Rizo v. United States

Filing 75

ORDER adopting 67 Report and Recommendations and Closing Case. Signed by Judge Patricia A. Seitz on 12/15/2014. (ar2) NOTICE: If there are sealed documents in this case, they may be unsealed after 1 year or as directed by Court Order, unless they have been designated to be permanently sealed. See Local Rule 5.4 and Administrative Order 2014-69.

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he har d r m .
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e n i ng
a i
s lbi t s e .
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ttone e tfe hat
d
ve ouns ny nt c nf mato o he le d lbi
w ines e ore n f hi t n- ie. I a 64: - 64: 1 65. ,88: 89: M or i por a l
t s s ve or s he w f d t 18 20, 2 - . ' 4- 1.
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ttone s e tfe ha
d
ve ouns lt de al ofhi ai s I a 63: 6 1
e he t is
s lbi. d t 24- 4: ;
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4t r fe vi he m s o ouns l Peii rne rf l d up wih c
e , ttone ve olowe
t ouns lor
e
hi wiea utt wine s s hene ra ke et ra utt wines e ori t yha bee
s f bo he t s e ;
ve s d ihe bo he t s s f he d n
c ac e I a 96: 21
ont t d. d t 9- .

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ii rs or r f ula , lo e tfe t he de ir
rng.
e tfe
t s c aced c
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Acc r ng o ttone , s a a he
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Loza Robbe y. Hi g andf he t sii d a Pe ii r ss nt i hea i l r ountngt t
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t s i on a t evi nta y hea i Pe ii nera it t thi g a a he es e i ly ha
e tm y t he de i r
rng, tto
dm ted ha s r ndf t r s nta l d
t sii t the c d nots y whe ePeii rwasata pa tc artm edurng t s
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992 nd d
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1 76-

J i na sa e t ts fr tc le Pe ii ne ' couns li e ry De mbe 1
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w ine s a Pe ii r s own s a em e t the a ve i M i m ia da ort o be or t da e
t s es nd ttone '
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e onabl f cou elt decdenott i pende l
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nty
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nv tga e he lbi t s .
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n tga e
, pe s ii ly' n he nf m ton ve o ouns by Pe ii r A de
c
el
ttone .
nov r viw oft e de e i cae t tnet rPe ii r norPe ii rst n- f ,ga
o e e
he vi nc ndi t s ha ihe ttone ,
ttone ' he wie ve
c
ouns s fc ente de t w a r ntf t ri s i a i n ofPe ii r s a l ge a i w ine s
el uf i i vi nce o r a ur he nve tg t o
ttone ' le d lbi t s es
a t tPettone ' ow n s a em e st c
nd ha
ii r s
t t nt o ouns li ca e t tt w ine s coul no pr de
e ndi t d ha he t s es
d t ovi

hi wih a ari albi ma ng f t ri r fuil s Cons que l c
m t n itght i , ki urhe nquiy r tes .
e nty, ouns ' pe f manc
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wasnotdefc e a t r f r Pettone ha no me t frtpr ofSti k and.
ii nt nd, he e o e, ii r s t t he is ong
rc l

Co n e Wa No De in f rFaln t Cal i iWi e s s
u s l s t fce t o iig o lAlb t s e
n
Thes c as tofPe iine ' ca m i ba e on c
e ond pec
tto rs li s s d
ouns lsf l e t c lt albi
e ' aiur o al he i

wine s sdu i ti .A denov r e oft r or i c t st tc
t s e rng ral
o eviw
he ec d, ndia e ha ouns ' peror ncewa
els f ma
s
notde i i nti c
f c e n hoosng nott c lt a l ge a i w ines es
i
o al he le d lbi t s .

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he vi nta y a i ouns e tfe hat ve f
e nf mato
t albiwine s sa t rt tmony,hepr bl woul notha c e t pr e t i
he i t s e nd hei esi
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d
ve hos n o es nt her
g t r s a em e si he A fi vi a
yurhe , t t nt n r tda t boutc ac i wines e c l c w ih t
ont tng t s s ont i t t he
w ines e 'own ac ount . The Re ts t o t s ii s oft s co l ct on pa 1 16.
t ss
c
s
por e s ut he pec f c
he e nti s
ges 5Thus t Repo ts l s rw e ghtt he c e biiy i a opr a e
, he
r ' es e i o r r di lt s ppr i t .

t si o a ti be us i di notpr e a ari hta i f Pe ii ron t dae oft
e tm ny t ral ca e t d
es nt n itg lbi or ttone
he ts he
c r c i e . Tr 7/ a 1 3- ,1 2- 0.1 5- 6. Couns lf t rt s ii d t the w il
ha ged rm s . 27 t 76: 15. 77: 1 , 78: 1
e ur he e tfe ha
l

no puton a albide e eunl s i i S rec . I a 11 25- 1 1 Co ele ane t i
t
n i f ns
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pe
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t ai i notpe f c ,i cha st d m isoft ti lby diu i t Gove nm e ' he
he lbi s
re t t nge he yna c
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l tng he
r nts avy
bur n ofpr i ac i na c e 1 a 176: 1
de
oof n rmi l as . d. t 4- 4.

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e
bove lwj c t s e ,f ny,o al s he t
tae c

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e iin a d t s n h t a o r s o l ed m, f v r s c n u s . tr , 6 3 t
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l 2. Couns le ai d hi sr t gy i onl ca lng d r ec ' a i w ine s b aus o he s
51
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pe

aj r ma f c smo eo t ep o fo teai ih n o wh te t Go en n ha me is
u y y o u r n h r o f h lb ta n eh r he v r me t s t t
bu de ofpr . Pe ii rhasnots n t tt s i a unr as bl s r t gi m o t tno
r n
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how ha hi s n e ona e ta e c ve ha
com pe e co e w oul ha t ke Furher ba e on t i or ato c
t nt uns l
d ve a n. t , s d
he nf m i n ouns lha be gi n,
e d en ve

t ai swe enotariht Cons que l Pe ii r scouns ' de ii nott c lt ai
he lbi r
itg .
e nty, ttone '
els c son
o al he lbi
wine s swasnotum e s bl orot r s defc e .Bec us Pe ii rhasf l dt esabls
t se
a ona e
he wie i i nt
a e ttone
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t fr tpr ofSti k and,t Cour ne d nota e st s c md.
he is ong
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