Bacon v. Wood et al, No. 7:2013cv00565 - Document 27 (W.D. Va. 2014)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Samuel G. Wilson on 05/30/2014. (rkc)

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On Se e be 11, a t n he i ta a eo c r olows ptm r 2013, Ba o wa k e l b hi co e c l d o wh nW o da dW e Sieal p le (i c n s n ei y s l sd el o r e ng o n bb ttrly uld hml l tr u ht ta so, wh l W ht, ike , n Ros S to b wih u i tr e ig. ( mpl h o g he r y lt' ie i Brn ly a d e f o d y t o t ne v nn ' Co . ' e s ' a 3) Ba onalege y s t ne cusa a asonst tr rdme c lteamen . t c l dl usai d t nd br i ha equie dia r t t ROSP pr de a a i sr tveg iva epr dtr f ri t compl i st tr quie ovi s n dm nitai re nc oce le o nma e ant ha e r s i aest at mptt r ol t is t ough a i or a gre nm t o te o es ve he s ue hr n nf m l ivanc pr e sa i t is e oc s nd, f he s ue rmansunr ol d,pemist i t t p oc edwiht rgul g iva epr s ( eECF e i es ve r t he nmae o r e t he e ar re nc oces. Se 21 1 ROSP r eve Ba sl or lCompl nton Se e r30,201 a r ponde t i -) ec i d con' nf ma ai ptmbe 3 nd es d ot on Ocobe 1 201 t r 5, 3.Ba on cai hedi no r ceveROSP' r s ns be or s c l ms d te i S e po e f e ubmitnghi ti s Re a Gre nc .l I or rt doc e hi good f ih e f t o r ol t is usng gul r iva e n de o um nt s at for t es ve he s ue i i or a gre nc pr edur s Ba n cai hea t hedt r eptf hi I or Compl i nf m l i va e oc e , co l ms tac he ec i or s nf mal ant wi h sRe ulrGre a c . P1Re p n ea 1 ROS o f asn n t ee sd ne Ba o s t i g a iv n e ( . s o s t ) h P fkil o eh ls e id c n' Re a Gr e nc be a e he f ie t a t c t I or a Com pl i is l . Ba a gul r i va e c us a l d o ta h he nf m l a nt t e f con ppea ed, l d t Re o lOmbuds a uphel t d a . he gi na m n d he enilz l. l The de e f ndan sma nt n t tBa f ie t exha thi admi sr tver m e e by t i ai ha con al d o us s nita i e di s s itng hi Re a Gr e nce w ihouta t c ng hi I onnalCom pl i . Be us i appe r ubm ti s gul r i va t ta hi s nf a nt ca e t as Ba on c ple w ih a i sr i pr e e b s i tng t r ei f hi l or a c om i d t dm ni tatve oc dur s y ubm ti he ec pt or s nf m l Co an ,h c u t l d n t d fnd n s mo inf rs mmayj d me t mplit te o r wil e y he ee a t' to o u r u g n . 3 Ac o digt t P io LiiainRe om Ac,çn oa to s al eb o g twi r s e t c r n o he rs n tg to fr tl j cin h l b r u h t e p c g h t prs condii unde 1 oft stte, a ot rFe r ll w, aprs rcontne i o ion tons r 983 hi il or ny he de a a by ione i d n a j i,prs orot rc rci lfciiyuntls ha nitai rme e asaea l e ny al ion, he ore tona a lt i uc dmi srtve e dis r vaiabl aee used.' U. C.1 () tl e usi rquieme i ma t y,a c t lck r xha t '42 S. 997ea . ç- xha ton e r nt s ndaor nd ours a -he t a hoiyt wai t tr quie nt'Gr ha v.Ge r ,41 F.App' 660,663(t Ci. he ut rt o ve ha e rme . a m ' nty 3 x 4h r 1ROSP r e ve hi r ul rgre nceon Ocobe 1 ' 201 5 buti a ec i d s eg a i va t r 7 3 t ppea st tBa on r ha c sgne i on Oc o r1 201 i dt t be 0, 3. 2Thec ti f mii rwih Bac , who c r nty hast ot rcvi rgh sa tons our s n la t on ure l wo he i l i t c i p ndn .l Ba o v S ne , 7 1 c 0 2 ( . Va J y1 , 01 )tie l Ba o cams e ig n c n . wi y No. :3 v 03 4 W D. . ul 7 2 3 fld , c n li c r to ofk e sus d e es i f cedtrng ac le r c i Li t a lgatonsi t s oreci ns t r e xc sve or li el xta ton. ke he le i n hi c s ,nBa o v Ro e No 7:3 v 03 0( . Va J l 29 201 )tie l Ba o alg so a e i c n . s , . 