Production v. Salem Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, No. 7:2014cv00091 - Document 12 (W.D. Va. 2014)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 08/12/2014. (ssm)

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CLERK' OFFI U. DI COURT S CE S. ST. AT ROANOKE: VA FIED L I THE UN I N TED STA TES DI STR I CO URT CT FO R TH E W ESTERN D I STRI OF VI N I CT RGI A RO AN OK E D I I ON V SI - Atb 1 yz j l gj JDLA I BY: C ' ck r y , M ATTER FO RG OD S PROD U CTI , ON Ci lA cton N o.7: 4CV 00091 vi i 1 Pl i if a ntf , M EM O M N DU M O PIN IO N SA LEM VETEM N ' A FFA I S S R M ED I CAL CEN TER, By:H on.G l n E.Conr d e a Chi Unie St t D i ti tJ ef t d a es s r c udge D e e nt f nda . Thi ma tri pr s nty bef et c ton t de e ntsmoton t dimist pli if s s te s e e l or he our he f nda ' i o s s he antf p oy c mp an frlc o s b e tmatr u idcin u d rFe ea Rueo Ci l o e u e r - o lit o a k f u jc t j rs ito n e d r l l f viPr c d r q e 1 () 1 a df rfiu et saeacam u o whc r le c nbeg a tdu d rFe ea Rueo 2b () n o alr o tt li p n ih eif a rn e n e d r l l f Ci lPr e e 1 b)6) Fort f l ngras ns t dee ntsmoi wilbeg a t vi oc dur 2( ( . he olowi e o ,he fnda ' ton l r ned. 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( h Ci.1 . 4 4t r 999) I.Fede alRul ofCi lPr dur 1 b)6) I r e vi oce e 2( ( Unde Fe r lRul ofCi lPr dur 8()2) ac an t tc an ...as r a r de a e vi oce e a ( , omplit t mus onti ho t nd pl nsae ntoft cli s ngt tt plade i e ildt r le.'A c ai t tçfigl ai ttme he am howi ha he e r s ntte o eif' ompl nt ha dals t sae ac am u o t t l i pon whi h r le ca be gr nt d' m a be di m i s d unde Fede a Rul ofCi l c ei f n a e ' y s se r rl e vi Pr ed e1 b)6) A Rul 1 b)6)moi tsst lga s fce yofac an ;idoesnot oc ur 2( ( . e 2( ( ton et he e l ufiinc omplit t dr s ve c esss r ke ol ont t uroundi t f c s t me isoft c am ,o t applca lt ofde e es' ng he a t ,he rt he l i r he i biiy f ns . ' Se Bute v.UniedStts 702F.d749,75 ( 2)( i Republca Pa t ofNorhCaolna e lr t ae , 3 2 201 quotng i n rv t ri v. a tn,98 F. 943,952( hCi.1 ).W he r i o t dee M ri 0 2d 4t r 992) n ulng n he fndantsmotont dimis a ' i o s s, cour m us acceptal f saleged i t com pl ntast ue,dr i al r onabl i er t t l act l n he ai r aw ng l eas e nf ences i n fvoroft pli if Se As r tv.I l 55 U. 662,678( a he antf. e hcof qba, 6 S. 2009) Erc onv. r s551U. , . iks Padus S. 89,94( 2007) Thepl ntf sfcua alegai ne dnotbedeald,buts mus ofe mor t n . ai if a t l l tons e tie he t fr e ha ka esa dc n lso s' raço muli rctto o t ee nso (h lc us o a to ' Bel s b l n o cu in 'o t r ac e i in f he lme t f te a e f cin. l l f a ' ac s ts o as i o At.Co p.v.Twombl 550U. 5 555( ) Thesef t m us 'beenough t r i earghtt l r y, S. 44, 2007 . r i a elef bove t s cul tve l vel' l he pe a i e . d. ' iA doc en t e pr K i t be lbe aly co t ue a a pr > c pl nt ho e $ um t il d o s o i r l ns r d, nd o ç om ai , w ver . . . i rf l pl ade mus behe dt l ssrnge sa r t n f m a pladi dr fe by na tuly e d, t l o es ti nt tnda ds ha or l e ngs a td lwye s' Erc on,551U. a 94(ntr lcttonsandquottonmaksomit .The a r . iks ' S. t i ena iai ai r ted) r quiem e oflbe alc t uc i doe no m e n, e r t tt cour ca i e a cl a f iur e r nt i r onsr t on s t a how ve , ha he t n gnor e r al e i t pl a ng t ka l ge a hi t teve r m ot y s n he e di o s le nyt ng ha n e el ugge t a f t bas sf t c a m .' s s ac ual i or he l i ' W elrv.De tofSocilSe vs,901F. 387,3 ( hCi.1 .W heeac an fist le p' a r . 2d 91 4t r 990) r omplit al o Cgi t de e ntf i notce ofwha t ... a m i a t gr û ve he f nda a r i t he cl i s nd he ounds upon w hi h i r t , i c t es s' t ' s o l bed s se .Two l 5 0U. a 5 5(n ena q o ai nma k o te ) h u d imis d mby, 5 S. t 5 itr l u tto r s mi d . t Di scussi on 1. M otont Dimisf Lac ofSubj c M ate Jurs cin i o s s or k e t tr idito The pl ntf s yl he c pl i û igi a:l t Ci c tCour Ciy Sa em , ovi i n of ai i f t es r om a nt k r ni n he r ui v t t l Pr s o Gre nc M al aci e 1 2-1 iva e, pr tc , 5. 507,$50, ' Se ge r ly Compl,Doc tN o.8. 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The e a ps a rssha n' m a ac ychitit ve t de onneci t tt wor fom pa be ton ha he ds r per comem y ps hewhe I yc n kng t (ens t wor i omyor anim.I t yma ac i es' s e) he ds nt g s f he de onneci t yknow t t ton,he ha c ommime wa maprci .'.Alhought cai i 'na tulyplade 'hr s atr a t nt s l a tce' t ) he l m s k rf l e d't ough c teed nd i unf us a l ga i ,t c ' w ilcons nl t pr K c pl i t r s a m a pr c i e c ai oc ed le tons he oul l t t e he o om a nt o ai e l a tc l m . undert Fedea Tor Cli Ac (i he rl t ams t i FTCA' .SeeErcks 551U. a 94. ' ) i on, S. t TheFTCA pr de almie wa ve ofi uniy f a tonsi t tag ns t Unied ovi s i td i r mm t or c i n or ai t he t Sttsf t neglg eoffdeale oye .See28U. C.j 1 46( .A f r a nc s has ae or he ienc e r mpl es S. 3 b) edeal ge y, uc t Salm Ve e a sAfaisM edi lCe e ,ca he e t r n' f r ca nt r nnotbena med a ade enda t a FTCA cli . s f nt o n am l t a t Unie St e i C heonl pr rde e nt' W e v.Ha i lh, 1F. nse d, he t d ats s k t y ope f nda . ' bb m dula 28 App' 1 x 59, 1 n. ( h Ci. )( tng28U. C.j2674) Ac di y,a FTCA cam a s td a i t 61 4 4t r 2008 cii S. . cor ngl ny li sere gans t Sa em V e er n' A f a r M e c Ce eri pr ry di m i s d. he l t a s f i s di al nt s ope l s s e Eve i t cour gr nt d t pl i ifl ve t a e he c pl ntt a t Unied St t n f he t a e he a ntf ea o m nd r om ai o dd he t a es a ade enda , FTCA cai mus bedim is be aus s ha f ie t e us he s f nt her lm t s s ed c e he s a ld o xha t r a mi srtv rme is Se M c iv. ie S ae , 0 U. 1 6, 1 ( 9 3 (Th F d nitaie e d e . e Nel Untd tts 5 8 S. 0 1 3 1 9 ) û e TCA b r $ as cl i a s fom brng ng s ti f de a c tuntlt y ha e