Keitz v. Unnamed Sponsors of Cocaine Research Study et al

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MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 9/1/2011. (mab)

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I a ) The e t r e doc or des td t pl ntf f a t rp ol s he t s ere he ai i f or no he r onge pe i be or a nu s e t r t d rod f e r e n e ed he pli ifsr ad nitrdonedo eofvai a C e t hi i ot ni gl'(i) The antf oom, mi see s lum, nd d ngl m nt he ght.' L s e ui f orfve days a co di t t pl i i f we e ta lvi he loff ar pa c a ns ng our i , c r ng o he a ntf , r i i ng l e , ni nd hal i tons' (d. Durngt stmepei t pli ifc tce UVA Caes vealtme , lucnai . l ) i hi i ' rod,he antf ona td r e r i s buthi c m uni tonsca ed t U V A Ca e saf t dit nc t m s l f om t pl i tf s om ca i us he r t f o s a e he e ves r he a n if e nf t r (I, ve urhe. Ll) Thepli ift n boa ded abusa ta le t Fl i at tt e ns hi el of a ntf he r nd r ve ld o ord o dcla e' ms f û e n .' (d) Ho v r b f r j u ne igt Flrd ,h plitf r c i datlp n c l d mo s' l . we e , eo e o r yn o o ia te an if e eve ee ho e al ' fo aû r ner us' rm d y vo 'UVA Caedocort who t plitf rpore hi desi ton.(d. ve r t o m he anif e td s tnai l ) UVA Caema no frhe atmpt t c ac t pli ifdlrnghi tnur i Flrda.(#za r de u t r te s o ont the antf zi s e e n oi J t 3- ) Onemont ltr t pli ifeece t laveFlrdaa tave t Ne Yor (#=a 4. 4. h ae ,he antf l td ô e oi nd r l o w k. J t ) . Be or exe utng hi pl , he pl i ift l phoned a UV A Ca e doc ort i r whet rt f e c i s ans t a ntf e e r t o nqui e he he docorwihe t vii wiht pl nif (d. Afe t docorr s t s d o st t he aitf. I ) tr he t e ponde i t neg tve,he d n he ai t plitf ta le t Ne Yok.(d. h l i Ne Yo k,h plitf s fee fo t rv anif rveld o w r l )W ie n w r te anif u fr d rm t a e g i e m it n pa c a t c ' a e r e ed t e ole tonsofodd i e r tonalas c soft nt r te t ni ta ks' nd xpe i nc d c l c i r nt r oga i pe t he g UVA Ca esud hewa i ' (d. 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EEOC,301F. 227,231(t Ci. 3d 5h r 2002) .Thus i r e ngaco antund t ssaut, ,n eviwi mpli er hi tt e t c r m us ç ce ast u a 1wel- e de a l ga i ' a c t ue t e a l ga i i t he ou t t t pt r e l ac lpl a d le tons' nd onsr hos le tons n he lg mos fvorbl t t pl ntf Mvl La .l v. aka i7F. 11 11 (t Ci. iht t a a e o he ai if an bs.nc, M t r, 3d 30, 34 4h r 1 .A c antne no a s r dealdfcualalgai , mus co ant et n 993) ompli ed t s et tie a t le tons but t nti l mor ha l be s a c l i ,a a f m ul c r ia i oft e e en s ofa c us ofa ton wilnot a l nd onc us ons nd or ai ec t ton he l m t a e ci l do. BelAt.Cop . Two v,550U. 544,555( ' l l ' v. mbl S. 2007) Furhemor,e na s ngt . t r e ve sumi he f t lal tonsi t c acua lega i n he ompl i ar t e,he ç tbee ant e nl t y k mus nough t r iearghtt r lefa ve o as i o ei bo t s ul tve l ve .' I he pec a i e l' d. 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Thepl i ifsc am sf me c lne i e e a me c ma pr c iet r o e a e antf l i or di a glg nc nd di al l a tc he ef r mus bedimis puruan t 28U. C.j1915e( ( . t s sed s t o S. ()2)B) Tec c ba t r hni al te v Thepl ntf as s st rat r oft cmi lba tr aleg ng t theag ee t ai if lo ue mde heo y e l ca te y, l i ha r do pa tcpa ei UVA Cae' dr a c i e rme , d d no c e t l in e r a i rii t n r s ug dditon xpei nt but i t ons nt o t it r og ton' any ts ee n g i o e u n hm whl u e tei l e c o k o o u k o d u s' e t lme t) mp s d po i ie nd r h nfu n e f n wn r n n wn r g . ' ( Compl nta 5. Unde Vigi alw,çhet tofbat yi tn u ai t ) r r ni a û or t ter s a nwantdt hi whih i e ouc ng c s n ih rc n e tdt , x us d n r u tfe .'Mo vlov. h n n o hM e l s , 4 F. et e o s ne o e c e , o j siid' r il S e a d a m' Ho p.5 7 ' Supp.2 5 531( . Va. d 28, W D. 2008)(uoi Kofma v.Ganet 265S. 2d258,261( q tng f n r t E. Va. 2003:.TheSu e Cou tofVigi ahasr ognie t c e ua naur oft rltons p pr me r r ni ec z d he ons ns l t e he eai hi bewe naphyscinandapaint L. ( tngW a hb v. aa,5 S. 2d682,685( t e ia te . dscii u s um Klr 61 E. Va. 2002) He ,çt es a e r nc oruna i pae pr e a ie ,aphysca orslgeo ). nce çunl s n me ge y ntci td oblm rs s iin tr n mus frtobt nt c e tofapai tbeor teai oropeai ont tpaint''J.