conta ua c nts ntte nt o r ct l ompe a i onc t y ha pr val ns ton e he ve e ied. Theunde sgne m a st sobs r ton be us i i dii e us a bes, o s r i d ke hi e va i ca e t s sng nuo , t t t ugge tt t s ha , a c r i t a yra o a l ra i go teDitit u g ' o n o o s mmayj d me ta t c odng o n e s n b e e d n f h src J d es piins n u r u g n s o Countl,he pli ifha be n anyt ng bu t pr ii pa t a i te r def ns a s re i 1 t a ntf s e hi t he evalng ry gans ve y e e s e td n opposto t t tc am a agans e r de e nt s veone.W hehe onewihe t us t iin o ha l i nd i t ve y f nda , a t r s s o e he qualte û ubsa i ,'û i fc nt' a ot re vae t r , a ntf svi t y wa abou a ii r i tntal' t gnii a 'or ny he qui lnt e m pli if cor s s s ts c mp eea ic u dg t Th abtao ' a r i f v ro p an ifa ans a1d fn a t,on l o lt s t o l e. e r i trs wad n a o f litf g i t l ee d n sj ity r a s ve aly,onl punc uat t poi . nd e r l y t es he nt M or t n t t pl i if svit y c m eafe i wasf e wih e r s t ntvea e ha ha , antf cor a tr t ac d t ve y ubsa i nd p o e u a o sa l whc c u dha eb e t owni ap t twadj dg n ,n ldn alt r c d r l b tce ih o l v e n l u n ah o r u me t icu ig ae c le g t t s fiin yo is e dn s be tmatr l idcin. we e,nt ee d a d haln e o he u fce c f t pla ig u j c te jz s ito Ho v r i h n , n r des t t nee t t ke,a e ltga eove di c er t def nda ,a or ng t t c r ' pie he d o a nd ven ii t r s ov y, he e nt cc di o he ou ts s mmayj dg n o no , fe e n fcsc u tr al plitf prma a i c s , tlat u l u me t piins o fr d o a t o ne v ii an içs i f ce a e a e s ng a ns t ni de e gai t he ne f ndant hel la e. s d ibl Thef tt tt co tg a e de e ant moto t c ac ha he ur z nt d f nd s' i n o ompe a bir ton doe notalert l r ta i s t he unde sgne sviw .Nowhe eha t r be n,norc dt r be a a l ton t tpli if r i d' e r s he e e oul he e , n legai ha antf l c d a g f t ba i t oppos a bir i i lghtoft Setl mentAgr eme . l f c, a ke ood aih ss o e r taton n i he te e nt n a t pl i ifwasr uie t go t g ea lngt t de e t enf t abiiy oft s tlm e ta r antf eq r d o o r t e hs o f nd he or e lt he e te n pa t fom a noton t ti m a notha c er d t a bir lt oft cai s tf t i Count1of r ny i ha t y ve ov e he r tabiiy he l m e orh n t Compl i .A1 t sr r t co tt s toutwhehe t s tl me e or a y ale ed he ant l hi equied he ur o or t r he ete nt nf ce bl t r t pari 'r l to hi a w he he t ta t r ton co r d bot t c a m f c pe a i a he tes e a i ns p, nd t r ha le a i ve e h he l i or om ns ton nd 9 t cam f lqui t d da a .Eve now, antf ha be n puti t poston ofne di t he li or i da e m ges n pli if s e n he ii e ng o fl amoto t c im t a bir ton a r whih wa e iey f vo a et i a i talt n ie i n o onfr he r tai wa d c s ntr l a r bl o t ga ns 1 e d fn a t, ohj it a d sveal, n t akt ev u t oe tr u g n o t ta i e e d ns b t on l n e rly a d o s h o r t ne j d me t n ha wrd n y t sc e. t t f esopposton by de enda s. hi as Tha , oo, ac ii f nt I i be ndpe a nt et tpli ifi t pr va lng pa t W ih t ts i t t s yo r dve ur ha antf s he e ii ry. t ha a d, he l r i d wilt n t t l t ra s s m e oft cam e f sa coss mde sgne l ur o he odesa s e s nt he li d ee nd t . REA SONA BLE H OU RLY R ATE: Plitf i s e i c mpe s to frt ewokpef