Diamond v. Hospice of Florida Keys, Inc.

Filing 24

ORDER Granting 9 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 11/30/2015. (jw)

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t t m nt ha am
ai
e ha he
ned eve al i

t ts wa r ni 1 o pa dtmeof ( c i de ee c nc re tywih a y
ha he s un ng ow n i i
f whih s plt d o u r n l t n
FM LA la et k n ,s wa a ke on a l a to eoc a i n t pr der c i sa p oo
e v a e ) he s s d t e s n c so o ovi e ept s r f
ofneed f FM LA l ve r
or
ea equessw hi w er m adew ihoutt ry da prornotc and,
t
ch
e
t
hit ys i
i e,

i c n u to wih t p oo ofn e r q e t s wa wa n d çfyo we ewor ng f r
n o j nc in t he r f e d e u s, he s r e k u r
i
ki o

a on es,y woudbeo o aj b. Addto ly, a ndcamst ts a pe r d
ny e le ou l
ut f o ' iinal Dimo li ha he p a e
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a w or on a da f w hi s w asa oved t t ke FM LA l ve,a t ts dec i
t k
y or ch he
ppr
o a
ea
nd ha he lned
t t ke s e FM LA l ave durng Apr lof201 whi s ot w i ew oul ha beca e
o a om
e
i
i
4
ch he hel s
d ve,
us
ofhera e nson t Hos cew asgr i fusr ed wih he i er it FM LA
ppr he i hat pi
ow ng r tat
t r nt m tent
l ave r
e
eques s
t.

A si i undiput t herFM LA l ve r
ts
s ed hat
ea equessw er al ays a oved,Di m ond
t
e w
ppr
a
i unabl t s
s
e o how t tany s a em ent by H os cew hi s m i have pe c ved as
ha
tt
s
pi
ch he ght
r ei
di cour ng herfom exe cii he rght undert FM LA r uled i a a ual
s agi
r
r s ng r i s
he
es t n ny ct

p eu c t he . oro rDimon sunsppo tdsae n t ts wo dha tke
rj die o r M e ve, a d' u re ttme tha he ul ve a n
m or l ve durng Aprlof201 had s notpe cei t tH os ce was di c a ng he
e ea
i
i
4
he
r ved ha
pi
s our gi
r
f om exer sng he FM LA rght i i ufi entt c e e a is ofm at r alf t
r
ci i
r
i s s ns fci o r at n s ue
e i ac .

l d,D i ond ha f l t pr e a e de whi h m i s
ndee
am
s aied o es nt ny vi nce
c
ght ugges t ts was
t ha he
e rcoer t r r n f om s
ve
ced o ef ai r
ubm itng a l ve r
ti
ea eques .Accor ngl s i una et
t
di y, he s bl o
8

s w t ts s f r d a p eud c a ar s tofa y al ge i e f r nc , n Ho pie
ho ha he ufe e ny rj i e s e ul n le d ntre e e a d s c
i e tte t s mma yj dgme o Cou 1
s n il d o u r u
nt n nt .
Count1 - FM LA Ret i or Term i i Cl m
1
alat y
naton ai

As
ucces f FM LA r ala i cl m r r pl ntfs t de onsr t t t r
s ul
et i ton ai equies ai if o m
ta e hat hei
e pl
m oyeri entonaly di crm i t a ns t
nt i l s i na ed gai t hem f e r s ng t rr ght undert
0r xe cii hei i s
he
Act M ar i 543 F. at1
. tn,
3d
267.Thi de onsr i ca be m adet ough eiherdiec or
s m
taton n
hr
t
r t
cic santalevi
r um t i
dence.ûonl t m os bl antr a ks whos i e coul m e
û y he
t at em r ,
e nt nt
d an
not ng ot t n t di c i i t on t bass ofs e i per i s bl f orconsiut
hi
her ha o s r m na e
he i
om m m s i e act
tt e

die te i e eofdic i i to ,'whi a sae e twhih s ge t ,tu d sn
r c v d nc
s rm nai nll' l ny t tm n
e
c ug ss k t oe ot
b
pr
ove,a dicrm i or m otve ...i consder cicum santale denc 'D l v
s i nat y
i
s
i ed r
t i vi e.' kon .

Hal r Co . n .627F.d8 85 ( 1hCi. 1 ) Ako r v Fl De 'o a s ,
lma k s I c,
3 49, 4 1 t r 20 0 ; u i . a. p tfTr n p.
4 F.d 1 38 1 47 ( 1h Ci. 05 .
08 3 3 , 3 1 t r 20 )
W her a her apl ntf pr ent no diec e dence ofdi c i i ton, cour s
e, s e, ai if es s
r t vi
s r m na i 4
t
a y t f ii rbur n- hi tng fam ewor s touti M cD onnel D ou asCor v
ppl he am la
de s fi r
k e
n
l gl
p. .

