De'lonta v. Johnson et al, No. 7:2011cv00257 - Document 94 (W.D. Va. 2013)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 08/28/2013. (kab)

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As pa tof t m e c l 1 a s n ol ca l he e rel e l l r he di a team e pr vi d by VDOC f he GI De'ont lve i s er pec sasawoma i prs r t nt o de or r D, l a i s n om es t n n ion a r c ves f al hor one t r py.D e pie t s t e t e s o t o oc asons i 201 s nd e ei em e m he a s t he e r a m nt , n w c i n 0 he a t m pt t c s r t he s l . She ha fl d a de a a i w ih t s Cour e a ni t t s te ed o a t a e r e f s ie cl r ton t hi t xpl i ng ha he de ls trt e b (e lmae tat a d a ao ' a t ts e s mei s C x e in e s a û elj o trd y h r l ris n n t my' nd ha h o tme i p re c g) n f l e ove whel ngtr t cut( rs l- s ii ly on ( r ge t s t e ( r s frng. ECF r mi lge o hejef pectcal hel nial- o nd hej ufe i ' ' N o.84 at 1. Pe ng be or t Cour i Pl ntf smoton s ki t dif r tt s ofr lef ECF ndi f e he t s ai if i ee ng wo fe en ype ei . No.81 Fis,s s ksapr lmi r ij ton fom t Cour or rngDee nt t prvi . rt he ee ei nay n unci r he t dei fnda s o o de he w ih a C va ua i n f r di s f s x r as i nm e stge y by a c pe e s ci ls i r t n û l t o or ea ne s or e e s g nt tr r e om t nt pe a it n t te t nt of ( DJ' ECF No. 81 a 1 Sec nd, s r ss t t t Cour c he rame Gl .' t . o he eque t ha he t ompe l Def nda s t m ake he a ia e t he own e r f r a s m ia m e c le l ton,a herow n e nt o r va l bl o r xpe t o i l r di a va ua i t 1De'ont wasnamed M i l a chaelSt okeswhen convit d a orgi l i ce at . 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BA CK G R O UN D Z pror l s t i tt t d by D e'ont w a r s ve pur ua t a wr te s tl m e i aw ui ns iu e l a s e ol d s nt o i t n e te nt ag e m e w ih V D OC i A ug t200 A s a r s tof t ts tl m e ,D e'o a be r e vi r e nt t n us 4. e ul ha e te nt l nt gan ec i ng ho m one t r py te t e f r he G1 a ha be n pe ted t lve asa wo a wihi t r he a r a m nt o r D nd s e nnit o i m n t n he prs n e r e , i a ton t r c i ng ps hot r py a o he te t nt . l he i o nvionm nt n ddii o e e vi yc he a nd t r r a me s n r Ame d Compl i i t s ca e s a s rs t ca ms a i t va i De e nt who a e nde ant n hi s , he s e t wo li gans rous f nda s r c r ntorf r e e pl ye o of i i s wih t V igi a D e rm e ofCor e tons3 ECF N o. ur e o m r m o es r f c al t he r ni pa t nt rci . 67.De'ont sfrtcam i br l a' is li s oughtpuruan t 42 U. C.j 1 a alge t tDee nt s to S. 983 nd le s ha fnda s ha bee de i r t l i fe e t he s i medial ne , i vi a i of t Ei h ve n lbe ae y ndif r nt o r erous c eds n olton he ght Am e ndme ' pr bii on c ela t ua punihm e .I a 11 1 l e s nc ,s cai s nts ohi ton nz nd mus l s nt d. t - 2. n s e e he l m t t De e nt' f l e t ha he e uae f s x r sinme slgey (t ' by a ha f nda s aiur o ve r val td or e ea sg nt tr r çSRS' ) physcin wihexpe ts i te i GI a t c e ntf l et pr det s geyis ll ia t rie n ratng D, nd he ons que aiur o ovi he ur r tet hasvi atd he c tt to lrght.I he s co c am ,s as e t abr a h ofco r c c am , ol e r onsiu i na i s n r e nd l i he s rs e c nta t l i alegi t tDe e nt 'a tonsc tt ea br ac oft 2004 s tlm e a ee nt l a 1 l ng ha f nda s c i onsiut e h he e te nt gr me . d. t 2. Shes e ij tver i ,a as seksda gesagans Dee ntClr I a 1 1 e ks n unci elef nd lo e ma i t fnda ake.d. t 2- 3. 