1 c 0 5 W D. . u y , 3 fld , c n le e ne c r tons ofi e s n m e hi ha i a t a s otw hie ot sf ie t i t r ene. Ba ha or ec i t c r l m d s nd n r y l l her a l d o n e v con s alo fld t mor ci lrght l ws t t ta eno l rpe ng.Ba n v.Vn ne ,No. s ie wo e vi i s a uis ha r onge ndi co r r 7: 1 v 0 7 ( . Va No e r2 2 1 (l r u g nt rn e ) Ba o v Gal a , 1 c 0 2 2 W D. . v mbe , 01 ) sl yj d me g a td ; c n . li r mma h No.7:4c 21( . Va.Aprl30,201 ( s s e . 1 v001 W D. i 4) dimis d) 3A c u t h ul g a ts mma yj d me twhe t ep e d n s ds o eya dds l u e o r s o d rn u r u g n n h la i g , ic v r n icos r m at al on f l and any afldavis s eri s ie, t t how t çt e i no genui diput ast any m at i f t hat ther s ne s e o er al ac a t emo a ti e t ldt j d me t samatro lw. Fe R. v P. 6 a.l d tnni n nd h v n s ni e o u g n a t te f a ' d. Ci . 5 () n ee nig ' w he he a ge ne i s ofm a e i lf c i i di put ,t he e de e oft nonm ova i t be t r nui s ue t ra a t s n s e i vi nc t he nt s o b l ve , n al u tûa l ifrnc saet b d a i hsfv r'S e eR.Ceoe Co v. ei d a d lj si be n ee e r o e r wn n i a o . e s . , ltx m. e ' Cart,477U. 31 3 24( 986) Sha v.Stoud,1 F.d 791 798( h Ci.1 . tet S. 7, 22- 1 ; w r 3 3 , 4t r 994) 2 2011 ( tngPore v. se 534U. 51 5 ( ).A rme bec ) cii tr Nusl, S. 6, 24 2002) e dy omesG valbl'i a s ia e'f una prs ne ,lhr ug no f ul ofhi own, pr ve ed fo a lnghi s fof'her m e io r i o h t a t s was e nt r m vaii m el t e dy. M oor v. e Bennet,51 F. 71 725( h Ci.2008) te 7 3d 7, 4t r . ROSP' admi sr tver m e e a es tf rh i t Vigi aDe rme ofCore tons S nita i e di s r e o t n he r ni pa t nt rci Opeai Pr dtr ( 866., c rquie a i t t demonsrt hehasma agood rtng oce le OP) 1 whih e rs n nmae o tae de f i e f r t r s leteis ei o mal vaa l f r l mp an . 8 61V)B) çf1 at fo t o e ov h s u nfr ly i n n o ma Co lit OP 6 .( ( . ç 5 h l caenda da ha e r d fom t da et l or Compli wasl d wihoutt l r ys ve xpie r he t he nf mal ant ogge t he ofe rr evi ar pons t ofe rma s i a Gre nceon t is a a tc t f nde ec i ng es e, he f nde y ubm t i va he s ue nd ta h he l or a Com pl ntr ei tasdoc e a i n oft a tm ptt r s ve t i s i or a l ' 1 nf m l ai ec p um nt to he te o e ol he s ue nf m ly.' d. OP 866. a s pr de t ta i a emus s 1 lo ovi s ha n nm t t ubmi aReg a Gre nc wihi 30 c l nda da t ul r iva e t n a e r ys fom t dae oft i i nta m ùs a tc doc r he t he ncde nd t ta h umen a i ofhi a tm ptt i or l r ol t ton s te o nf maly es ve t eis e OP 8 6 1VI( .So l td e c p inst t 3 - a d a ln e s,n ldn h su . 6 .( )A) me i e x e to o he 0 d y e di e xit icu ig mi cic s a s be r um t nce yond t of e r scon r . d. he f nde ' t ol I l t lghtm os f vor et Ba on, ta n he i t a abl o c i ppea st tBa n c r ha co ompledwiht i t he a nita i pr e esr e ntt t de e nt m o i dmi sr tve oc dur elva o he f nda s' ton.W he 1 c e n 5 alndarda pa s ys s ed a Ba n ha notr ei d a r s ns t hi I onnalCompli ,hes nd co d ec ve ny e po e o s nf ant ubmit hi Re ar ted s gul Gre nc aongwih t r c ptf hi l o m a Compl nt i c i va e l t he e ei or s nf r l ai , n omplanc wih OP i e t 866.( ( a ( )A) 1V)B) nd VI( .Thedeenda spr denoe denc diputngBac scamst the f nt ovi vi e s i on' li ha di notha ar pons t hi I or Compl i a t tmehefl hi Re a Gre ncea d ve es e o s nf mal ant t he i ied s gul r i va nd t the a t he t I or a Com pl i r c ptt hi Re a Gr e nc The c tfnds ha tac d he nf m l a nt e ei o s gul r i va e. our i a c r igyt a t d fn a t h ven t e n tae te aee tte t s mmmyj d me t c o dn l h the ee d n s a o d mo srtd h y r nild o u ug n ba e on Bac ' f itr t exha t4 sd on s a lle o us . 