Riddle v. Hubbell Lighting, Inc., No. 7:2012cv00488 - Document 16 (W.D. Va. 2013)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Samuel G. Wilson on 07/19/2013. (rkc)

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C. 26 e s q , a e o e e t t a c l n tdwi Hu b l Lih ig l c (HL1' 9 S. j 01 t e .b s d n v n s h t umiae t b el g tn , n . $ ', h t ) t mi tngRi ef rf li a l p a wor Ri ecli st tHL1f ie t a c moda ehi er nai ddl o alng see t k. ddl am ha a ld o c om t m i vi a i oft A DA ,a r us t 1 hi us t FM LA l a t w hi h he w a e il n ol ton he nd ef ed o et m e he e ve o c s ntted. HLlhasmoved t dim isRi e' co pli ptr ua t Fede alRul ofCi lPr e e o s s ddl s m a nt zs nt o r e vi oc dur 1 ( )6 , r uigta Rid escamsa eifr i an mb ro ae s Fo e n e HLIa g e 2 b ( ) a g n h t d l ' li r n im n u e f r a . r x mpl, ru s t Ri ei notaû iidi vi wihadia lt unde t ADA;t ti i unra ona e hat ddl s ç fe ndi dual t s biif' r he qual ha t s e s bl t e t eADA t (sRid eh ss g e td a ka e lye t wa ea e o e e eytmeh md r h o a d l a u g se ) s n mp o r o k n mply e v r i e f lsa l p a wor a t Ri eco d ha us hi FM LA butne rtid.M or a l see t k; nd hat ddl ul ve ed s ve re e f m e al ho ve ,HL1poi so t tt plad ng rlesr uieRi et a lge s t int unda nt ly, we r nt ut ha he e i t eq r ddl o le ufk e l f ct t r s hi - i htt r le - bove t s c a i l ve . l A f rr e i Ri e- s o ai e s - g o e i fa a r he pe ul tve e l' u evi w ng ddl s Riddle v. Hubbell Lighting, Inc. Doc. 16 co pl i , heco tc udest thehaspl d apl usbl ADA cai , ha f ie t alege m ant t ur oncl ha e a ie l m but s a ld o l s fci ntf c s i s uf i e a t n uppor ofhi FM LA cl i . A c r ngl t c t esH L1 sm oton t t s am co di y, he our deni ' i o di m i s i pa t a gr nt i i pa t s s n r , nd a s t n r . 1Bel At. Co p v Two l,5 0U. 5 4, 5 (0 7 . l l r , . mbv 5 S. 4 5 5 2 0 ) Dockets.Justia.com 1 . A c or ng t Ri e, hasbe n w or ng f H LIs nce 2008,m os r ce l a a c di o ddl he e ki or i t e nty s ç a a tti engi r' I J y of201 Ri ewa di nos wih fbr yagi ,a het d û nuf c trng m nee .' n ul 0, ddl s ag ed t i om l a nd ol HLla much. Be us ofhi c ton, ddl bega se pi poory,g ew tr a wor a s ca e s ondii Ri e n l e ng l r ied t k, nd C one ort o oc as onsf las e p a hi w or t ton.'Com pl 2,ECF N o.1 Thi pr pt d ç on w c i el l e t s ks a i ' . . s om e m ddl t as H LIf a l a de e m i t o unde t FM LA . On J ua y 1 201 H L1 eo k or e ve t r na i n r he an r 9, 2, a oved R i e f FM LA l a t ta l w ed hi t ç al i on a da t the f l t the w a ppr ddl or e ve ha lo m o ç ln c ny y ha e t ha s t tr d t wor or... iy hi s r iorofa fa e upsofse de i tonwhi h oc tred oo ie o k notf s upe v s ny l r lep prvai c c lr a trhea rve a wor a hec dt n r t n hom e. d. t3.Ac r ng t li e healo fe ri d t k nd oul he e m' ' a 'I co di o t ddl, s t l hi s p r io t a hec ul a l pef r h s o i HL1a c mmo ae hm b wa i hi o d s u e vs r h t o d by rom i j b f c o d td i y kng m up whe he f l asee n e l l p. Thever ne da a or ng t Ri e,HL1i l i e t thehad f le ase p a hi y xt y, cc di o ddl t am d ha c a ln l e t s w or s a i ' s Ri e hom e a s pe d hi . H Llt m i t d hi t e da l t r l k t ton, ent ddl ' , nd us nde m er na e m hr e ys a e . d. Ri e s ks a de a a i t tHL1vi a e hi r gh st de t AD A a t FM LA , ddl ee cl r ton ha ol t d s i t m r he nd he r i t tm e t hi f me poston, k pa fontpa be t , ensae nt o s or r ii bac y, r y, neks $300, i da 000 n mage f s or e o i dites a htm iiton,i e e t coss a f s m tonal sr s nd l la i nt r s, t, nd ee . I I. HLla guest tRi ehasf ld t sa eacli t rt ADA f f itr t r ha ddl aie o t t am mde he or a lle o a co moda e.Thec tdia e a de esHLIsm o i t dimisRi e' ADA cli . c m t our s gr es nd ni ' ton o s s ddl s am Ac ompl i mus c an t nough f c st sa ea ca m t r le t ti pl i eon is ant t ont i t e a t o t t li o ei f ha s ausbl t