Moser v. Colvin, No. 7:2015cv00062 - Document 20 (W.D. Va. 2015)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 12/7/15. (eot)
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Colvin Doc. 20 tna de ii oft Commisone mus beafr d.La v.Ceç e ze 368F. 640( h i l cson he si r t fime ws lhr z , 2d 4t Ci. 9 6 .Sae b ify s b tn il v d n eh sb e d fn da s hr lva te ie e r 1 6 ) ttd rel , u sa ta e i e c a e n eie s uc ee n vd nc , co i rngt r or a awhol asm i bef nsde i he ec d s e, ght ound ade t t s qua e o uppor a c l i b a t oncuson y r a o bl mi .Rih r s nv. r ls 4 2U. 3 9 4 0( 9 ) e s na e nd c a d o Peae , 0 S. 8 , 0 1 71. Dockets.Justia.com Asr iec e a e t d bove, r M os rwa bor on Augus 21,1 M . e s n t 960,a e nm a l c nd ve ly ompl t eed hi hi s hoole s gh c ducai n. Pli ifwo ke prm a iy asa c nsnz to lbor ra f e to antf r d i rl o t ci n a e nd or man. He l twor d on ar gulrba i i 2007. I hi a i to f rape i ofdia lt a dia lt as ke e a ss n n s pplcai n o rod s biiy nd s biiy i tr nc be f , r M os ra lge t thebe n edia e on M a c 1 2009 duet r sdual nsla e neks M . e le d ha c m s bl d rh , o ei s ofahe r a tc f tgue,de r as sn i ,c tpai s rne sofbr ah, i i hi lf he l a t ta k, a i c e ed tm na hes n, ho t s e t pan n s e t e a s cae wihap iriju 1w b c panwi r dainit t el we e te te , e kp i so itd t ro nty, o a k i t a ito n o h o r xr miis n c an, h biae a ha pai l ts de pai wih lmie fmc i di bees a de es i Henow l tr l nd n, ef houl r n t i t d t ton, a t , nd pr son. m ant nst theha r mai d dia e t t pr e tm e Ther c d r vea st tM r M os r i ai ha s e ne s bld o he es nt i . e or e l ha . e me tei s r dsausrq ie nso t eAc a al ee a t i s e g n r l 4 U. C. j t h n u e tt e u rme t f h t t 1 rlv n tme .S e e eal 2 S. j y 41 ()a d4 3 a . 6 i n 2 () M r M os rsa i a in f be ft wasa ovedupo i ta c i r ton. Bas d on . e ' pplc to or ne is ppr n niil onsde a i e a i a i oft m e c lvocai na gui lne a s tf rh unde t gove ni admi sr tve pplc ton he di a to l dei s s e o t r he r ng nita i r g a i ,i wasde e mi d t tpli ifbe n edia ed f ralf r ofs t nta gai u e ultons t t r ne ha a ntf c m s bl o l o ms ubsa i l nf l e l m e twh nh r a he t ea eo f1 o Au s 21 2 0.( 1 7 4 ) I s e ig mp o n e e e c d h g f 1 n gu t , 01 TR 3 - 0 . n e kn r c i r ton ast t da eofdia lt o e ,pli ifa i as e t t thebec m edia e e onsde a i o he t s biiy ns t a ntf gan s red ha n s bl d o Ma c 1 20 9 wh n h s fee h sh a t ta k.( 1 9 .Ho v r t ei ta d cso n r h , 0 , e e u frd i e r atc TR 4 ) we e ,h niil e iin wa a o tdo rc nsd rto ( 8 - 5 .Plitf he r q e tda drc i daX n vo s d p e n e o i eain. TR 5 9 ) an ift n e u se n e eve o he rnga r viw be or a Ad i sr tveLa J n i nd e e f e n m nitai w udge . Folowi c l ng onduc ofa a i sr tvehe rng,t La J e r nde ed he de son on t n dm nita i a i he w udg e r r cii Augu t30,201 TheLa J s 3. w udge f t t tM r M os s f r fom s ver ls ve ei par e s o md ha . er ufe s r e a e r m im nt, i l ng de ne a i dicdie e o t lunba s ne;sauspos l ta ea t ode i;a ncudi ge r tve s s as f he t r pi t t t ef nkl rhr ss nd c r n r a tr d s a e sau p s h a t ta k a dse t.