us e t i a i sr tve a m nt r i i ui n e r l our i he ve xha t d he r dm ni ta i rmedis' .Asaprr quiiet tlngs tunde t FTCA,apl ntf mus frtpr e he t t e e .' ) e e st o ii ui r he ai if t is esnt r or cam t t a opraeadmi srtveage y.28U. C.j26754 s alo28C. R.j 1 2() li o he ppr it nitai nc S. $; ee s F. 4. a (pe f ngt pr e ef flnga ad nitai cam wihaf deala nc .dl i wel s ciyi he oc dur or ii n mi srtve li t e r ge y) tt s lstl t tt rquieme oftlnga a nitai eli i j rs di la ma notbe eted ha he e r nt ii n dmi srtve am s u idi ona nd y wave ' He s nv.UniedStt ,785F. 1 1 ( h Ci.1 6) i d. ndero ' t aes 2d 21, 23 4t r 98 . He e, hepl i ifhasf l d t ale orofe a e de et s r t antf aie o l ge f r ny vi nc o how t ts pr s nt d he ha he e e e r map a tc cam t t eDe rme to Vee a sAfar , sr q ie by2 U. C. 2 7 ()a d28 lr cie li o h pa t n f tr n fis a e ur d 8 S. j 6 5 a n C. R.j 1 2() M o e r t defnda ' unc r re e de s F. 4. a. r ove ,he e nts ontove td vi nce howst t a ofMa 6, ha, s y 201 ne t rt D e r m en ofV e e a A f a r nort Sa e V e er n' A fais M e c lCent r 4, ihe he pa t t t r ns f is he l m t a s f r di a e ha e rrceveda a nitai t 4cli tldbyt pli if d ve e i n dmi srtve ol am ie he antf.OddoDe .!6,Docke No.1 cl t 02(t ys achfie t rvea anyrcor ofa cli fl byt Pli ifunde a ofhe names 1 e r ald o e l e d ny am ied he antf M r ny r orhe SocilSec iyNumbe .) The eor t t e e t tt plitf sco ai ma be r a urt r' . r f e,o he xtnt ha he anif mpl nt y ' cons r d t i l a m a pr c i e c ai a i tt U nie St t s unde t FTCA ,t scou tha t ue o nc ude l a tc l m ga ns he t d a e r he hi r s n j rs ito t a d e st cam, n i mu tb d s s e . o u idcin o d r s he li a d t s e imis d II. 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J 0) 1g our i i d o er t hr mpli , s a c ngf vibl cams'.Sttdsmpl t plitf sc anti unit lgi e.Eve unde e r hi or a e li .) ae i y,he anif ompli s neli bl ' n r t m os lbe a cons r ton,t ne r y 200- e c pl i f ist pr de $ s ta pl n he ti rl t uc i he a l pag om a nt a l o ovi t hor nd ai a satme 'ofa cli asr uie byFedea Rul ofCi lPr dur 8a)2) Thec ant t e nt' ny am, eq rd rl e vi oce e ( ( . ompli pr vi ne t rt c tnort de enda w ih û a r no i ofw ha t ...c ai i a t o des ihe he our he f nt t i i tce f t he l m s nd he goundsuponwhi i rss' Twombl 550U. a 555(nenalquot i ma ksomitd) Thus r ch t e t.' y, S. t itr aton r te . , t rmande oft c antwilbedimis unde Fe r Rul ofCi lPr edur 1 b)6)f he e i r he ompli l s sed r deal e vi oc e 2( ( or f iur t s a e a c a m upon whi h r le c n be gr nt d. al e o t t l i c ei f a a e C onc us on l i Fo t r s s a ed,t c t ilgr ntt de e nt s m oton a di m i st pl i if s r he ea ons t t he our w l a he f nda ' i nd s s he a ntf c antwihou prj c ompli t t eudie.Thec s wilbesrc nfom t a tvedoc toft c t The a e l tike r he ci ke he our. 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