Irizary v. Booth et al, No. 7:2012cv00513 - Document 14 (W.D. Va. 2013)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 02/07/2013. (kab)

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CL SAT R CE t.S. SX COURT ERK' OFFI J DI OANOKE.VA FI LED I TH E U N I N TED STAT ES D I STR I C O U RT CT FO R TH E W E STER N D I STR I O F V I G I A CT R NI ROANOKE DI SI VI ON FM N K I ZA RY W FEB 97 2 1 23 JULA BK I C. D DL CLERK EY CA SE NO .7: 12CV 0051 3 , UW CL K ER Pl ntf , ai if M EM O M NDUM O PI ON NI J ANET BOOTH, & , c By:J me C. k a s Tur Se or U nie St t s Di t i tJudge ni t d a e sr c Dee fndants. t) Fr I i r a V i g ni i a e pr ee ng pr K ,fl d t sci lrght a ton pur ua nnk rza y, r i a nm t oc di o ie hi vi i s c i s nt . t 42 U .S. j1 1al gi t tt de e ntprs n ofi il de i hi oftme ym e c l o C. 983, le ng ha he f nda i o fca s prved m i l di a te t e t i vi a i ofhi rg sunde t Ei h Ame r a m n ,n olton s i ht r he ght ndme . Afe r vi w oft r cor t nt tr e e he e d, he c tfndst tt ac i m us be sl m a iy di m i s d. our i ha he ton t lm z l s s e l Iiar a lgest thehass f r d wih m e c is ssnc s ty a trhi ta f rt rz y le ha ufe e t dial s ue i e horl fe s r ns e o t Rusblr Cor ci lUni (ç 'onM ac 2,201 I J orJ y201 Iia y he t zg re tona t ç RCU' ) rh 0. n une ul 0,rz r be nme i1wih somac pa n,vomii a hea che .He c d notke p f down,c d not c 1 t t h i tng, nd da s oul e ood oul t ewa e wih hi me c ton,a l twei . RCU ofi a sta po td Ii r t a l al ak t r t s di a i nd os ght fcil r ns re rza y o oc e e ge y r ,wher he unde w e a CA T s an a w a di nos d w ih m i ai hea c . m r nc oom e r nt c nd s ag e t gr ne da hes The RCU phys ci n de e m i d t the ha a s om a h vi s The s pt sw e away a t r a i a t r ne ha d t c nz . ym om nt fe s ttmea di notr cl f s ve a mont .Ats poi i 2011 lia y be a ei1 hor i nd d eoc tr or e r l hs ome nt n , rz r c m 1 a i Thi tme, heRCU physc a di nots nd li a y f a ou sdeexa nai ort ss bu ga n. s i t iin d e rz r or n t i mi ton e t, t pr s rbedPrl e and ot rm e cai .li r wa sc f s ve a we kswihoutkno ng a e ci ios c he di tons rza y s ik or e r l e t wi di agnos s. i 1 liay fld h sj 1 3c mpliti t Unie Sae DititCo tf t Ea tr Ditito rz r ie i 98 o an n he td tts src ur or he se n src f Vigni, utt c s wa ta fre t t sc urbe a etec us ofa to aos i t s uidito ri a b he ae s rnserd o hi o t cus h a e cin r e n hij rs cin. I J 201 l i m' be am e s c a i On J 5, t d N tr e 800t t the had n une 2, r z y c i k ga n. une he ol ls h ha be n pas i dar r d bl wih e ch bowe moveme a a ke t s t RCU physc a e sng k e ood t a l nt nd s d o ee he ii n. 800t s i s woul ca lt docora utge tng m o e me c ton,butdi no tkeasool h a d he d l he t bo ti r di a i d ta t s m pl ors he e a i m edi t doc orvi i. I i a y t n fl a r que ta ve baly s n e c dul n m a e t s t r z r he ied e s nd r l poke t o M ao S u e a k n t s et d co .Ye, nted co c meo Jme 1 , 2,rz r wa j r h p , s i g o e he o t r t whe h o tr n n t 3 201 liay s notcal i t s hi . li a ypl c a he r ques on Jme 1 201 onl t l r t tt led n o ee m rz r a ed not r e t t 4, 2, y o en n ha he doc o woul no bebac f t we ks Ii r c i d t r eve hi pr c i m e c ton, tr d t k or wo e . rza y ontnue o ec i s es rbed di a i butsilno iedbl i hi sool. tl tc ood n s t s N u s 800t c l liar t t m e ca t ton J 18 201 a t hi via sgns re h aled rz y o he di l mi une , 2, nd ook s t l i , whih we enor a . She a t o he defnda st l Iia yt ta