2Thebackgr ound oft slw s i, aswel asgene ali or a i concem i Gm , i s f t i hi a u t l r nf m ton ng s et orh n s medeali De'o t v. o ns 7 F. 5 ( t Ci. 3 . eCo r wilr ieonyapo to of o t i n ln a J h on, 08 3d 20 4h r 201 ) Th u t l ect l rin t backgr hat ound her e. 3D ef endantHar d Cl ke, t Diect oft V igi aDeparmentofCorectons i na ed i ol ar he r or he r ni t r i ,s m n bot hi i vi and ofk i capacii There ai ng Def nda sar na ed onl i t rof i a h s ndi dual t al tes. m ni e nt e m y n hei fcil c p ciis ECF No. a ! 1 - 5 a a te . 67 t ! 4 1 . Thi Cou tpr vi l dim is d De'o a' orgi pr s c s r e ousy s s e l nt s i nal o e ompl i pur ua t 28 ant s nt o U. C.j 1 5 c l ng t ts had fie t sae a cai f r i unde Secin 1 S. 91 A, oncudi ha he ald o tt l m or elef r to 983. Spe fca l t Cour c l cii ly, he t onc uded t tbe a e s a know l d D e e nt ha be n pr di ha c us he c edge f nda s d e ovi ng t e t e f he GI ,t y had notbee delbe a e y i f e e t he s rous m e c lnee . r a m nt or r D he n i r t l ndi f r nt o r e i di a ds Se ce al ECF No.26 a 7- 0;ECF No.27.De'o a a ald t dimi s l a t Fourh e ner ly t 1 l nt ppe e he s s a , nd he t Cic i rves d i ap ls e o i o . 'o t v. o ns n, 0 F.d 5 0 (t Ci. 01 ) Th r ut e re n ubih d pnin Deln a J h o 7 8 3 2 4h r 2 3 . e a lae c tr a one t t t c s s d no ha be n dim is d be aus De'ont had ppel t our e s d ha he a e houl t ve e s s e c e l a s a e a pl us bl Ei t A m e e c a m .I pa tc a ,t Fourh Cic t c t d f vo abl t ttd a i e gh h ndm nt l i n ri ul r he t r ui ie a r y o a Eihh Cic i d cso whih n td ta û r sl ic mp tn o ia e uae c r c n (lo n g t rut e iin c o e h t ç o sy n o ee t r n d q t ae a as q g c tt edei rt i fe e e.'I at526 ( tngLa or v.Nori,61 F. 445,460( h onsiut lbeae ndifz nc ' d. cii ncf d zs 4 3d 8t Ci.201 ) The al to i De'ona' co antstsi t s sa r a co di t t r 0). legains n l t s mpli aifed hi tndad, c r ng o he Fo t Cic t Depiervesngt j urh rui. s t e ri he udgme ofdimis lt a lt c ttok panst be nt s s a, he ppelae our o i o C e aboutgtlhol nglj's cfcal sai t ti wa no de i ngt meisofhe cai t ar cl is di ,' pe ii ly ttng ha t s t cdi he rt r lm norwha r m e De'ont woul be e ild t s d s pr vai.De'ont ,708 F. a 5 t e dy l a d ntte o houl he e l l a 3d t 26. Upo rma d t t i Co r, an if( o wih rtie c u s lrp e e tn h r,h sfld a n e n o hs u tPlitf n w t ean d o n e e r s n ig e) a ie n Am e nded Com pl i as e tng bo h an Ei ht A m e m e cl i and a br a h of c r tc a m . a nt s r i t g h nd nt a m ec ontac l i See s a a 2. upr t Asnoed,De'ont hasfl amoto f pr i nay ijmci a amotont c t l a ied in or elmi r nt ton nd i o ompe, l ECF No.81,wih a s t uppori bre a va i e bis ECF Nos 83- De e nt ha t ng i f nd rous xhi t, . 