( 1 ) Be a s o t s o o ay rey ie s , tt s o t e r atc n tn s TR 7 . c u e f he e i i nt,t La J er e t M r M os ri d s bld f hi pas r lva wor r esi mpanne s he w udg uld hat . e s ia e or s t ee nt k ol n t c n t cinid ty ( 2 ) Ho v r teLa J d ed tr n dt t r M o e r ti s he o snlto n usr . TR 3 . we e,h w u g ee mie ha M . sr ean s fcintf nc i c pa iyt pe f m a lm iedr ngeofs de a ywor a tviy. TheLa ufi e u tonal a ct o ror i t a e ntr k ci t w J udgeas e spl i ifsr sdua f nc i c pa iyasf l : s s antf e i l n tonal a èt olows Afe ca e u co i r ton oft e ier c d,Ifnd t t t ough t pe tr r f l nsde a i he ntr e or i ha , hr he dod i n q ton,t cai ntha t r sdua f tona ca ct t pe f m ar nge o uesi he l ma d he e i l nnci l pa iy o ror a f sd n aywo ka d fn di 20CFR 4 4.5 7 $. p cfc l ,hecama t a e e tr r s ei e n 0 1 6 4 S e iial t li n c n y lf a orc n. 20 pot oc aso ly a 10pomdsfe nty;c sa it nd/ a y mds c i nal nd t r que l an t nd and/ wak f 2 hotr i a 8 hotrwor y;a c stf 6 hour i a 8- tr or l or ls n n - l kda nd an i or s n n hoz wor y.He c n occ sona l ci b sar a r kda a a i ly lm t is nd nmps c n ne rc i ldder , ; a ve lmb a s s a f l , r pe ;c n oc a i lyba a e be s o lnee , r uc a c f o ds or o s a c sona l lnc , nd, t op,c l c o h, nd ca l rw . ( 1 ) Gi ns harsd a f n to a c p ct, n a trc n ie igpanif a e ' TR 8 . ve uc e iu l n cin l a a i a d fe o sd rn litf s g , y e uc ton,a prorwor e de ,a we last si o fom a voc tonale r,t La d ai nd i k xpe nce s l e tm ny r ai xpe t he w J udgea id t m e c voc tonalgui lne s a t c udet tM T M os rbe n e pple he dial a i de i s o s o oncl ha . e c m dia e f a1f msofs t nta ganf a tviy a o li ffit bit y on Aug t21 201 s bl d or 1 or ubsa i l i ul c i t s f ls ite h rhda us , 0. S e20C. R. 4 4.5 9 a Ru e2 .4o Ap n i 2t S b a t o teAd n srtve e F. j 0 1 6 , nd l 011 f pe dx o u p r P f h miitai Regu ai Pa t404. Howe r a t t pe i prort hi t it bit y,gi n ar sdua l tons r ve , s o he rod i o s m eh rhda ve e i l f nc i lc pa t f almie r ngeofs ntr e ri n, nd ba e on t t tmony oft u tona a ciy or i t d a ede a y xe to a s d he esi he voc tona e r t La J e a i d Rul 20121 o Appe x 2 s a t c l t tM r ai l xpe q he w udg pple e . f ndi o s o oncude ha . M o e wa n tds b e o o b f r Au u t2 , 01 .( 2 - 4 .Th s teLa J g s r s o ia ld n r eo e g s 0 2 0 TR 3 2 ) u ,h w ud e utm a ey c l d t tpl ntf be a edia e f a1f nnsofs t talgai ul li t l oncude ha ai if c m s bl d or 1 o ubsan i nf e ly n o Aug t , 1 , u t a h wa no ds b e p irt t a tme ( 2 ) Th mp o me t n us 21 20 0 b t h t e s t ia ld ro o h t i . TR 4 . e TheLa J e' opi on wa a ed a t fnalde i i oft Co mi so rbyt Soc a w udg s ni s dopt s he i c son he m s i ne he i l Se urt Admi sr ton' Appe l Cot i.Ha ng e use al a ia e a nita i c iy nita i s a s mc l vi xha t