nt e shad be n c r m l nd he t r e nt o d rz r ha ppoi m nt e s dul f rhi t s t RCU physcin and a outi docor butdi nott l hi any che ed o m o ee he ia n sde t , d el m s ii da e . On J 20,201 t RCU doc o pe f m e ar c a e m on li r butf md pecfc t s une 2, he t r ror d e t l xa rza y, ot noe de eofbledi Thedocort dhi tti not ng....slmei ape s s vi nc e ng. t ol m,t s hi l l o tmes ron' i e tneswilbl d f no r as a so ' Compl a 5. nt si l ee or e on nd t p. ' . t d. I Se e be 201 I i r co pl ne oflgh bl di W he t RCU physci n n pt m r 2, rza y m ai d i t ee ng. n he ia e m i hi on Se e xa ned m pt mber6,201 hef 2, ound no bledi The docort n ha Ii a y sgn a e ng. t he d rz r i r l a ef m al wi RCU t obt n r s t ofaprorcol c e e s or lo ng o ai e uls i onos opy.Thedocoras no i d i t lo tce n I i r s m e c lc r a r por f o a pr o f c lt da e 2005 or2006, ndi a i i l m m a i rza y' di a ha t e t r m i r a iiy t d i c tng nfa ton ofIi r si esi ast c us ofbl e ng. rza y' nt tnes he a e e di Iia ys st en re t j is p rn e d n , n temao , o fiigt e l et a h rz r ue h u s ,he al u eitn a t a d h j r fr aln o nsz h t e r waspr de pr ovi d ompta a oprae me c le l to a t tng t di nd ppr i t di a va uai n nd esi o agnos t ca eofhi e he us s r c a bl edi A sr i ,he s e r i blr e e f hi m edi alc e t l e ng. elef e ks e m zs m nt or s c opay e sand a opra e m nt ppr i t f tr m edi eval i and t m ent utle cal uaton reat . 2 1 1 Thec ti r quiedt dim isa aci n orcai fld by aprs ne a ns a our s e r o s s ny to l m ie io r gai t gover e a e tt orof i ri t c t t nni s t a ton orc ai i fi ous m a i i , nm nt l n iy fce f he our de e ne he c i l m s r vol , lc ous o fist saeacam o wh c rle ma b g a td 2 U. C. 1 5 b ( ) çlllb rt r al o tt li n ih eif y e rn e . 8 S. j 91 A( )1. i 7ei eae l i fe e et s rousme c lne dsofprs r c tt est unne es a y a wa on ndif r nc o e i di a e ione s onsiut he c s r nd nt i lci n ofpai ' ohi t d byt Ei h Ame nfi to n'pr bie he ght ndme .Ese l v. mbl 429 U . 97,1 nt t le Gn e, S. 04 (976) Anofie a t wihtd i aei fee e'i heç 1 . fc r cs t Eelbert ndif rnc 'f ç knowsofa dir gadsa nd se r n e e svers t i t heat o s ey. Fn me v. e n,511U. 825,837( 994) <( n xc s i ik o nmae lh r aft ' r r Brnna ' S. 1 . :Aj i dve tntf ltet pr dea qua em e ca ca e'd nots tsy t sa r andt m e e na re aitr o ovi de t di l r ' oes aif he t nda d, hus r neglg nc i dignossorteam e i i ufi intt saea c tt i c am .Ese l,429 ie e n a i r t nt s ns fce o tt onsiutonal l i t le U . a 1 - A n of k i l si e i la torom i s on t tm e e y de a a i a e' ac es t S. t 05 06. f a ' nt ntona c s i ha r l l ys n nm t s c s o nec s a y me c c r m a sae ac tt i na cli ,butonl i pl n ifs e sr dial a e y t t onsiuto l am y f aitf howst tt ha he def nda ' c uc r ule i s t i ha t t pai nt e v. mi lh, F. e nts ond t es td n ubsantal nn o he te .W bb Ha dula 281 App' 1 1 ( h Ci. x 59, 66 4t r 2008)(ii ot rc s ) A no me ca s r s r ofii c nno ctng he a es. n- di l upe vioy fcal n t bela eunde j 1 a e al tont tt ofki wa pero lyc ce t t de a ibl r 983 bs nt legai ha he t al s s nal onne td o he nil ofte t e ,a s h ofi i sm a rg f l r y on t o ni oft media s fast t r am nt nd uc tcal y i htuly el he pi on he c l lf o he p o e c u s o te t n .M iirv Be r , 9 F.d8 8 8 4(t Ci. 9 0 . r p r o re f r ame t l e . o n 8 6 2 4 , 5 4h r 1 9 ) t I i r sf c ua a l ga i do no s rza y' a t l le tons t uppo ta Ei h A m end e c ai r ar ng t r n ght m nt