-RSB Vineyard v. Blackstock et al, No. 7:2012cv00072 - Document 6 (W.D. Va. 2012)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 2/24/2012. (tvt)
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CL FRKS OF CE U.S.DI rX I FI SX . RT AT ROANOKE, VA FI LED I THE UNI STATESDI CT COURT N TED STRI FO R TH E W EST ERN DI STR I O F VI G I I CT R N A RO AN O K E D I I O N V SI FEB 2# 2 1 22 J I C. - , 'ER. ULA DU ' Cl . K 3Y: DR d E W I A M O D ELS V I EY A RD , LLI N Pl nt f , ai i f Ci lA c i N o.7: 2- vvi ton 1 c 00072 Y. M EM O R AN D UM O PI IO N N ELTON BLACK STOCK,e aI, t . Def ndant . e s By: H on.M i hae F.U r ns c l ba ki Unie St esDit i tJudge t d at sr c W ilam O de sV i r a V igi a i a e pr e di p o K ,fl a c vi r g s li l neya d, r ni nm t oc e ng r ied i l i ht c mp an p ru n t 4 U. C.j1 8 wi u idcinv se i 2 U. C. 1 43 Plitf o lit u s a t o 2 S. 9 3 t rs it e td n 8 S. j 3 . anif hj o na esa de enda sElon Bl c t c CEO oft Am he s Cot y A dul D e e i Ce e m s f nt t a ks o k, he r t mt t t nton nt r (J i'; ni W hi ,h J i' h a n re a dJi c re to a o tc r Mao Ca eCr i, t a1) Mo a t t e als e d u s ' n al o rcin l fi es j r ni ag ' ' e , Ca t i A t ns a Li ut ntFels Pl i ifa l ge t tt de e nt vi at d pl i if s p a n ki , nd e ena t . a ntf le s ha he f nda s ol e a ntf co tt i lrght t r c vem e c team e ta t befe fom e s i f c Thi nsiutona i s o e ei dial r t n nd o r e r xce sve or e. s mat i beor t c tf s re ng, rua t 28U. C.j 1 5A.Afe r e ng ter s f e he our or ce ni pu s nt o S. 91 tr eviwi panifss b sins t ec u t imis st ec mp an wih u p eu ief rfiigt saea litf u miso ,h o r ds se h o lit t o t rj dc o aln o tt cl i u n whi h r i m a be g ant d. a m po c elef y r e Pli ifa l st f l ng i or ton i hi c antf lege he olowi nf ma i n s ompli : ant lwast k fom onehol dcelt al ohe wihe si f c whih mykne oo r de l o nqt r t xce sve ore c e a ba k washur a puti ahol d celandgotas n i eci ... Theme c l nd c t nd n de l ki nf ton. dia de a t nt pu mei s cdet twashow t e si f c ca a wih plrme l t n uii ha he xce sve ore me bout t m y kne and ba k a a s n i e to t tt pl e i t e s i f c on e c nd ki nf c i ns ha ook ac n he xce s ve or e (a u r 31 2 2 (t 1 :0pm. gil J n ay , 01 ) aj 00 . sc Thec t us dim isany a ton orcai fl b a i ae i i de e mi st tt our m t s s ci l m ied y n nm t f t t r ne ha he a ton orcl i i f i ous orf ist s a e a c ai on whi h r le m ay be gr nt d. Se 28 ci a m s rvol al o tt l m c e if a e e U. C.jj1 5e ( ,1 5A( () 42U. C.j1 e() Thefrtsa r i l cli S. 9l ()2) 91 b) l; S. 997 c. is tndad ncudes ams bas d upon t i s a y m e il s l lt or ' d l m s ofi rnge e ofa l ali e e t e ç ndi put bl an rtes ega he y, ' ai 'c nf i m nt eg nt r s whi cl l does notexit' orcl m sw her t ûf ualcont i ar cl l basel s.' ch eary s ,' ai e he ûact entons e ear y es ' ''k '' '' Net v.W ila , U. 31 327( 989) Thes ondsa r i t f la sa r f izke lims 490 S. 9, 1 . ec tndad s he amiir tnda d or amoint dimisu d rFe e a Ru eo Cii P o e u e 1 ()6 , c e tn ap an ifs to o s s n e d rl l f vl r c d r 2b ( ) a c p ig litf f c ua alega i nsast ue.A c pl i ne ds1 s r a pl n s a e entoft c ai s a t l l to r om a nt e û ho t nd ai t t m a he l m howi ng t tt pla ri enttedt r i 'a s fcen tglcualale tons...or iearg t ha he e de s il o elef nd ufii t éfa t lgai t as iht o rle a eif bovet s c ai lve.... BelAt. p. Twombl 550U. 544,555( he pe ultve e l ' l lCor v. ' y, S. 2007) (nena q o ainmakso te ) A plitf sb ssf rrle te uie mo et a lb l a d itr l u tto r mitd . an if a i o eif t q r s r h n a es n r c l i ns ... l . The ef r ,a pl i i fm us t le f c s s tci ntt sa e a lt e e e s onc us o . ' d ' r oe a ntf t t l ge a t ufi e o t t 1 he l m nt a ofghe cam. Bas v. 1 DupontdeNemour & Co.32 F. 7 ,765( hCi. t j li ' s E.. ' s , 4 3d 61 4t r 2003) . D e e m i ng w he he a co pl i ts a e a pl us bl cl i f r le i (a c exts c fc t r ni t r m a n t t s a i e a m or e i f s f ont - pe ii ts t a rq ie t rv e n c u tod a o i j dca e pein ea dc mmo sn e' a k h t e ur s he e iwig o r t rw n t u iil x re c n o n e s . s ' As r tv.l l 556U. 662, hcof gba, S. ,1 S.Ct 1 1 0( 29 . 