Burruss v. Riley et al
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MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 3/3/2017. (mab)
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t r ui uto d ga ns r i he a ng
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t rg soft ne pary,gr unde i t saut o lmia i ,wilbe ha me i t tpa t i
he i ht
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d n he t t e f i t tons l
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i tto e id n l u fr o mpr p r rj ie n e e dn t h i rl me me t
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no be ive t t J m Doe de e nt kne ors d ha known t tt a ton woul ha
t le hat he oi
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houl ve
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p rodp o d dbyRue4 m)h dar a ynm p irt paniflarigt n me o t p ris
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ro o litf e rln he n s f he a t .
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l i disc tt i a ne t tt s de e n sknew ors d ha known t tt y woul ha
t s f ul o m gi ha he e f nda t
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ha he
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be n na e butf rt i i nttesbeng wihhel o t tt y kne t ri ntte we ebeng
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t d, r ha he
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wihhe d a a l Ac or ngl t t e e t pli ifs e t n nd hi c pli t na et
t l t l. c di y, o he xt nt he antf e ks o me
s om a nt o m he
J m Doe de e nt,s h a e
ol
f nda s uc m ndme wilnotr l t bac Any cai agans a ne de e nt
nt l
e ae k.
lm
i t w f nda
woul be ba r d by t sa ut oflm iai nsa t r f r f tl .The c twilde pl i ifs
d
re
he tt e i t to nd he e o e u ie
our l ny antf '
moton f r la t a nd t nn t J m Doe de e nt .See Unied St esv.Pit a 209
i o e ve o me o me he ol
f nda s
t
at
tm n,
F. 31 31 ( h Ci.2000)( dititc tma de l ve t n nd i s h n nd nt
3d 4, 7 4t r
a src our y ny ea o me f uc me me
woul bef tl)
d uie .
Btrus a s s eks t a e hi c pli t t ca iy al ga i r ltng t t ECO.
tr s l o e
o m nd s om a n o lrf le tons ea i o he
Bt s a r t t t add tona i or ai n co pors t pl a ngs t t e de e t be
unls ve s ha he
ii l nf m to
m t he e di
o he vi nc o
4
ofe ed a tila clrfesç antf sc t nton t tt ECO wa is d on t sr ngt oft
f r t ra nd a ii ç i if on e i ha he
pl
s sue
he te h he
ofi rs i si ton a obs r a i aone,a t t t r w e e t ECOs on t da i
fce ' nve tga i nd
e v ton l
nd ha he e r wo
he y n
que to 'P1' M ot t Am e a 2, ke No.21
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t s l-e te a hat itit ur
ny e
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n he
nd nt
wo l b ftl.S e Kay e v.Pe n Na.Ga n sI c,6 7 F.d 4 2 471 (t Ci.2 1 .
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n t mig n . 3 3 6 ,
4h r 01 )
ç iiy i a r nti t pr pos d a nde c
Tutlt s ppa e f he o e me d ompli f ist sae ac am t rt a i a e
ant a l o t t l i mde he pplc bl
nle a ac ompanyi sa r ' J= I isprvi me a lm o ni t c tf md
ls nd c
ng tndads. #. n t e ous morndl pi pn, he our ot
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t tt def nda s we e s el d by q lfe i
ha he e nt r hi de
uai d mmuniy i r lton t t i aci t ke a tr
t n ea i o her tons a n fe
t y obt i a ECO.Fr m t f t ale i t compl nt t c tdee m i d t tti was
he
aned n
o he acs lged n he
ai , he our tr ne ha G
t
r a o be f r g d fn a tq t beive t t Mr .Bu zs pr vd d te M a itae wih
e s na l o t e e d n s o le ha s m s o ie h
he
gsrt t
s fc e i or ton t esa ih pr bl ca e t dean Bum z s' Bum zs 201 W L
ufii nt nf ma i o t bls oba e us o t i
s.
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3 6 3 ,a * . r , h p o o e a n e c mplita s rst a t M a itaej g is d
3 05 2 t 5 He e t e r p s d me d d o an s et h t he gsrt ud e sue
a ECO p irt rc ii a d rj ci g Mr .Bu r s 's l p tto .Ho v r tepr p s d
n
ro o e evng n ee tn s ru s wo' eiin we e , h o o e
n
n nded c
me
ompli tdoe no al get tde e an swe e a r t tt ECO wasis prort
an
s t le ha f nd t r wa e ha he
s ued i o
t M a itaeh a igfo Mz . n s P o s dAm. mpl!4345 5 - 1
he gsrt e rn r m s Bu us . r po e
Co . - , 0 5 .
I i t co tsbeleft t i t si t nc whehe t ECO wasis d on t sr ngh
t s he ur ' i ha , n hi nsa e, t r he
s ue
he te t
oft ofk e s'i si ton a obs r ton al o upon t s n a sda tofM r .Bur u s
he t r nve tga i nd e va i one, r
he wor f vi
s
rs,
doe notc nget qua i d i t t a l i.The f c si t pr e n e d co pl nt
s
ha
he lfe mm miy nayss
a t n he opos d m nde m ai
do not s s t t t dee nt wee a r of t s ditnci J= ' e nty, t
ugge t ha he fnda s r wae
hi si ton. - .Cons que l he
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de e n s r inc on t ECO f pr ba e ca e woul r m an r as na e t de e nt
f nda t ' ela e
he
or o bl us
d e i e o bl, he f nda s
wo d silbe s e de b q lfe i uniy,a t pr ed a e
ul tl
hi l d y uai d mm t nd he opos m nded c
ompl i woul f l
ant
d ai
t sae a cli f r aci ns tke a tr r ept o t ECO.The pr pos d a e d c
o tt
am o to a n fe ec i f he
o e m nde ompli t
an
wo d t r o ebef tl a t c tt c t l de l a t n e
ul he ef r
u ie, nd he our he our wil ny e ve o m nd.
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DATED: i X ># d yo Mac 2017.
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