Francois v. Security Alliance of Florida, LLC et al
Filing
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ORDER Granting 13 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 11/14/2011. (jw)
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u r ud nt s p o rae r hepla ngs nd u rig tras
esabls t tt e i no ge ne is ast a m a eralf a t tt m ovi pary i
t ih ha her s
nui s ue o ny t i act nd ha he
ng t s
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nild o u me t s te a
e d. Ci P. 6; ltx r . r t,
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7 S. 7 2 1 6 . a t s s e i ' f t s y tr ne he u c me nd r
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t a i abl s t ntve l w . Ande son v.fi rt Lobb I , 477 U . 242, 248
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ol o d t e d a i na a t
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ng ry, he e s
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ng ry r he den
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in o ummayj g nttec u tmus ve t e de c a rs v
r ud me ,h o r t iw he vi n e nd e ole
al i er nc i t lghtm os f abl t t nonm ovi pa t SeeAnder
1 nf e es n he i
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ng ry.
son,477 U .
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at 255. How e , a m er s ntla of e de
ver
e ci il
vi nce i s
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ng
ts
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osto s ns fce o ee t
to o u r u me t e d. t 2. f he
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o lwi e s ns 1 an if a n ho ha e ufe e n d r e mp o me
a to ( Pli tf c nn d monsr t t a t r wa a y c u a c ne to bewe n hi
ci n; 2) an if a ot e
tae h t he e s n a s l on ci n t e s
flng of a cha ge of r di c i i i w ih t EEO C i N ovem be 2006 a hi
ii
r
ace s rm naton t he
n
r
nd s
tr i ton i M a 2 7; ( Pli if c n t d mo tae t t t r a o f r hi
em nai n y 00 3) antf a no e nsrt ha he e s n o s
tr i to wa p e e t l ( #1 a 3 4) Thi Co r wila d e s tr tDe e a ts
em nai n s r tx ua . DE 3, t - . s u t l d r s s s f nd n '
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n
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te mo e a n if d
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es ny
he eas
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a i The undiput evi nce sa es t t Se iy A li
cton.
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t t ha curt lance tr Pl ntf f vi a i
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dver e c i t ss
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I
V.
CO N CLU SI N
O
Upon c ef r ew oft r d and t Cour be ng ot
ar ul evi
he ecor
he
t i
hem i f l advi e i i
se uly
s d, t s
he e
r by
O RDERED,ADJUD G ED ,and D ECREED asf l
olows;
1.
D ef nt Sec iy A li e of Fl i s M oton f Summ a y J
enda
urt lanc
orda'
i or
r udgm e
nt
( #1 i GRANTED.Fi lud n i hee ENTERED i fvo of
DE 3) s
na j gme t s rby
na r
D ef ntSecurt A li e ofFl i .
enda
iy lanc
or da.
Pli ifsM o i n f rPa t lSu c/J me t( #1 )i DENI a
antf
to o ri mma udg n DE 2 s
a
ED s
m oot
.
A l ot rpendi m otonsa e DENI as m oot
l he
ng
i
r
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4.
The Cl k s lCLO SE t scas
er hal
hi e.
DONEa dORDERED i C a esateJme L wrn eKi Z drlut e
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