Vannoy v. The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Filing 48

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge James R. Spencer on 6/9/2014. Copies to all counsel of record.(cmcc, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

RICHMOND DIVISION

JOHN VANNOY,

Plaintiff,
Action No. 3:i3-CV-797
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK

OF RICHMOND,

Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on a Motion to Quash (ECF No. 30) by

Chesterfield Community Services Board ("CSB") and a Motion to Quash Subpoenas to His
Medical Providers or, Alternatively, To Limit Them to the Scope of Proper Discovery (ECF No.
34) by Plaintiff John Vannoy ("Plaintiff' or "Vannoy"). For the reasons below, the Court will
DENY CSB's Motion and DENY IN PART Vannoy's Motion.

This case was removed to this Court from the Circuit Court of Fairfax County,Virginia on

November 21, 2013. Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint on December 20, 2013 against the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond ("FRBR" or "Defendant"). Vannoy alleges that Defendant
violated the Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA") and the Family and Medical Leave Act
("FMLA") when it fired him on December 21, 2010.
I.

PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO QUASH
A. BACKGROUND

On January 30, 2014, Vannoy served initial disclosures pursuant to Federal Ruleof Civil

Procedure 26(a)(1)(A). In the disclosures, Vannoy identified health care providers likely to have

discoverable information that he may use to support his claims including: Dr. Victor Brugh
("Brugh"), FRBR's former Medical Director of its Health Services Unit ("FRBR Health Services");

and three other treating health care providers—Aleksandra Jankowska ("Jankowska"), Dr.