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e n,
S. 9 1 73 . de he Don lD u as r me r he l i if

be r a i ta bu de ofe tbls n aprmaf i c s o rtlain. eHolan v
as n niil r n sa ihig i ace a e f eaito Se
ld.
Ge , 7 F.d 1 47,1 5 ( 1h Ci. 2 . e t bls aprma f cec s ofr t la in,
e 67 3 0
05 1 t r 201 ) To sa ih i a i a e eaito

ap antf mus s w t a :)s ee ga d i asaut iy p otce a tviy; i s
l i if t ho h t i h n ge n t t orl r e td c i t i) he
slf r d a a ve s e oy n a to a ii t e a ton wa c us ly r ltd t t
tfe e n d r e mpl me t c in; nd i) h c i
s a al ea e o he
pr ec ed actviy. ar i 543 F. at1
ot t
i t M tn,
3d
268.Shoul t pl ntf m eetherbur
d he ai i f
den,t
he
4 Pl i if sRes
antf
pons i Oppos ton t Def
en
ii o
endants M oton f Sum m ar J
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y udgm e f l
nt ais
t cie t a m a eral i t r cor whi coul be cons r
o t o ny t i s n he e d
ch
d
tued as diec evi nce of
r t de
dicrm i i
s i naton.
9

bur n ofpr
de
oduc i t s fst t empl rt pr f ra l gii at non-et i t y
ton hen hit o he
oye o of e e tm e,
r ala or

r as f isadve s em pl enta i See Holand,677 F. at1
e on or t
re
oym
cton.
l
3d
055.l t e pl r
f he m oye
m e st sbur n,t bur n s fsba t t pl ntf t dem ons r e t tt pr f ed
et hi
de he de hit ck o he ai if o
tat ha he of er
r on wasnott tue r on f t acton. i
eas
he r eas or he i See d.

l i undiput d t Di m ond exe cied herr ghtt t l
ts
s e hat a
r s
i o ake eave unde t A c ,ie.
r he t . ,
s engaged i a s at orl pr ect ac i t a t s wast m i t f om he
he
n t ut iy ot ed tviy, nd hat he
er na ed r
r
em pl e wih H os ce,ie. s s f r an adve s em pl entacton.Addii naly,
oym nt t
pi . , he uf e ed
re
oym
i
to l
i i undiput t tD i ond wast m i e w ihi one m ont ofe gi i s at orl
ts
s ed ha am
er nat d t n
h
nga ng n t ut iy
pr ect a i te and t Cour fndst tt cl e t
ot ed ctvii s,
he
ti
ha he os empor pr m iy bet een t
al oxi t
w
he
a
dver e empl entacton a he exer i e ofhe FM LA r ght i s fci t e abls
s
oym
i nd r
cs
r
i s s uf i ent o st ih

t fnalpr ofD i ond' pr m a f e cas f r alat y t r i i How e r t
he i
ong
am
s i aci
e or et i or e m naton.
ve , he

Cour a s fndst H os ce' pr f r r asons f D i ond' t m i i s if is
t l o i hat pi s ofe ed e
or am
s er naton ats y t
oblgaton t dem ons r e i ha l gii at non- et i or r as f t a
i i o
tat t d e tm e,
r alat y e ons or he dver e
s
e pl e ac i atis Thus t Cour m us t n t w he herD i ond has
m oym nt ton s ue.
, he
t t ur o
t
am
de ons r ed t H os ce' pr f ed r onswer m e e pr t xt
m tat hat pi s ofer eas
e r ee .
To s
how pr ext D i ond m us pr ente dence dem onsr tng tw e
et , am
t es
vi
ta i û aknes es
s ,

i a sb lte ,i o sse is i o r nce o c n r dito i g- pi e ' pr fe e
mpl u i iiis nc n itnc e , nc he e is r o ta c ins n los c ls o f r d
l

lgii t r a o f risa ton (u h t a ar a o bl f c fnde c ul fn t m
e tmae e s ns o t c i s s c q h t e s na e a ti r o d i d he
u worh ofc e e e' Ve s l v At aI de S h. y , F. 7 3,7 1( lh Ci.
n ty r d nc . s e s . l
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ant n p. c S w.408 3d 6 7 1 t r
20 ) Th se de emu t e Hos c ' p ofe e r a o û e d o a r b (he q.
05 . i vi nc s me t pi e s r f r d e s ns i a n nd e ut t m
h
. .

(j' pe ulto a d c ncus r a lgai nsa a s ri o r t lai n a ei u fcint
;'s c ai n n o l o y le to nd s e tons f e ai to r ns fi e .

10

Cha
pmanv WfT an p. 2 F.d 1 2 1 0 ( 1h Ci. 00 ; e Br v J e ,5
. r s , 29 3 01 , 03 1 t r 20 ) s e yant . on s 75

F. 1 1 1 08( 1h Ci. 09 .
3d 28 , 3 1 t r 20 )
D i ond hasf l t meethead on and diput m a ofH os c spr f r d
am
aied o
s e ny
pi e' of e e
r s f hert r i i and i t d r i s on hers
ea ons or
e m naton,
ns ea ele
pecul i t tt tue r on f
aton ha he r eas or

h rtr nai n wa h re r ie o he FM LA rg s Howe r trj c a i d sno
e e mi to s e xe cs f r
iht.
ve , kspe ulton oe t
c ea e a genui i s off ;i t ad,i c eat a f s i s t dem olton ofwhi i a
r t
ne s ue act ns e t r es al e s ue, he
ii
ch s

prma y go lo s mma yj g nt'Cor ob v Dil r sl c,41 F.d 11 ,1 8l
i r a f u r ud me . d a . la d' n . 9 3 69 1
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( 1h Ci. 5 ( tn He e g v I Bel Te.Co. 4 F.d 9 9313 ( t Ci.
1 t r 200 ) quo ig db r . nd. l. l , 7 3 28, - 2 7 h r
1 95 ) Duet Di mo sf iu et s ow t tHo pie' pr fr d r a o f rh r
9 ).
o a nd' al r o h ha s c s ofe e e s ns O e

tr nai n we epr t x u l Ho piei e ttedt s
e mi to r e e t a , s c s n il o umma yj dgme o Cou l.
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