l m eg di he co s ofm e c lc r hehasr ceved a RCU .Fis,li r c nnotde ur e di a a e e i t rt rza y n monsr et thewas tat ha d prv d o a c s t me ia c r a t j i.Heh src ie n r usme ia e au to e ie f c e s o d c l ae t he al a e ev d umeo dc l v lains 3 fom nm s sa doc or ,ati t t e r enc r ,aCAT s n,a ong ngte t ntwih r e nd t s rp o he me g y oom ca nd oi r a me t pr s rpton m e c tons Cl a l , def nda sha pr dedhi ac es t m e ca c e. e ci i dia i . e ry e nt ve ovi m c s o di l ar 2 Sec ond,Ii r sa lga i do no de onsr t t thes f e a ha m asar ul of rza y' le tons t m tae ha ufer d ny r es t a l ged de aysi r c vi m e ca a t ton. W e 281 F. le l n e ei ng di l ten i bb, App' a 1 67. He w aied t s x t 66t o ee t docoronl a t t ntr ehadevauaedhi compl nt,a he c i d r cevi he t y fer he ts l t s ai s nd ontnue e i ng media i . On a l a tt occ sons t bl e nghad soppe on iso bef r t doc or c tons t e s wo a i , he e di t d t wn o e he t e m i d hi . xa ne m Thid, r z r hasno ac i na e c ai bas d on def ndan s alege f iur t e ur r Ii a y to bl l m e e t ' l d a l e o ns e pr omptr viw ofhi pas m e ca r or o t or rdi gnosi t ssby a outi doc o .The e e s t di l ec ds r o de a tc e t n sde t r d fn a t- an ls a dt n n me ia j ip r o n l- o l rg tul rl o t eRCU e e d n s t e n wo o - dc lal e s n e- c u d ihf ly ey n h r doc orsdeenni to oft a oprae c s ofte t e f li r M ite ,896 F. a t ' t nai n he ppr i t our e r am nt or rza y. lir 2d t 85 The e de e nt c nno bef 4. s f nda s n t ound delbe ae y i ft e tf f ii t quesi n t i r t l ndif r n or alng o to he d co ' me ia j d me t . o t rs d c l u g n s M o e v r t ec u t loc n o sc nd g s t d co ' p o e so a j d me t ro e ,h o r as a n t e o -ue s he o trs r f sin l u g n s co e ni t a o it r or r viw a t si i lghtoflia y' s nc r ng he ppr pra e ec ds e e nd e tng, n i rz r s ympt a t oms s he docorobs r e t m.Ruselv.Shefr 528F. 31 31 ( hCi.1975 (t tonsof t e v d he sl fe, 2d 8, 8 4t r ) Gouesi me ia j d me taen ts be tt j diil e im '.Iia y sd s g e me t t tec u s of dc l u g n r o u j c o u ca rv e ) rz r ' ia r e n wih h o re te t ntt RCU doc orpr s rbe doe no s r a me he t e c i d s t uppor aûndi ofde i r t i fe e e. t ng lbe a e ndif r nc Es e l ,429 U . a 1 06. t le S. t 05Fort r s s a ed, he c tc ude t tl i r sco pl ntf l t sa e f c s he ea ons t t t our oncl s ha rza y' m ai ais o t t a t de onsr tngt nec s r e e nt ofa Ei ht Ame e cli r ga di t c s of m tai he es a y l me s n g h ndm nt am e r ng he oure 2 I zar compl nst tt RCU s i endantt d hi s ng of i soutt pi up ri y ai ha he upernt ol m endi fcer o ck pecito sa tedu soefr rzr wa c sigto mu hmo e . Co l5a Iiaya p rnl rsrpin th rg tr o Iiay s otn G o c n y' mp. .. rzr p ae t t ' y belevest scom mentil tat t s rnt nda ' i fer ncet h1 m edi needs On t c r y, i hi lusr es he upe i e nts ndif e o s cal . he ontar t c he omme a Iiay' alg ton i c t ta jip ro l ovi dhi wihpecito nt nd rz r s le ai s ndiae h tal esnne pr de m t rsrpin m e caton des t t expens di i pie he e. 4 medialteam e pr de t hi a RCU.Ac or ngl t c t s is st c c r t nt ovi d o m t c di y, he our dim s e he ompli ant wi o t eu c u d rj 1 5 b () t u prj die n e 91 A( )1 .TheClr wilsn c piso t i me rn u o i in h ek l e d o e f h s mo a d m p no a ac nd c ompa ngor t pl i if nyi der o antf. ENTER:Ths X/ a o F bu r, 2013. i d y f e r ay Se 'rUnie St t sDi 'tJ e td ae s udg 5

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