fc ' BelAt.Co . Two v,55 U. 544,570( ) Toesa ihaprmaf cec eof a e.' l l m v. mbl 0 S. 2007 . tbls i a i as f itr t ac om moda eundert ADA, pli ifm us s w t thewasdia e wihi t alle o c t he a antf t ho ha s bld t n he m ea ng oft s a ut ,t thi em pl yerha notc ofhi di a lt t the c d pe f m t ni he t t e ha s o d ie s s biiy, ha oul r or he e s t a f nc i ofhi pos ton wih r as s en i l ' tons u s ii t e onabl a c m oda i a t thi e pl ye r f s d e c om ton, nd ha s m o r e u e t makes ha a c o uc n c ommodain.Se Rhoa v.FDI 257F. 373,387n. ( h Ci. ) to e ds C, 3d 11 4t r2001. Hee Ri eal st theha diablngtbrmyal a( c prvene hi fom r, ddl lege ha d s i i o gi whih e td m r se png ,h tHL1 e a o t sc n iin a dt t ec ud stsa trl p ro m h s o i le i ) ta kn w b u hi o dto , n ha h o l aifco iy e f r i j b f HL1wo d a omm odae hi by wa ng hi up whe f l ase p. He f rhe alege t the ul cc t m ki m n el le u t r l s ha r quesed s h a omm odai a HLlr us d t pr de i.Tho h t co tha pr vi l e t uc cc ton nd ef e o ovi t ug he ur s e ousy not t tapl ntf who coul notsa a ke a wor wo d lkey notbeatq lfe ' ed ha ai if d t y wa t k ul i l çuaii d' i vi lt rt ADA,s eLe c ns y v. t sa Viior ofRadf d Uni , ndi dua mde he e s hi ke Recor nd st s or v.No. 7: cv001 2011W L 50 3,a * n. ( . Va. t24,2011,t c tcn ts y,on 11 89, 2981 t 2 4 W D. Oc. ) he our nno a t r c d bef ei, ha Ri ei unqualfed. Consr ng Ri e' a lga i i t lg mos he e or or t t t ddl s ii tui ddl s le tons n he i ht t f vor bl t hi , ha s a e a cl i f f itr t a c m oda e undert A D A . A c r ngl a a e o m he s t t d a m or a lle o c om t he co di y, t c tdeni HLIsmoton t dim isRi e' ADA c am . he our es ' i o s s ddl s li 11 1. HLIa g t tt cou ts d dimi sRi e' FM LA c am be aus hedoesnot r ues ha he r houl s s ddl s li c e a lget thee a tmpt d t us hi FM LA l ve.The c ta e a dimis sRi e s le ha ver te e o e s ea our gr es nd s s e ddl ' FM LA cl i . am l a FM LA c e, he he t e pl rhad no i oft e pl e' i e i t t ke n n as w t r he m oye tce he m oye s nt nton o a l vei a q si ofc iiali ra . Se e. ,Rodrg z v.Sm ihfe d Pac ngCo. 5 F. ea s ue ton rtc mpo tnce e. g. i ue t l ki , 45 Su p 2 5 8 51 ( Md. 0 )(Toe tbls t a u itree ewi a e tte n t p . d 0 , 6 D. 20 8 $ sa ih mlwf l ne frnc t n n i me t o i h l FMLA be t ,a e oye mus pr t t ( )s wasanei bl e oye ( he neks n mpl e t ove ha: 1 he lgi e mpl e; 2) r e oye wasc e byt saut ( s wasenildt l vet rt FM LA;( shegav mpl r overd he tt e; 3) he tte o ea mde he 4) e he e o rade enotc o ri e i t t lave;a ( t e oye de e he r mplye quat ie fhe ntnton o ake e nd 5) he mpl r nid r FMLA be ft t whih s wase ild.)(mphassadde .Hee, ddl alge t tHL1 neis o c he ntte ' e ' i d) r Ri e le s ha ha a oved hi f FM LA l vet two d pe m i hi t t al i on a da t the f l t t d ppr m or ea ha ul r t m o i l n c ny y ha et ha hewa t tr d t wor or... iy hi s r iorofa fa e- ofsee de i to whih s oo ie o k notf s upe v s ny l r ups l p prvai n c oc ured a trhea rve a wo k a heco d t r t n hom e. Compl 3, c r fe ri d t r nd ul hen eur ' ' . ECF No.1 . Ri e sc ddl ' ompl i o ist me i howe r t thea tmpt d t do et roft et ngsa ant m t o nton, ve , ha te e o ihe hos hi t a tm e.W ihoutmor Ri eha no sa e a FM LA ca m .Ac or ngl t c tg ant ny i t e, ddl s t t t d n li c di y,he our r s HLI sm o i t di m i sRi e' FM LA c a m . ' ton o s s ddl s li I . V Fort r as sa e t c tde esHLIsmoton t dim isRi e' ADA c am ,a he e ons t t d, he our ni ' i o s s ddl s l i nd gr sHLIsm oto t dimi sli e' FM LA c am . ant ' i n o s s tddl s 1i 2 ENTER : ul 1 201 J y 9, 3. .. e. ' A .' . . . - I TED STA TES D I STRI J D GE CT U 2HLI sa k dt c u tods s Ridesc mpan wi peudc , u Ridema b a l t ct te ha s e he o r t imis d l' o lit t rj ie b t d l y e be o te h h r dei encesi hi c tci i n s ompl n . ait 4

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