Taylor v. Colvin, No. 7:2014cv00616 - Document 27 (W.D. Va. 2015)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 11/19/15. (eot)
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Th me e , 2 S. j 6i nd 2 , nd ) S. 3 , t e , e p ci y ve e Co sin r sno tldaMo int Ale o Ame J d me t ls a t oRul 5 ()o t mmiso e ha w ie to o tr r nd u g n Pt u n t e 9 e f he r F d rl lso Ci l o e u e s e igrle fo tec u ts u g n .Th p an ifh stld e ea Rue f viPr c d r , e kn eif r m h o r'j d me t e litf a ie ar s ns Havi c i r t a g l e sa nc d i s e po e. ng ons de ed he r tm nt dva e n uppo toft Com m i s one ' m oton, r he s i ys i t co tc l st tt m oton mus bede e he ur oncude ha he i t ni d. The Com m i s one onc a i a g s t tt o ni of t A dm i s r tve La J s i r e ga n r ue ha he pi on he ni ta i w udge , wli hwa ado e a t fnal ii oft Comm isone ,i s lc s pt d s he i dec son he s i r s uppore by s tnta e de e. td ubsa i l vi nc Forr as ade t l s a e i t c tsm e or ndlm opi o t c t st a et a e As e ons qua e y t t d n he our ' m a l ni n, he our i m bl o gr e. Taylor v. Colvin Doc. 27 s tf t i m or de ai i t to ni t A dm i sr tve La J e orh n e t l n ha pi on, he ni ta i w udge i hi c s s i a l f nt s a e pec ûc ly ound t tpl ntf e de esmode a e difc teswih r ga d t co e r to pe sse e,orpac ha ai if xpe nc r t fi uli t e r o nc ntai n, r it nc e. ( 2 ) Ye,n h rfn ig a t panifsr sd a fmcin lc p ct, h La J d eddn t TR 3 . t i e i dn s o litf e iu l L to a a a i t e w u g i o y me i m ode a edifc teswihr r t c nton r t fi uli t ega d o once r ton,pe sse ,a pac I ed,n aca e nta i r itnce nd e. nde i s Dockets.Justia.com i whih pl i ifaleg dia lt o t ba i ofde e so a i whih m uc oft me c l n c antf l ed s biiy n he ss pr s i n, nd n c h he di a e ie c d cl ns te t n o wh t wa da n s d a mao de e sv d s r e b t vd n e o l t r ame t f a s ig o e s j r prs ie io d r y he me cons t tveps hol s,t pl i ifsr i lfmci ca ciy,asf ula i yc ogit he antf ' esdua t tonal pa t oundby t La J he w udge , m a s r f r nc o y t lm ia i ns t uns le wor no i vi mor t n oc asonal ke e e e e nl o i tto o kil d k t nvol ng e ha c i itr cinswi t ep bl . ( 2 ) Ci n t erc n d cso o te Un td S ae Co r o nea to t h u i TR 3 . t g h e e t e iin f h ie tts u t f h c i Ap asf rt eFo rh Cic ti M a co v Covi, 0 F.d 6 2 6 8 (t Ci. 01 ) t ec u t pe l o h u t rui n s i . l n 78 3 3 , 3 4 h r 2 5 , h o r r l d t tt La J u e ha he w udge f ie t e an how pli i sm ode a e lm iai nsi c e r to a ld o xpl i antl r t i t to n onc ntai n, pe sse e, ndpa ewe eaddr s edbyvit ofafndi oflm iai nt r peii ,ms le r it nc a c r es rue i ng i t to o e ttve t kil dwor k noti l ng s tnta i t r ci wiht publc.Stt d s i ty, hec t e ve t tt nvovi ubsa il n e a tons t he i ae uccnc l t our obs r d ha he abiiy t pe f r smpl t s doe notnec s rl e t wih t a lt t say on t s Se lt o ro m i e a ks s es a iy qua e t he biiy o t a k. e M a c o a 638. si t The Com m i s one now a gt s i es e ,t tM a c o i lm ie t i sf c s and t tt si r r l , n s nce ha e s i s i t d o t a t, ha he co tmus e ur t ngage i a ic e by c e a oa h' i de e mi ng t sgnii a of mode ae n tas as ppr c ' n t r ni he i fc nce rt lm ia i i c i t tons n once r ton,pe s s e e,a pa e.Cii W i c v.Co m ' ofSoc.Se ,631 nta i r it nc nd c tng ns hel m