d 1 val bl dmi sr tve r m e e , r M os rha no a e di s M . e s w ppeaedt t sco t l o hi ur. W hiepl i ifm a be dia ed f rc rai f l antf y s bl o e t n onnsofe o e , hec u alf c ta mpl ym nt t r ci a tz l de e nai n i whehe pl i ifwa dia e f a1 f msofs t nta g nf le o e t t nni to s t r antf s s bld or 1 or ubsa i l ai u mpl ym n . S e4 U.. j4 3 d () Th r aef t ee n so p o fwhihmu tb c nsd rdi e 2 SC. 2 ( )2 . ee r ol lme t f r o c s e o i ee n r mn igs ha a lss Th s ee n saesl rz da f l ws ( )o j ci eme ia fcs kn uc n nay i. e e lme t r l mma ie s ol : 1 be tv dc l a t o a dciia fn ig ; 2 t o n o a d c n lso o te t gp y iin ; 3 s be t e n l c l dn s ( ) he piins n o cu ins f rai h sca s ( ) u jci n n v evi nc ofphysca m n f tto ofi i nt,a de c i t ough acli a ' t si on de e i l niesai ns mpanne s s s rbed hr am nts e tm y; a d()t ecama t e u ain, oc to l itr ,e iua s ls a da e Vie v. n h, 8 n 4 h li n' d c to v aina h so y r sd l ki , n g . tk Fic 43 s l F.d 1 5 ,1 5 - 0(t Ci. 9 ) Un e wo dv Riio f 2 8F. 8 0 8 (t Ci. 9 2 . 2 1 7 1 9 6 4 h r 1 71 ; d r o . b c f, 9 2d 5 , 51 4h r 1 6 ) Afe ar viw oft r c d i t sc e,hec t sc nsr i t c udet tt tr e e he e or n hi as t our i o taned o oncl ha he Comm iso rsfna de ii n i s s ine ' i l c so s uppore by s t nta e de e.Thec ta e t tt td ubsa il vi nc our gr es ha he medialr c dco l i y e t bls st te n a trons tofhi mus ul kee a pr blm s c e or ncusvel sa ihe ha ve fe e s c os lt l o e , i udi ahit yofl f n ea t ode i a plnt rf c ii , e n afe li he r a t k on ncl ng sor e t nkl rhr ss nd a a as its and ve tr ls a t tac M a c 1 2009,M r M os rr t i d s t intphysc lc pa t t pe f m awi r ngeof rh , . e e ane ufk e i a a ciy o ror de a s de a ywor a tviy. Si y sa e t me c lr c d c s t twhiepl i ifc i e nt r k ci t mpl tt d, he di a e or ontnns ha l antf ontnues t e renc mus ul kee a pan i li ba k,kne ,a ankls hei f ly c pa e ofe gi o xpe i e c os lt l i n ls c es nd e , s u l a bl nga ng i wor i wlih hei pe m itd t stt oug utt wor y.M o e r t m e ca r or n k n lc s r te o i hr ho he kda r ove , he di l ec d co imst tpli i sc r ova c a pr e ssa lze wihi aye ra trhi hea t tac nfr ha antc a di s ulr obl m t bii d t n a fe s r a t k, wih t pl e e ofse sde i d t r le hi a tra bl kag .W hiepl ntf s t he ac m nt tnt sgne o e ive s re il oc es l ai if t si o s esst the e re e sg fc ntphysc lde lt ton be we n M a c 1 2009 e tm ny ugg t ha xpe inc d i nii a i a biia i t e rh , andAugu t20,201 t c ur fndst tt m e ca r or f l s pporst La J s 0, he o t i ha he di l ec d uly u t he w udge s ' 4 d t r nai t tM r M os rr gane t ca ciyt pe f m s ntr e ri wihi a f w e e mi ton ha . e e i d he pa t o ror ede a y xe ton t n e m o hsf l ng Mshe r a tc a t thedi notbe ome dia ed wihi t m e ni oft nt olowi a t ta k, nd ha d c s bl t n he a ng he Soc a Se trt A c a a tm eprort Augus 21 201 I f l wst tt fna de ii oft i l c liy t t ny i i o t , 0. t olo ha he i l c son he Comm isone mus bea lr e Se La v.Ce e e ze s pr . s i r t f m d. e ws lbr z , u a I pa sng, heco ta s not st t i a s sng t dae ofpli tf dia lt o e ,t n si t ur lo e ha ,n s es i he t a n ifs s biiy ns t he Law J udgee i ty r le on t fndi a o ni oft sa ea nc physc a , . xplcil e id he i ngs nd pi ons wo t t ge y ii ns Dr Th ma P lpsa dDr W y t Be ze .