Rhudy v. Winston et al

Filing 27

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Senior Judge Glen E. Conrad on 2/7/2019. (tvt)

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M EM O R AN DUM O PINION
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GREGORY P. I
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ks y or
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Si e f lng t Com pl i ,
nc ii he
a nt Rhud hass it d a tona doc m e st a t c tw il
y
ubm te ddii l u nt h t he our l
co t ue a gr ta a e m e s ECF N os 6,21 23,a 2 Ta n a a whol ,a d lbe a l
ns r nd an s m nd nt ,
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s ubm s i ndi à e he olo ng eq nc f ' t e a e o s l m .
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Rhud sae t thi Ei ra /rgal a r( s e ag & i ba s pe. Compl2,ECF
y tts ha s çve ndo lbldde waj nlred n d ha '
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.
N o.1. H e under
went an ulr
t asound i Febr y 2018 and w as t have f l - vi t wih t
n
uar
o
olow up sis t he
doct . Rhudy w r e m edi r
or
ot
cal eques son Februar 28,M ar h 8,1 and 27,and agai on A prl
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t o i up,a e pe i nci a t s e lke bl d whe he c hed. M o .A m .1 4- ECF N o.
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a h e s , t f m r e ponde t tRhu w a on t ls t s e t d t r On
d ha
dy s he it o e he oc o .
Aprl 1 201 Rhudy c
i 7, 8,
ompl i d t the wasçsilhuri ba ' 1 a 2. The r pons as d
a ne ha
Etl tng d. d. t
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es e ke
hi f r m or i or a i a t wha w a huri On Apr l30,201 Rhud f l d a r que t
m o
e nf m ton bou
t s tng.
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8,
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e s,
no i t the ha pai unde t rgh s de ofhi rb ca a br a tbone t tm a i difc t
tng ha
d n
r he i t i
s i ge nd e s
ha de t fi ul
t b e t . The s a fr pons i c t t the wasK a d on sc c l t ts e da I a 3.
o r a he
t f es e ndi a ed ha
t ce
pl
i k al' ha am
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y. d. t
On Jul 9,22 and 25,2018,Rhudy fl reques s as ng t s t doct H e i cat
y
ied
t ki o ee he
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ndi ed

t t on J 27,201 a d t r ha or r d a E I s a a bl d wor 't tha notye
ha
une
8, oc o d de e n C DA c n nd oo
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k' ha d
t
be n don I a 8;M o .Am .1 2,ECF N o.23. The s a fr s
e
e. d. t
t
t f e pons s sa e t tt s t s s ha
e t t d ha he e e t d
be n s he ul
e c d ed. Th y a s i c t d t t Rhud ha be n pr s rbe a was r c i ng a
e lo ndi a e ha
y d e e c i d nd
e e vi
m edi i f hi s om ach pai On Augus 21,2018, Rhudy com pl ned t t hi pai w as
caton or s t
n.
t
ai
ha s n

g tng w o s a d s e di a t t Pr l e a Za t c w e e not he pi
eti
r e n pr a ng nd ha ios c nd n a
r
l ng. The r s e
e pons
i c t d t t he w as s he e t s e a m e c lpr de . A ddii l ma e i s f om Rhud
ndi a e ha
c dul d o e
di a ovi r
tona t ral r
y
i c t t t i Oc obe a N o
ndi a e ha n t r nd vembe ,he di c vç e a lno o hi br s bone a f r d he
r
s o r d c t n s ea t
nd ea e
ha a he ni . He w a f usr t d t tt m e c lsaf di no ac mor q c y t a r s t s
d' r a
s r ta e ha he di a t f d t t e ui kl o dd e s he e
i s s On N ove b 28,201 t c tr c i d no i e t tRhudy ha be n t a f r e t a
s ue .
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8, he our e e ve tc ha
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As sae t onl fr ofrleft tRhudy s ks i t s c e i ij tve r if
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r rng h f nda t o ovi m c es o ppr pra e di al a e. c us
y s

be nta fre a y fo t ji,hedee nsno l rha a hort t prvi hi wih
e rnserd wa r m he alt fnda t onge ve ut iy o o de l t
p
m e c lc r Acc r ngl t c ur c ude t tt c s m us b dim i s d a m o .
di a a e.
o di y, he o t oncl s ha he a e t e s s e s ot
I a y e n , Rhud s s i s o pr vi f c s t t do no s ppor hi c l or
n n ve t
y' ubm s i ns o de a t ha
t u
t s onc us y

j1 cam tatno onepr de hi me ca atni a t j i. Se ton 1 3 pemisan
983 li h
ovi d m di l te ton t he al ci 98 r t
a r e ed pa t t 5l a c vi a to a ns a pe s f a tons t ke unde col r of sa e 1 w
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ry o e i l c i n gai t
r on or c i a n
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tt a

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ha olt s onsiuinal i t. ope
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saeac n t uin l li c n enn h sc us o me ia c r, u ymu t h w, be t l,
tt o si to a cam o c r ig i o re f dc l ae Rh d s s o o jci y
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t theha as rousme c ne dfrdifrntte t ntt nherc ve ,a s j tvey,t t
ha' d ei
dial e o fee rame ha
e ei d nd ubeci l ha
t d e nt kn w of a s t nta rs of ha m t t m e c l ne d pr s n e a r s
he ef nda
e
ubs a i l i k
r ha
di a e e e t d nd e ponde
d

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ndi-rnc e r s ho ng e h
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n, na vetnt
o r i ht ,ordia e m e t a tt pr pe te t e pl n. J c on v. a s v,77 F. 1
ve s g s
s gr e n s bou he o r r a m nt a a ks
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1 (t Ci. 4)(ii Fa r 511U. a 83 )
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dial te in.
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pr
ompty t hi m a y wrte r q s s f r m e c l e l ton. He r c i d a ulr ound a d
l o s n
it n e ue t o
di a va ua i
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n
m edi i ,and a doct or ed bl wor and a m edi s udy atan out de f lt Rhudy
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