(ii t is ai he ons n ten f e r tng rtng ha te .' .S ctng / W as hbum,561S. 2da 685 .Onewa i whihat l ca batr occ si t namedial E. t ) y n c ecmi l tey ur s t whe c pr e ei pef me t exc e t sopeo apaintsco e . I ( tngW a hbur 5 1 oc dur s ror d hat e ds he c f te ' nsnt' d.cii ' s n, 6 S. 2da 686) E. t . The pl i if c a m s t the s f r d a ntf l i ha uf e e r ole tonsofodd i e r a i la pecs oft tsu 'he wa i He r a l ec l ci ntrog tona s t he tt dy' s n. ec ls bei as d t name r ndom wor sa tng wih t s me l te a t y s w ng ke o a ds t ri t he n et r nd he pe fom hi mi s e ngl de d ofhi ef t The E r s nd e mi y voi s for. UVA Cae e oye ' r mpl ejs co m e t ha ' c m on' whe he r por st t m :M y m i s m st ope a m nt i ts om t ' n e t o he 1 nd ee o n nd a1ki ofwor c ou .ldo tknow wheet y clmefom;Tl enlkea 1 nds ds ome t n' r he ga r hl i d o s utn ,lc nrl e e t ik o te wod c t.... Thep an ifc n o o r h tig a 't v n hr f h r a t ' ' litf a n t a ve a a l c lr as n s h que tons wo d pe ti t a sudy ose i y t ni t ogi a e o uc si ul ran o t t nsbl o Ssei t r at r e ca ngsf c ane.' çe f opiamgje educ s rvi or oc i ' ( Compli a 4. ant t ) Asme to da o e 28U. C. 1 5e ()B)a t rz sad src c u tods s a nine b v , S. j 91 ()2 ( uhoie itit o r t imis n a to t a i fi l u .28U. C. 1 5 e()B) Th S p e Co r h ssae t t: ci n h t s rvoo s S. j 91 ()2 ( . e u rme u t a ttd ha 4 a c pl n , ont ni a i doesbot f ct la l tonsa l lc us ons i f i ouswhe e om ai t c ai ng s t h a ua lega i nd ega oncl i , s rvol r i l c a a gua e ba i et ri l w o i f c . Ne tkev.W ila s 490 U . 31 325 t a ks n r bl ss ihe n a r n a t' iz ' lim , S. 9, ( 98 .t st CoursofAppe l haverc z j 1 5d)str 'rvol ywhe a i 1 9) W he t as e ognied, 91 ( ' e m fi ous' n ppled t ac o ompl nt embr ce no onl t i r bl l alc l i n, a s t f nc f f c ua ai , a s t y he na gua e eg oncuso but lo he a iul a t l alg to ' I (o t t o te ) i mp e o fioo scamsicu et s wh s fcu l l ain. d.f onoe mi d . t e ' t Exa ls f rv lu li n ld ho e o e a t a ale tonsa e ço nuty, t l i , orû l fnciul ast be sm pl û lgai r s t ' deusonal' wholy a f ' o i y unbele bl '' iva e.' M c a nv. tdStts 566F.d 3 400(t Ci. tea Unie ae , 3 91, 4h r 2009)(ii De onv.He a z, ctng nt m nde 504 U. 25, ( 992) Gldne v.Pe eo Cor Fa iiv, F. 773,774(t Ci. S. 29 1 ; a y ndltn r. clt 302 3d 7h r 2002). ) Thec tfndsf nciula unbele bl t f c ua al tonsi t c our i a f nd iva e he a t l legai n he ompl i ant r ga di t pl ntf alege me ore ofi e r tona t c que e oye ag ns hi e r ng he ai irs l d m is ntroga i l e hni s mpl d ai t m durngt dr sudy a hi c am sr a di t s e nto ni a s tng o hi mi i he ug t nd s l i eg r ng he ubs que pe ng nd huti f s nd. Th ,be a e t c tfndst tt pl i if st c c ba t r c a m l c an a gua e ba i i us c us he our i ha he a ntf e hni al te y l i a ks r bl s s n f c ,t co tc l st tt pl i ifscli i fi o .Thepl n ifst c c lba tr a t he ur onc ude ha he antf ' am s rvolus aitf e hni a te y cli t rf emus bedimis purua t 28U. C.j1 1 e( ( . am heeor t s sed s nt o S. 9 5()2)B) C o uson ncl i Fort f r ng r s , he c tc l st tt pl ntf scl i sm us be he o egoi ea ons t our onc ude ha he ai if' a m t dimis dpurua t 28U. C.j1 5()2)B) TheClr i die tdt s ndac tfe c s s e s nt o S. 91 e( ( . ek s rce o e eriid opy oft sm e o a hi m r ndum opi on a t a co pa ng or rt t pl i if ni nd he c m nyi de o he a ntf . ENTER:Ths t da o G i e yf 6c%. , 01 . 2 1 Chi U nied St esD i t i J ef t at s rct udge

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