r c. F.d 1 7 ,1 8 ( 1h Ci.2 1 ,t e Co sine man an t a mo e ae lmiain i 3 1 6 1 0 1 t r 01 ) h mmiso r itis h t d r t i tto s n co e r ton,pe sse e,a pa c n be s um e t ralm ia i t t i e, outnet s nc nta i r it nc nd ce a ubs d mde i t ton o l mpl r i a ks s ort l ldwo k'bas d o hem e c le de i apa tc a c e.Cii SocalSe udt msdle r ' e nt di a vi nce n riul r as tng i c yRulng i ( S 9 - p t eCo s in ra s rst a r srcin i tr o c n e tain, e sse c , n S R) 6 8 ,h mmiso e set h t e tito s n e ms f o c nrto p ritn e a d pac ar G ar i lfmc i lc pa iyas e s e . Br i Supp. M ot t Ale orAm e J e et not esdua l tona a ct s s m nt' . n ' of . o t r nd . 4,D oc tN o. ke 23. The c ttndst Com m i s one ' a g l e s t be t ava lng. Of c s ,bas d o t our s he s i r s r lm nt o m ii our e e n he m e al lh e de e i a pa tc arca e i i c r a nl pos i e f af tfnde t de e mi t t nt hea t vi nc n ri ul s , t s e t i y s bl or ac i r o t r ne ha a pa tc a c am a mi hte riulr l i nt g ngag i sm pl unsdle wor de pie m ode a e i im e s i e n i e, l l d k s t r t mpar nt n co e r ton, r itnc ,a pa . Howe r i i no a opra ef t La J nc nta i pe s se e nd cel ve ,t s t ppr it or he w udget pr e d o oc e t rt a sl i ha s hm ode a elm iai a eawa s um e mde he s lmptont t uc r t i t tons r l ys ubs dunde afndi of e i l r ng r sdua fmc i lc pa iyf nom o et nr peii , kildwor Onc a i asnot byt Fourh t tona a ct or r ha e ttve uns le k. e ga n, ed he t Cic t t a lt t pe f r smpl t ksdifr 9om t a lt t sa on t k.M as i a 638. r ui, he biiy o r o m i e as f e s he biiy o t y as co t I e i woul s e t tt a lt t c nta e a wor wih r ulrt and pe sse e i nde d, t d e m ha he biiy o once r t nd k t eg a iy r it nc s es ilyc ii a i t pe f r nceo pr ton lne,luo a' r t ti ofe as oc ae wih peca l rtc l n he r o ma f oduc i i çq t 'wo k ha s tn s i td t smpl,r peii e pl e r es i e e ttve m oym nt ol . l t i t nt c s , a t fndi t t pl i if e re es m ode a e difc tes i n he nsa a e fer i ng ha antf xpe i nc r t fi uli n conc nta i pe sse e,a pa e,t Ad i sr tveLa J e r ton, r itnc nd c he m nitai w udge c e ry di nott ra t lal d mde tke o e an why s bele d t ts h difc te do no afe tpli tf sca ciy t pe f m wo kxpli he ive ha uc fi uli s t f c a n if pa t o ror r r l t a tvii . The La J e aed c i tes w udge di notct a y me c le de e whih woul s d ie n di a vi nc c d uppor s h a t uc c uson,nor di s e o e t is wih t vocai na e r s as t de e m i t oncl i d he xpl r he s ue t he to l xpe t o o t r ne he i ra c o c nc nrto pesse c ,a p c i tej b e v so e b t e pe tfrt e mpo tn e f o e tain, ritn e nd a e n h o s n iin d y he x r o h c a m a . I s h c r tm sanc s t co lt st a et c l ha heCom m i s one ' tea m e l i nt 2 n uc i c l t e , he tr i m bl o onc udet tt s i r s r t nt ofpl ntf sc e i s ai if as s uppore by s tntale de e. td ubsa i vi nc I al oft c e c t d by t Com m i s o ri s ppor ofhe m oton, he r ur i t m e n l he as s ie he s i ne n u t r i t ec rng he i t tt r m us be s m em e ca e de ea r as ng t s ppor a c uson t tmode ae s ha he e t o di l vi nc nd e oni o u t oncl i ha rt 1Thi courha s f undonot roc asons. Se e. , onesv. vi N o. 1 s t so o he c i e, a.J Col n, 7:4CV00273, 5W L 505678 201 4 ( . Va Au . 