87. f nda s ve fl d a r pons i opposton, ECF N o. 88,a D e'o a ha fl d a r pl ECF N o.91 Or l ie es e n ii nd l nt s i e e y. . a a gum e t w a he r on t m oton on Augus 26,201 ECF N o.92, a i i now rpe f r n s ad he i t 3, nd t s i or di pos to s ii n. l. I AN AL Y SI S A. M ot on t Com pel i o Pl i ifr ue t t tt Cour c pelD e enda st m a he a ia e t be exa i d a ntf eq s s ha he t om f nt o ke r va l bl o m ne a e l t d f z SRS by a physcin ofhe own c nd vaua e o ia r hoosng a athe own ex ns .De e nt i nd r pe e f nda s' c ouns l se df ty m ant i e t a asl i aned a t he rng t t De e n s oppos t s r que t but t he a i ha f nda t e hi e s , D e enda s ha f ie t c t t a r s d l l prnci e or t a sngl c e w he e sm ia f nt ve a l d o ie o ea one ega i pl o i e as r i lr dicove y ha be n de e l ed,De e nt di no r s s r s e ni d. nde f nda s d t e pond a a 1i t i wrte opposton t 1 n he r it n ii t t m o i t c pe a es .Se g ne a l ECF N o.88. o he ton o om l cc s e e r ly The Fourh Cic ti t sca eha m a c e rt tt Pli ifha sa e a c am t ti t r ui n hi s s de l a ha he antf s tt d l i ha s pl usbl o is f c Unde t e cr um sa s t Cour c ude t tPl i if s d be a i e n t a e. r hes ic t nce , he t oncl s ha antf houl pe m itd,a he own e ns t obt i a e r e l ton r r ng he medialc ton. r te t r xpe e, o an n xpe t vaua i ega di r c ondii S e S le sen v.F d Bu e u o Prs n ,2 0 W L 1 1 8 * ( Coo. 0 )(o el e iv rti e . ra f io s 0 9 45 6 4, 4 D. l 20 9 c mp li ng m o i t m a i a e pl ntf a l bl f r m e c e m i to by hi o n e r a s a i ton o ke nm t ai i f vaia e o di al xa na i n s w xpe t nd t tng t t t t i be ha s s yond c vi t t a pl i if m ay r t n is own e r m e c w ine s t e m i i a l ha a ntf e ai t xpe t di al t s o xa ne hi efand rnde opi on tsi ms l e r ni etmony a til';se as De'ont,708 F. a 5 n. (t t ra' e lo l a l 3d t 26 4 i we sr ggl t dic r how De'ont co d ha pos i y' pr n t ts ha a m e ca ne d f tu e o se n l a ul ve sbl ' ove ha he s di l e or SRS i s h sC e e (e n alwe t be e au td b a GI s caiti te frtplc ' f he a i v r b e ) lo d o n v lae y D pe ils n h is a e). Addii ly,Dee nt haver s d no s ey c r orohe pr tc ob e tonst havi tonal fnda s aie aft oncen t r acial j ci o ng Pli ife l t a he own e ns by aphysc a ofhe o c a ntf vauaed t r xpe e ii n r wn hoosng,a t Cour s esno i nd he te ha m t D e e nt f o a l i t sm ode tr que t r o f nda s r m low ng hi s e s. Fo t s r s , a f r t r as e es e by t Co t durng t he rng,t r he e ea ons nd o he e ons xpr s d he ur i he a i he Cour GR ANTS De'ont smoton t c t l a' i o ompel VDOC i he eby ORDERED f t t t make . s r orhwih o D e l a a l bl a he c r nt pl e ofi a c r ton f a e ua i a e m i to by a 'ont vaia e t r ur e ac nc r e a i or n val ton nd xa na i n physc a ofhe c ii n r hoosng a a he own e ns . i nd t r xpe e B. M oton f Pr lmi yI unci i or ei nar nj ton Se r t a a tfo he r ques t be e l t by aphysc a ofhe own c pa a e nd par r m r e t o vauaed iin r hoosng, i Deln aas r q et t ttec u ts u ap ei n r ijmcin o d rngVDOC t u d ra e ' t lo e u ss ha h o r is e rlmiay nt to r ei o o n e tk is own e ua i of he r a ne s f SRS.As t Supr me Cour e aned i W i e v. t val ton r e di s or he e t xpl i n nt r Nau a Re .De. Co n is I c, 5 5 U. 7 2 ( 0 ) a p ei nay ijl to i t n trl s f u el n . 