r db Bej mi Fut, hii an if s e kng o n ai n o h r ro me y na n lz P l p l M arn,Eve e tNe s Da e M e dor a M a cPe iz.M r Fulz i s e ng c i r t lon, nil a , nd r rt . t s e ki ompe a i i ns ton n t a ountof$345 pe ho , M r M ari i s e ng c he m r ur and . tn s e ki ompe a i i t amountof$270 pe ns ton n he r ho .M r M e dora M r Pe iz a e s e ng c ur . a nd . rt r e ki ompe a i i t a ountof$225pe ho f ns ton n he m r ur or wor t y pe f d.M r Ne s i s eki c k he r onne . lon s e ng ompens i n i t a ountof$1 pe ho f ato n he m 80 r ur or wor pero m e i 201 a $1 pe ho f wor pe f d i 2011. k f r d n 0 nd 95 r ur or k ronne n Defnda sdo notcha lng t r sma e soft r t c r e nt le e he ea t blnes he aes ha ged,o y t nl he r as bl ne soft num be ofhour e nde e ona e s he r s xpe d. REASONABLE NUM BER OF HOURS: a. Def nda sa s r t tpl i ifsbilngr or r ve t a l s $1200 was e nt s e t ha antf li ec ds e al hat t ea t , e nded i wor atrbut bl t a bir lcl ms a t ts m e$1 5 00 i f eswe ei r d xpe n k ti a e o r ta ai , nd ha o 0,00. n e r ncure ic n onne to wih pl ntf so c in t ai if pposto t a bir to Pl i ifr ple fz tby i o m i t ii n o r tai n. antf e is is nf r ng he c tt talf sa cossr a e t a bir ton hav be n s pa ae fo t c am she e. our ha l ee nd t elt d o r tai e e e r td r m he l i r Pl i iff t rpoi soutt onl one oft t eec am si br antf urhe nt hat y he hr l i t oughtwasr e r d t ar ta in, efr e o biz to a t tt $1200. ( 3hour ofsr c )wa i ure r eac ngwhet Fl i or nd ha he , 00 2. s evie s nc rd es rhi her orda V igi a 1 w woul a y t t pa te Setl m entA g ee e a notr l t t a bir to A s r ni a d ppl o he r i s' te r m nt nd e a ed o r ta i n. 10 t isopposton t defnda s m oton t c ot ii o e nt ' i o ompela bir to , pli ifofer t ti hasr duc d r tai n antf f s ha t e e by one- fisbil r l t t isopposto t a bir ton a r mi t cou tt ti pr vaie hal t ls e aed o t ii n o r ta i nd e nds he r ha t e ld i isopposton ast t c soft Compl i . nt ii o wo ount he ant Theunde sg d i oft vi w t tpl i ifhasf l a count f a f esati a e < i ne s he e ha antf uly c ed or ny e trbut bl t a bir ton a hasc r d f tme s n onl on t em at r r lt t a bir ton o whih o r ta i nd ha ge or i pe t y hos te s ea ed o r tai n c i p e ald,h sla i f ra j dc to i ti c u twoo to tetle camsa s re i te t rv ie t u e vng o d u iain n hs o r t u f h l e li se td n h r Co an .Dee d n s o j cin o t e eg o d hee yi OVERRULED. mplit f n a t' b e to n h s run s r b s b. Dee d n n x c alng st er ao a ln s o t etmes n r lt dt j ii g fn a t e t h le e h e s n b e e s f h i pe t eae o on n Am iy Fe l e e,l a t t dic r s t lows nr nc. nd o he s ove y oughtfom t spa t a i twhom pli ifs r hi ry gans antf eamsfie o s mmayj d me t M o e v r t e cam t a t e$ 2 0.0i fe e p n e li ald n u r u g n . ro e ,h y li h t h 2,0 0 n e s x e d d rltdt t q e to o j i t n sv rl ib lyo t i d fn a tweeu r a o be Plit f eae o he u sin f o n a d e e a la ii f hs ee d n r n e s na l. ani t f c n e e ta tefe s o l berd c df r i s e t nt is o j ita ds v r libl y o c d s h th e s h u d e u e o tme p n o he sue f on n e e a la ii , t bu ofe st tt a ounti $1 1 50 a no t $2, 00 a s re by def nda s5 Pl i if t f r ha he m s , 