0 2 5 . W D. . g 2 , 01 ) 2Asn tdb t Co sin ri h rme rn u i s p o t fh rRue5 ()moin,herp r o te oe y he mmiso e n e moa d m n u p r o e l 9 e t t e o t f h o co ula ns tiveps hol s as s que to ast t de e ofpl ntf' i r nti c ntaton, hee e yc ogitr ies ome sins o he gr e ai ifsmpaime n once r i andt xtnt oft fmci he l tonallm iai a s it t r wih. H owe r t fc r m anst tt Law J i tton s ocaed he e t ve , he a t e i ha he udge f ound a m odeat re imaime ti c ntai a t tt La J gedi notex an wh s bei dt tpli ifco d sildowor n r n n once rton, nd ha he w ud d pli y he leve ha antf ul tl k asa of- r ,blndi tnk tnde hel r ors nd c boa d c rir asf mdpos i eby t vocai le r, n lbeaer e ng a e r pe , a wih r a re , ot sbl he tona xpe t des t t si panne . pie hi m i nt lm ia i i c en r ton,pe sse e andpa e do notr s ti wor r a e lmia i whih i t tons n onc ta i r itnc , c e ul n k-elt d i t tons c a ei nsse wih t pe f r nco it nt t he ronna ofuns le wo k a tviy.Tli wa t ei M a c o, ndt nce kild r ci t ls s nl n s i a he c t le st ti i tuei t i t ntc e a wel. l e i W i c l t El ve h Cic t our bei ve ha t s r n he nsa as s l nde d, n ns he , he e nt r ui c e i whih t Comm isone pl e t g eaes r inc ,t Cour c ude i isl tt as n c he s i r ac s he r t t ela e he t oncl d n t as wo pa a a a f l s: r gr phs s olow I t sc e,t ALJde e ne a se t t tW i c lsm e ali ime s n hi as he t nni d t t p wo ha ns he ' nt mpar nt c us damode aelmi i ni i ani c e r ton, rit nce a a e r t i tto nmant i ng onc ntai pe sse , ndpa . ce But t ALJdi noti c t t tme c le de es sedW i c lsa lt t wor he d ndi a e ha di a vi nc ugge t ns he ' biiy o k wasuna f t d by t slmiai nordi he ot r s i iil a ot f rt fece hi i t ton, d he wie mplc ty cc mt o he lm iai i heh t tc . ns ue l t ALJs dha e i tyi i t ton nt ypohei alCo eq nty,he houl ve xplcil ndude d t lmia i i hi hypot tc lque ton t t voc tonale r . he i t ton n s hei a si o he a i xpe t Be a et ALJas t voc tona e r ahypot tc q si t tf iedt c us he ked he ai l xpe t he ial ue ton ha a l o i l or ot r s i plcty a co t f a1 of W i c ls i r nt,t ncude he wie m i il c un or 1 ns he ' mpaime s he voc tona e r' t si ony i notG ubsa i levi nce'a cn ai l xpe ts e tm s ç t nta de ' nd nnots s uppor t t he ALJSc n lso ta W i c e c ul pef nn sg fc n nl e so j b i t ' o cu in h t nsh l o d ro ini a t l r f o s n he i mb nai na e to l conomy.Ac or ngy,we r ve s .On r m a t ALJ m us pos a c di l e re e nd, he t e hypot tca q si t t vocai na e r t t s i a l a co mt f he i l ue ton o he to l xpe t ha pecsc ly c t s or W i c ' m ode a elm ia i i ant i ngco e r ton, r it nc ,a pa . ns hels r t i t ton nm i ani nc nta i pe sse e nd ce 631F. a 11 . The c ur c ude t tt s m ede i inc i pr s nti t i t ntc s 3d t 81 o t oncl s ha he a fce y s e e n he nsa a e. Fort er s ns whiha esaedi hes ea o , c r t t nmor de al nt c ltse ler e or ndum opi on, e t ii he otr' ari m m a ni t ec u t o cud sta t ed fn a ts to f r eif mj d e t swih u me i.Ano d r h o r c n l e h t h ee d n ' moin o r l o u pn n i t o t rt e re de ng t m oto s l be e e e t sda nyi he i n hal ntr d hi y. The Clr i diecedt s nd c rii c esoft so ni t a lc m s lofr c d. e k s r t o e e tfed opi hi pi on o l ot e e or DATED: i 1 * Ths 4 da orxove r 201 . y mbe , 5 Chi fU nie St t D i ti tJ e t d a es s r c udge 4
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