( 2 - 3 .Afe rve ngt eme ia r c r , oh o s hii n . at a ly TR 2 2 ) tr e iwi h d c l e o d b t l physc a o ne t tM r M os rr t i d s fce fmci lc pa iy f s de a y e rin a ii ns pi d ha . e eane uf int t tona a ct or e nt r xe to t a1r e nttm e prort Augus 21 201 Thus e n as lmi t tt da eofdia lt ons t l elva i s i o t , 0. , ve sl ng ha he t s biiy e i pli ifsc s i a bi n antf a e s m guous t c ur be ivest tt La J ge c , he o t le ha he w ud onduc e t a opra e t d he ppr it a yssco e a e byt Unie St t Co tofAppe sf rt Fourh Cic ti Baie v. nal i nt mpl t d he t d aes ur al o he t r ui n ly Ch tr 6 F.d75( t Ci. 9 5 . ae, 8 3 4h r 1 9 ) On a a t t sc ur,pl ntf r st tt Admi sr tveLa J ppe l o hi o t ai ifa gue ha he nitai w udgef l t aied o co i a1o li i nsder l f ls mpai nt i c nne s n ombi to Howe r t c t le st t r pors nai n. ve , he our bei ve hat he e t fom t sa ea nc physcanspr des r he t t ge y ii ovi uppo tf t La J r or he w udge' a s s e ast t s s es m nt o he f tona i unc i l mpac ofpl i ifsc t antf ombi ton ofphysc i ime s nai ial mpar nt .Onc a n,t c t e gai he our be ivest tt La J le ha he w udger as bl r le on s h opi on e de ei c l ng t tM r e ona y e id uc ni vi nc n onc udi ha . M os rr a nss fcintf to lc pa iyt pe f m s de a y wor aci te . e eti ufi e unci na a ct o ror e nt r k tviis M r M os ralo c e on a . e s ontnds ppea t tt La J e i ope l dic mt d t l ha he w udg mpr ry s ol e he c e biiy ofpli if st si o a t ad i sr tvehe dng.M r M os rt tfed a t r di lt a ntf e tm ny t he m nitai a . e esii t he hea i t t be a e o pa n i hi f ta ba k,i wa ne s a y f hi t 1edown d i t rng ha , c us f i n s oo nd c t s ce s r or m o i urng he ciia peidi tme ( 4 ) as n tdt a, fe h sh at ta k, e peinc d rt l ro n i . TR 0 .He lo oe h t atr i e r a tc he x re e c s o t s o b e t , ai u , n d z i e so ad i b ss TR 4 ) Ho v r t me ia h rne s f rah ftg e a d izn s n al a i.( 5 . we e,he d c l y r c d i c t st tM r M os rha goodr s t 9om hi s gialpr ed le . St t d dif r nty, e or ndi a e ha . e d e uls s m c oc tr s a e fe e l tec u t o sno b le et a t eei a yo j cieb ssf rpanifsc mp an so h o r d e t eiv h t h r s n b e tv a i o litf o lit f de lttng s biia i ympt aol y durng t r l ntpe i I i wel s tl t t i o de f r om t og i he eeva rod. t s l e ted ha , n r r o s b e tv s mp o t b ds bi g t eemu tb o j ci me c lfn i se tbihi s me u j ci e y t ms o e ia ln ,h r s e b e t ve dia i dng sa ls ng o c ton t tc d r s na y bee cedt pr et s ondii ha oul ea o bl xpe t o oduc he ympt saleg Cr i v. t r om l ed. a g Cha e , 7 F.d 5 5 5 2 9 ( t Ci.1 9 ) Fo trv He ke , 8 F.d 1 2 ,1 2 ( t Ci. 98 ) 6 3 8 , 9 - 3 4h r 9 