4The courtnot t OP 866.1pr de çtheofe ri r po i ef s es hat ovi s l l fnde s es nsbl or ubmitngt l ti he I or a Com pl i i a tm e y m n rt alow tm e f r saf r s nf m l a nt n i l nne o l i o t f e pons w ihi t tm epe i e t n he i rod 3 11 1. F rt er a o sae t ec u t e isdee d n s mo inf rs mma yj d me ts o h e s ns ttd,h o r d ne fn a t' to o u r u g n . EN TER : M a 30,201 y 4. I I STATESDI CT J X TED STRI UDGE alwe t fl aGre a e'a dsafr s o emus b ma ewi n 1 d y . 8 6.( ( lo d o ie iv nc , n tf e p ns ' t e d t 5 a s OP 6 1V)B) hi ( .Hee, C) r ROSP rc ve Bac si or c anton Se e r30,201 a ha t i e ei d on' nf mal ompli ptmbe 3, nd d mtl Oc o r1 t r pond.Bac sRe a Gre nc howe r wasdue on Ocobe 11,2013.I t be 5 o es on' gul r i va e, ve , t r t a a s at ppe r , lhough t c t nnotdi c r a t def nda sha nota gue t tBa ma he our cn s e n nd he e nt ve r d, ha con y ha hi r d hi own a lt t pr ry e us by s ve nde e s biiy o ope l xha t ubmitng hi I or Compl i t lt ti s nf mal ant oo a e t penni asaf r s e wihi t 3 daytme a l td t s i hi Reg a Gre nc o t t f e pons t n he 0i lote o ubm t s ulr iva e. Thec tf t rnot st tOP 866. r uie t ta i t sRe a Gre our urhe e ha 1 eq r s ha n nma e' gul r ivanc be e Ss itd'wihi 30 da fom t da eoft i de , doesnotdei whe adocl e i lubm te ' t n ys r he t he nci nt but fne n lm nt s consde e ts it d. I i unc e rpr ie ywhen Ba on s itd hi Re a Gre nce, i r d ûubm te ' t s l a ecs l ' c ubm te s gul r iva andwhe he Ba on s t r c ubmit i wihi t 30- y dea i . Eve a s i Bac f ubmitd' ted t t n he da dlne n s um ng on ç s te ' hi Reg a Gre nc ont daehesgne t doc nt( t r1 2013)-wihi t 30s ulr iva e he t i d he ume Ocobe 0, t n he da wi w - het n woul no ha m e t 15- r quie e t ta l d hi t s y ndo he d t ve t he day e r m nt ha lowe m o ubmi hi t s l or a Com pl ntr ce pt I a nf m l ai e i . t ppea s t r f e, ha eiherhi Re a Gr e nce w a no r , he e or t t t s gul r i va s t tm e y s it o he w a no e il d t a t c t l o m a Com pl i r c ptas i l ubm ted r s t ntte o ta h he nf r l a nt e ei docume ai Gi n t tt de enda sha notr s dt si s and ROSP di notde nt ton. ve ha he f nt ve aie hi s ue d ny Bac s g i va e o t ' bas s t c tdoe not ng m o et n no eapotntaltm i on' r e nc n hi s i , he our s hi r ha t e i i ng di c s onne twih r pec t Ba on' e usi oblga i .SeeAnde s v.XYZ Co r Heat c t es t o c s xha ton i tons r on r . lh Se vs.I , F. 674,68 ( hCi. )( s si s s eacam ba e ona r . nc.407 3d 2 4t r 2005 dimisng ua pont li s d n i t sf iur t e us i no a opraet es i i cla fom t c nma e' a l e o xha t s t ppr it ml s t s e r r he ompli t tt i t ant ha he nma e hasnote use hi a nitai rme es. xha td s dmi srtve e di ) 5The def endant al m oved f a pr ectve or t s ay di cover untlt resol i s so or ot i der o t s y i he uton oft i M oton f Sum m a y J m e . I s uc ast i M oton f Sum m a y J he r i or r udg nt na m h he r i or r udgm e has nt no b e a j dc td,hec u t l d n temoi nf rap o e tv o d r w e n d u iae t o r wi e y h to o r tcie r e . l I a dto , c nfldamoinf rd fut u g n , r ungt ed fn a t ddn t n d iin Ba o i e to o e a lj d me t ag i h e e d ns i o r pondt t meisofhi camsi t i motonfrs es o he rt s li n her i o ummayj r udgme .Thec ti no nt our fnds b ssfrg a t d fut ud me ta d te eo e wil e y Ba o smo in. a i o r ni ea lj g n n ,h r f r , ld n c n' to ng 4

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