5 S. , 2 20 8 , rlmi r nl in s i nc a e r or nar r m e t m a onl be a a ded u xt a di y e dy hat y y w r pon a cl a s w i t tt pl i ifi e il e r ho ng ha he a ntf s ntted t s h r le . I or r t e t bls t the i e il d t r le ,a pl n if ç us e t bls t the o uc e i f' n de o s a ih ha ' s ntte o e i f ai t f t t s a i h ha m i lkey t s ce d on t m e is t the i lkey t s f r ir pa a e ha n i t a e of s i l o uc e he rt , ha s i l o ufe re r bl n' n he bs nce p ei n r zle ,ha te b lnc o e ute t i h sfv r a d t ta ij n to i i t e r l a y eif t t h aa e f q iis i n i a o , n ha n n u cin s n h mi ps publc i e es . W i e ,555 U . a 20,s a s D e z s v.Ce ur A l i z Co. 6 F. d i nt r t' nt r ' S. t . ee l o whlr t nt y um nlm , 49 3 287 ( h Ci.2011 ( s us i a a yi W i e sa r ) Notbl t Supr me Co t 4t r ) dic sng nd ppl ng ntr tnda d . a y, he e ur ma e ce ri W itrta ç p ei n r ij n to wiln tb is e smpy t p e e tt d la n n e h t ( r l ay nu cin l o e su d i l o r v n he a mi p si ii o s mermoef tzeij r . 5 5 U. a 22 Thi i s b c u ei ap sb ly o o sbl y f o e t ut n u y' 5 S. t . s s o e a s f osiii f t r ' t irp r beham wees fkin ,two l c n lc wi t ç h rceiai no ij n tv rle re a a l r r u f e t i u d o fit t he s a a trz to f n u ci e eif h c a a e r di s n xtaor nmy r m edy t m a o y be a r d upo a cea s e hat y nl wa de n l r howi t t pl i ifi ng hat he antf s e ildt s hr i . l (iai omitd) ntte o uc elef' d.ctton te . ' Eve a s i t tPli ifc d s w s i lkey t s e on t m e is a co d n s um ng ha antf oul ho he s i l o ucc ed he rt , nd ul etb ih t o h rfco sf ro ti n ap ei n r ij n to s ha n ts o alk lh o sa ls he t e a t r o b anig rlmiay nu cin, he s o h wn ieio d of ir pa a e ha a t s tm e.l pa tc a ,t Cour ' nzi o he m oton t c pe now r e r bl nn t hi i n r i ul r he ts lng n r i o om l m e ns t t Pl ntf w il ha a e l ton f r SRS,a be t a he ow n e ns A ddii ly, a ha ai if l ve n va ua i o l i t r xpe e. tona l Defnda s c ms li c t a t he ng t ti t Cour a l d Pl ntf t be e ua e a e nt ' ot e ndi aed t he mi ha f he t lowe ai if o val t d t he own e ns t sae wo d ve y lke y ha he evauaed f r SRS by a physc a ofis r xpe e, he t t ul r i l ve r l t o ii n t c o ig, swel l t a o c r,h rc re trq e tf rijmcie rle ma wel moo . n h osn a l. f h t c u s e u rn e u s o nt tv eif y l be t I lght of t e f dual de l e s t Cour def r r i o t m oton f pr i i r i hes a ve opm nt , he t e s ulng n he i or elm na y ij ncina t st , n wilnse dtk temoi nu e a v sme t nu t thi i a d l i ta a e h to nd r d ie n . o me Thepa te aef t rORDERED t p o deaj ntrpo tt t Cour notltrt n60 ris r urhe o r vi oi e r o he t ae ha da f o e r of t s Or r pr vi ng i or a i on t pr r s of t e ua i or ys r m nt y hi de , o di nf m ton he og e s he val ton e l tonsofPl ntf . va ua i ai i f 11 1. CO NC LU SI N O For t f e ng r s ns Pl i if s m o i t co pe ac es t Pl i t f i G R AN TED he or goi ea o , a ntf ton o m l c s o a n if s a d h rmoin f rp ei n r ij n to i TAKEN UNDER ADVI ENT. Th Clr i n e to o r l ay n u cin s mi SEM e ek s dr c e t s nd co e oft sM e o a lm Opi on a ac mpa ng Or rt a1 c ie t d o e pis hi m r nd l ni nd co nyi de o 1 ouns lof e r or ec d. ENTER:Thi $>,JuyofAugus, 2013. s r'/ da t / k Jam C.Tur k . Se orUnie St t sDititJudg ni t d a e src e 6

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