6 ; se . c lr 7 0 2 1 5 1 9 4h r 1 6 . Theco t le t tt m e c lr porsc ur bei ves ha he di a e t ompie i t sc e i t m ont pro t Augu t ld n hi as n he hs i r o s 21 2 1 smpl d n t elc o j cief ig c n itn wihpani salg to o ttl , 0 0 i y o o rfe t b e tv mdn s o sse t t li tY l ains f oa e diabiiy. s lt I a fr ng t Comm iso rsfna decson,t c tdoe nots n fimi he s i ne ' i l ii he our s ugge tt tM r M os r s ha . e wa fe ofal pai dic f r,f tgue a de es i pro t hi ffit bit y.I d, he s re l n, s om o t a i , nd pr son i r o s iteh rhda ndee t m e ca r co d c di l e r onfr st tpl i ifha e re e sg fc ntmus ul kelt li r nt , m ha antf s xpe i nc d i nii a c os e a mpaime s es i l i t l rba k a lf a e,a t thehass f r d fom ahe r a tc whih pecaly n he owe c nd e t nkl nd ha ufe e r a t ta k c c us d awi r ng ofa r es pt s Howe r t f c r m anst tnodocorhas a e de a e dve s m om . ve , he a t e i ha t s se t tM r M os rwa dia e f s de a yf m sofwo k a tviyprort Augu t21 ugge t d ha . e s s bl d or e ntr or r ci t i o s , 2010. nde d, s tf t a I e as e orh bove, hec tbei ve t tt La J t our le s ha he w udger s bl r le o ea ona y e id n o ri fo t m e c doc o si c ncudi t tM r M os rr t ne t c pa iy f pilons r m wo dial t r n o l ng ha . e eai d he a ct or s d n aywok, e pt h ss b e t s mp o .Onc a an imu tb r c g z dta te e e tr r d s ie i u j ci y t ms ve e g i,t s e e o nie h t h ia ii t d wo kwi o ta ys b e t d so o t o sn t fis l rn e acama t oal n b ly o o r t u n u j ci ic mfr d e o o tef e d r li n t tl t h ve y dia e Cr g v.Cha e ,s a. 594s bl d. ai t r upr at 95.I a t ppea st tt A d ils r tve Law J r ha he m zi t a i udge a e u tl c n ie e plitY ss b e tv s mp o i t ea j d c to o plitY scam f r d q aey o sd r d an i u j cie y tms n h du iai n f ani li o 6 a e rird s biiy o e da e I f l wst ta1f c t oft Comm isone ' fna decson a e n a le ia lt ns t t . t olo ha l a e s he s i r s i l ii r s uppore b s t ntale de e. td y ubsa i vi nc Asage r r l r s uto ofc lcsi t e d nc i am a trwihi t pr vi e of ne al ue, e ol i n onfit n he vi e e s te t n he o nc t Com misone e n i t c t i r ol t c nfit dif r nty. Riha ds n v. he s i r ve f he our m ght es ve he o lc s fe e l c r o Peae , u r; p n em .. n h, 95F.d3 6(t Ci.1 7 ) Fo t r a o ssae ,he rls s p a Op e h i v Fic 4 2 9 4h r 9 4 . r he e s n ttd t c t our fndst Comm iso rsr s utoh oft pe tne c lct i t r c d i t sc s t be he s i ne ' e ol i he ri nt onfi s n he e or n hi a e o s uppo td by s tntale de e.Ac r i y, hefna de son oft Comm isone mus be re ubsa i vi nc co d ngl t l cii he si r t afr d La v. lb e z , u r .Ana p o raej d me ta do d rwil ee tr dt i f me . ws Cee rz e s p a p r p it u g n n r e l b nee h s da y. The' e k i diecedt s nd c rii c esoft sM e or ndtm Opi on t a1co ms l Clr s r t o e e tfed opi hi m a l ni o 1 t e ofr c d. e or DATED :Thi s D< d y ofDecember,2014. a ChifUnie St t sDit tJ e t d a e sdc udge 7
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