65. nd t he 200. s e td e nt . antf a s ofe st to ear tato wasor e Am iy Fe l e ve l s ilr t ne i or ton lo f r ha nc bir i n der d, t lows r , nc. tl e ai d nf ma i r lvan a di o r bl i t ca e a butf rt de e n s'd t newali 'noneoft ee t nd sc ve a e n he s , nd o he f nda t d o s lng,' he e ndiu e woul ha be n nec s r l ofe st ti di not ng i o ri ptr ui xpe t r s d ve e es a y. t f r ha t d hi mpr pe n ls ng dic r a ns t sentt s ove y gai t hi iy. Dee d ns o j cinst t spo t no tecam as wil eOVERRULED.F rt fn a t' be to o hi ri f h li lo l b o is, t r wa mor t r a g f ih basst be ive Am iy Fel hi l waslabl t pl i if he e s e hal ood a t i o le t lows p, nc. i e o antf a t tpli ifcoul pur uet sde e nd ha antf d s hi f ndan unde t Se te e Agr e e .M or ove ,he e t r he tlm nt e m nt e rt r i no que ton t tt se iypos es e dic er bl i or ton,wheherapa t ornon- ry. s si ha hi ntt s s d s ov a e nf ma i t ry pa t 5Pli ifa s co e t tt a ot orgi ly s antf lo nc des ha he m mt i nal oughts d ber duce by $1 00 f houl e d 98. or parl alfes ( ai ifsJ 29,2011Re y, 7n. ) aeg e . Pl ntf une pl p. 5. Ther or s wsi lkel t ,ha de e ec d ho t i y hat d f ndant notwaied un i t he rngson t pe t n s t tl he a i he ri t ne moto t co pe , antf ' f sge r t d i dico r woul notha be i ure .6 i ns o m l pli if s ee ne a e n s ve y d ve en nc r d De e f ndan sa s r t tpl i ifsa t eys f sa eunr s bl be a e c e t s e t ha antf ' tom ' ee r ea ona e c us ouns l e ngag i t m e ma hi ' ndt tpli ifbild f duplc tvewor orf wor whih was ed n t ga s ns p'a ha a ntf le or iai k or k c ce ia o a miitai e ( f'J n 22 20 1Rep n e p . - ) Frn i o t rc r lre l r d n srtv . De s u e , 1 s o s , p 4 7, a ky, n he e o d bef et cour,t un r i or he t he de sgned ge st s et tdef nda swe e e ged i abi oft ope a t he ens ha e nt r nga n t t -r do ,' tt ort t l we enota e t (l lkea bu trl a si lke abe .'An a e e pe'bu mf t e y r ma bl o t y i l te fy nd tng i e' bs nc off c slf t m uzne a ebot he ea be o et a bir t . 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SU M M A RY Fort s r s sa Or rwile e GRAN TI pl ntf sm oton f t a r of he e ea ons n de l nt r NG ai if i or he wa d atr y ' e sa dc t i t en u t f$ 0 , 1 4 ( 0 ,7 9 came rd c db t e tone s f e n oss n h mo n o 1 6 8 3.4 $1 8 1 6.4 li d e u e y h $1165.0an $1 00conc dbypli ifa notrc a e .Appori ntoft sa d , 5 d 98. ede antf s e overbl) tonme hi war n mongt def nda swilbe l tt t pr sdi Diti tJ he e nt l ef o he e i ng src udge ast tque ton i ag i be or , ha si s a n f e hi i patfn ti whoe b t er s e tvep ris moinst e tr u g n o o t mo iy m,n r i o n l, y h e p ci a t ' t o ne j d me t n r o d f e o t a bir to awa d. he r tai n r The Clz oft Cour i diecedt ta m i aco oft sM e or e k he t s r t o r ns t py hi m andum Opi o t a1 nin o 1 c ouns ofr c d. el e or EN TERED : Z' s M ag s r t J '' U i t a e udge 21 J: / / 1 t 7 e: 6Norwa i unr s bl f pli tf ' c s t ea ona e or a n ifs ouns lt r viw or r ,et wih pl ntf' e o e e de s c. t ai ifs rp e e tt s Totee tn t d fnd n so j c t t s e tis t eo j cinsae e r sn ai . h x e the e e a t b e t o he e nre ,h b e to r ve O VERRU LED .
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