Portis v. Ruan Transportation Management Systems, Inc.

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MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 10/1/2015. (lab)

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CLERKS OFFI U. .DI COURT CE S ST. AT ROANOKE, A V FI LED I TH E UN I N TED STATES D I STRI COU RT CT FOR TH E W ESTERN D I STRI OF V I N I CT RGI A RO AN O KE D I VISI ON 22T C 12 1 25 J A DU LE C ULI Y BY: C D ON A LD W A YN E PO RTI S, Pl n if ai tf , Ci lA cton N o.7: CV - 18 vi i 15- 001 M EM O R AN DU M O PI O N NI RU AN TR AN SPORTA TI ON M AN A GEM EN T SY STEM S,I C . N , By: on. l n E. o tad H Ge C rr Chi fUnie St t s Di t i tJ e e t d a e s rc udg D e e nt f nda . ied hi t o i t e nt Pl ntf D onal W a Por i , o e ng pr K ,fl t sac i n aga ns def nda ai i f d yne ts pr ce di o . 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Ac r ng t t c co di o he ompli ,Po tsr pore a va it ofuns f wor ng c tonst Rua ant ri e td rey a e ki ondii o n m a ge e t oughouthi e pl e .Por i a l ge t thi s pe vi or e t ri ed hi na m nt hr s m oym nt ts le s ha s u r s s ihe gnor s c pl nt ort e t d hi w ih ope hosiiy a r di ul .He a s c a m st tRua m a ge e om ai s r a e m t n t lt nd i c e l o l i ha n na m nt r prm a d hi f a num be ofm i of e es s e ofwhi h he d d notco m i,whi h e i nde m or r nor f ns , om c i m t c r ule i hi t r nai n o Nove r21 201 Ac or ngt t compl nt Rua us t e es t d n s e mi to n mbe , 2. c di o he ai , n ed hes r i andst di gui e t r r on f Ports' t m i i w hi w ast Ruan beleved hi eprm o s s he eal eas or i s er naton, ch hat i s c i ds eyc ant c dj opadieisbusnes rltons ps ontnue aft ompli s oul e r z t i s eai hi . 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Po ts di a t h t o e bisi s r i d tac w xhi t n uppo tofhi m oton. ne e bi i am e or ndum w ih a r s i O xhi t s m a t s m ar ofan i er e be wee Rua m a ge s Sha n Ra a BilBr a t um y nt vi w t n n na r w y nd l ady nd he De rm e ofLa .Se P1' M ot f rR e ons de a i a 4.The ot e bi i a dec a a i pa t nt bor e .s . o c i r ton t her xhi t s l r ton ofK a a Lynn M c i s a dipat he atRua 1 a 5- Pori alo s it a e a lt t r G nni , s c r n. d. t 6. ts s ubm ted n m i o he 3l hi fr ta e d m oto f r c i r to , Pori a tc d adecii n f om t Cic tCou tf t n s is m nde i n or e ons de a i n ts ta he s o r he r ui r or he Count ofRoa y noke t tc i r t que to ofne i ents r son ofan e pl ha ons de ed he s i n glg upe vii m oyeeby a e pl r Howe , n m oye . ver t sca e wasdec de o M a 4,2009,be o e t s c ts de s o c peli a bir ton,a t r or i no ne hi s i d n y f r hi our' cii n om lng r ta i nd he ef e s t w l w . o e ,t c ' c notfnd a t ng i t cas t two d s w t tt cou ter e i is a i a i of a M r over he oul an i ny hi n he e ha ul ho ha he r r d n t pplc ton t t l w whe dec di whe he t co pela bi a i a Po tsdo notar t i does Thus t c r he a n i ng t ro m r t ton, nd r i es r gue hat t . , he ou t conc ude t tPori ha notputf r h a a gume st t c te r d i de e mi ng t lgalquesi i is l s ha ts s o t ny r nt hat he our r e n t r ni he e tons n t pr vi m oton. e ous i U ni wih hi a ende m o i on Sept m be 21 201 l d s no a art ta oft e on t s m d ton e r , 5. t oe t ppe ha ny hes exhi t w e e pr vi usy fl d w ih Por i ' opposton breft Rua s m oton t c pe bis r e o l ie t ts s ii i o n' i o om l a bir to How e r t m e or ndum i da e M a 23,201 t dec a a i i da ed r t a i n. ve , he m a s td y 3, he l r ton s t De m be 4,201 a t e li da e M ay 5,20l1 Thus noneoft s doc e swer ce r 3, nd he mai s t d . , he e um nt e c e t d a t rRua f l d is m oton t c pela bir ton on M a 1, 5. n or r f t c t o r a e fe n ie t i o om r tai y 201 l de or he our t gr nta m oto f r c i r ton bas d on ne e de e Pori m us e a n why he c d not a i n or e ons de a i e w vi nc , ts t xpl i oul have i roduced t s i or aton prort t courtsdeci on on Ruan' m oton.See M ccov v. nt hi nf m i i o he ' si s i Ro ns n, 3: v555,2011W L 5 bi o No. 08c 975277,a *9( D. . v. 2011 (i antf, t E. 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Po ts ' hasnotdone s i t sca e M o eo r e n i Pori had pr d s m e e a ton a t w hy o n hi s . r ve , ve f ts ovi ed o xpl na i s o t doc he ument hes s ubmitd we epr ousy u va lbl t hi , te r evi l na ia e o m none oft doc e sa he um nt ppea s r t pr de a e de er e ntt t co tsd ii whehe o no t CBA c pest o ovi ny vi nc elva o he ur ' ecson t r r t he om l he pa test ar ta e t i diput l t ad, he doc e sr l t t Pori ' a l ga i t tRua r i o bir t he r s e. ns e t um nt e a e o ts s le tons ha n tr nae hi i vi ai ofVigi aCod j40.- . 2,whi i t is t beabirtd. emi td m n olton r ni e 1512: ch s he sue o r tae The e or ,Po i hasnotm a a s f c e s i f t cou tt r ons de is de i i r f e rts de uf i i nt how ng or he r o ec i r t c son c pe lng t pa te t s i t a bir t o A c or ngl Por i ' m o i f r co i r ton om li he ri s o ubm t o r t a i n. c di y, ts s ton or e ns de a i w ilb de ed. l e ni Concl on usi Fort f e ng r a o ,t c tco ude t tPori hasno me hi bu de of he or goi e s ns he our ncl s ha ts t t s r n s howi a a opr a e r as f rt co t o r co i ris o ni n and o de c peli ng n ppr i t e on o he ur t e nsde t pi o r r om lng a bir ton a s a ng t c s i f vorofa bir ton. s s h, ts s m oton f r r t a i nd t yi he a e n a r t a i A uc Pori ' i o r eeons deraton i deni Becaus t deadlne f Portst El evi i i s ed. e he i or i o e dence t he s art t hat t ed he greva pr es pa s whiet c twa c i rngt smoton,t cour wile e t t i nce oc s s ed l he our s onsde i hi i he t l xtnd ha dea i t Oc obe 9,201 a a e by t pa te .The Cl r i die t d t s nd c r ii d dlne o t r 5, s gr ed he r i s e k s r c e o e e tfe co esoft sm e or pi hi m andum opi o a t a om pa ng o de t a lc ni n nd he cc nyi r r o l ouns lofr c d. e e or ENTER:Thi / d yofOco e, 0l . s W a tb r2 5 ChifUnie Stt DititJ e e t d a es src udg

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