937, 95 2009) Thus ac t ce ni a . , our s re ng c antunde Rul 1 b)6 ca i ntf pladi t taenote ildt a a s i of ompli r e 2( () n de iy e ngs ha r ntte o n sumpton tut be a et yc itofnomor t nlbel andc l i r h c us he onss e ha a s oncusons.J. Alhought c t .a t 4 he our lbe a l c t e pr K c i r ly ons nz s o omplit,Hai sv.Kene , U. 51 520- 1( 972)t c t ans ne r r 404 S. 9, 2 1 ,he our . doe no a tast i ae' ad ae,s s ede l ng sa ut r a c tt i na cai s tc he nm t s voc t ua pont veopi tt o y nd onsiuto l l ms t i a e f ie t c ea l r i e on t f c oft co pl i . Se Br k v.Ca r l 1 F. he nm t a l d o l ry a s he a e he m a nt e oc r ol, 07 3d 241 243(t Ci.1 ( tg,J,c uri ; a etv. t ofHa on 775F. 1 4, , 4h r 997) Luti . onc rng) Be ud t Civ mpt o 2d 27 1 (t Ci.1 ) Seeas Gor v.Le ke, F.d 11 11 ( hCi.1 ) 278 4h r 985 . lo don e 574 2 47, 51 4t r 978 (e ogni ngt tadititc ti no e ce t asumet r eofa aef apr x r c zi ha src our s t xpe td o s he ol dvoc t or o pl ntf) ai it. Tosaeacai unde j1 apli ifmus algeChevi ai ofarghtscu e b tt l m r 983, antf t le i olton t i e rd y t Cons iuton a l w s oft U nie S a e , nd m us s he tt i nd a he t d t t s a t how t tt ale d de i to w a ha he l ge pr va i n s c ommitdbyapero a tngunde c orofsaelw. W es v.At ns 487U. 42, ( 988) te s n ci r ol tt a ' ' t ki , S. 48 1 . 2 Pl ntf f l t r a ea de e ntt a a t f c a ute es i f r eora ai if ais o elt f nda o n cual a t bo xc sve o c bouthi me c l s di a ca e a hem e el r le on l be sa c uso t des rbeaco tt i cai . Se r , nd r y e is a l nd oncl i ns o c i nsiutonal l m e Twombl 550U. a 555(iA1pli ifsoblgaint pr vi t tr v, S. t û( antf i to o o de he g ounds ofhi ' s t ttel nt t r le r uiesmor t nlbesa c l i ,a afnnul crciai of enil me l o eiF eq r e ha a l nd oncusons nd o ai e tton t ee nt ofac us ofa tonwilno do.'.Furhemor,pl ntf fist de ci a us of he lme s a e ci l t ' ) t r e ai if al o s rbe ny e f c o as rousmedi lnee a es e i le e ntf aconsiutonalmedialc am . Se or e r e i ca d, n s nta l me or tt i c li e, e. , is v.Setr 501U. 294,298( 991 ( ci nge esi f ce;Esel v.Gn e, c.W lon ie, S. 1 ) desrbi xc sve or ) tle mbl 429U. 97,1 (97 ( ci ngas i me c ne d) M orove , antf a kno e S. 04 1 6) des rbi erous dial e . e r pli if c wldges t ts m e i t m e c de r m e a s s d hi asa s ci r s Se e. ,Fa m e v. ha o one n he di al pa t nt s es e m ui de i k. e, c. r r Brnna 511U. 825,847( 994)( ci ngdei rt i fee ) Acc di y, antf s e n, S. 1 desrbi lbeae ndifrnce. or ngl pli if c mpliti ds se wih u p eu ief rfi n t saeacam u nwh c rle ma b o an s imis d t o t rj dc o al g o tt li po ih eif y e i grnt plrua t 28U. C.jl 5A( () a ed, zs nt o S. 91 b)1 . l pl i ifdec dest r f l t c pl i , a ntf s d s cii aly i ntf i vi f a ntf i o e ie he om a nt pl i if houl pe fc l de iy ndi dual de e nt and t pa tc ara t orom i sons ofs h def nt whi h pl i ifcl i svi a e f nda s he ri ul c s si uc enda s c a ntf a m ol t d hi cons iutonalrght .Forexn pl ,pl i tf m us notr y on buz w or lke d xc s ve s tt i i s m e a n if t el z ds i s es i e f c ' nd m us a t ly de c i t f t t tl a hi t be i ve a s ii pe s n us d or e' a t c ua l s r be he ac s ha e d m o le pec t c r o e e e s ve f c a i thi . Pl i ifi f t rad s d t tt s a ut oflm ia i c i xc s i or e ga ns m a ntf s urhe vi e ha he t t e i t tons ontnues t nm f om t da e hi c ai sa r d. o r he t s l m cc ue The Cl r i die t d t s c esoft sM e or ndum Opi on a t a om pa ng e k s r c e o end opi hi m a ni nd he cc nyi ( r rt pl i if l de o a ntf ENTER: hsIS dyo F bur,0 2 Ti a f eray 2 1. K /- rir- W *-#r w ' 'f r , ' U nied St esD i ti Judge t at sr ct 3
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