Coleman v. Jabe et al, No. 7:2011cv00518 - Document 77 (W.D. Va. 2013)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Samuel G. Wilson on 8/13/2013. (tvt)

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Jabe et al Doc. 77 ofi a co pac- s ve ;apolc t te t bls sa ofk ilpr ye - lve r apolc t t fcil m tdic ndor iy ha sa ihe n t a a roi ndo ; i y ha o ishal m e tfo VDOC' E m t al a r m SÃ§ comm on Far ' dit a a f t r viw polc t tr ule i e' e ; nd aih-e e iy ha es t d n VD O C ' dec s on t gr Sa af M us i sw ih Sur iM us i s f g oup wor hi Col m an ha S i i o oup l i lm t m lm or r s p. e s fldamo inf rs mmayj d me t nh srmann cams s p lme tdb amoinf r ie to o u r u g n o i e i ig li , u pe n e y to o Dockets.Justia.com RK p ei n r ij n to , moinf rtmp r r rsri igo d r a amoinf ra ponme t rlmiay n u cin a to o e o a y etann r e , nd to o p it n o c u e.Th dee d nsrs n e t Colma ssl r j g n moi nwihab ifi f o ns l e fn a t epo d d o e n' l mmay ud me t to t re n o p iina dasl r j g n mo ino tero Th c u t o t mst Co e n' p osto n l mmay ud me t to f h i wn. e o r n w u o lma s pe ng motonsa r m ani c am s de e hi pe ngm otons a g a st de e ndi i nd e i ng l i , nis s ndi i , nd r nt he f ndan s t' moinf rs mmayj d me to l sr mann cams to o u r u g n n l e i ig li . i Cure l VDOC r ogni sf t r i ons i l ng SunniIl m ,Shit l l t r nty, ec ze ory elgi , ncudi sa ie snm, he W ordCommt t ofIlm,Buddhim,Odi s W ic Sa ei,Ra tfr,Qua ,a l miy sn s nim, c a, ntra saai ker nd Ba it Fore h r cogni d r lgi VDOC ac om moda e t obs r nc ofhol da , pts . ac e ze e i on, c t s he e va e y ys f cii e c a llt s ongr t o lw or hi pr desac es t r i o pr n m i a m a e i l ,a ega i na s p, ovi c s o elgi us ogr m ng nd t r a s nd alowspr tto r t pos e sr lgi uspa a m a i l ac ii ne s o s s e i o r phe la.Be a e oft s addii lprviege , c us he e tona i l s ga andhae gr ngs t oupsofe pe ii f r c nii n a r lgi g o .To e tr t ts h tn tton or e og to s ei ous r ups nsle ha uc gr oups do nota t n ofk i r c nii a t e tr t tne l r cog ze g ou ar i f t tai t al e og ton, nd o nsle ha w y e ni d r ps e n ac di tnc f om pr vi l r c ni ed gr ups V D O C' Fa t Re e Com m i t s r e ,a si t r e ous y e og z o , S ih vi w tee c e ns nd s mei srj cs n w a pia t.Fo isn e teF i Re e Co te r f s st o t me ee t, e p lc n s r n tnc ,h at viw mmite eu e o h r c zet Ku Kl Kl n asar i i g o a i doe no dif r ntaebewe Caholc e ogni he ux a elg ous r up, nd t s t fe e i t t en t is who pr tc dif r ntt aci e fe e ypesofM as o bewe n Cons r tvea Orhodox J w s s r t e e vai nd t e . l 2009, Colm a as t Fat Re e Commit t r ogni Saaf M usi s asa n e n ked he ih vi w tee o ec ze l i lm 1 ditnc r i o g oup.TheFat Re ew Com mit r s a che Col man' r ue ta si t elgi us r ih vi tee e e r d e s eq s nd c ude t tSaat I lm i notas pa a er lgi orde m i ton ofI lm , sm pl a oncl d ha l i sn s e r t e i on no na i sn but i y s hooloft ug wihi t Slnnibr nc ofllm.Be a et SunniM usi gr ( c c ho ht t n he l a h sn c us he lm oup whih 1l lfsa eaSunnig oupt ta Ã§ ai r sa r ha dvocaesa e pecal src f m ofI lm .' 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Som eofVDOC' ope ai lpolc e ha amor t nge i i c onr lgi S r tona ii s ve e a ntal mpa t ei ous pr c Fori tnc VDOC ha apolc t tr srcswhe ei a e m a pm c ec adi e. nsa e, s i y ha e tit r nm t s y has ompa t c dics Unde t polcy asi wa f m e l wrte i t sc d ptr s co pa dic by s . r he i t s or ry itn, nma e oul lcha e m d s s m alfo a vendort y wihe i r m ny he s d.W he c pa tdic a rved a t prs VDOC e pl s n om c s s ri t he ion, m oyee i peced e ch dict e tr t tt pa kag we efe f o c r ba andt tt r or d ns t a s o nsle ha he c es r r e r m onta nd ha he ec de m ae ilm a c d t l be lng.Buta c tra t he he a li s ompac d s bec m emuc mor po a a t ics a h e pulr nd tc og e bldneal a net ma r or ngsonc e hnol y na e ry nyo o ke ec di ompa tdic (ve byr c di o r c s s e n e or ng ve c mmecal p o uc dc mp c d s s VDOC i tttdap lc t t i td imae 'c mp co ril r d e o a t ic ) y nsi e o iy ha lmie n ts o a t u di c pur ha e t a s ngl m a lor rve r2 By contactng w ih a sngl ve r who co d s c s s o i e i- de ndo . t i e ndo ul r i e ur c ns e ompla ewih prs s lrt pr e es VDOC s vedtm ea m pne by mii tng inc t ion ecziy oc dur , a i nd y tga i t ne t viualy i pec a lse t e y c he ed o s l ns t nd it n o ver ompa tdi c W he Colm a fl d t saci n, c s. n e n ie hi to VDOC' v nd rwa J n sEx r s M u i C&EM ' , s l, r ii- a e malo d rmu i S e o s o e p e s sc J ' a malVign ab sd i-r e sc ) compa VDOC ha snc s t d isvendort a c ny. s i e wiche t o ompa ca ld Ã§ usc By M ai. ny le t i M l' ' VDOC' pr roi polcy a iesfom sm ia i tm tona co e ns S aye - l i rs r i l r nsi i l nc r .Unde t polc a r he iy, n i t m us ptr ha ehi pr ye oi fom Ke eComm is r Kee e Com mi s r spr ye oi nma e t tc s s a r l r ef s a y. f s a y' a r 1 c mpl swi VDOC s e i to sf rn nlmma l y(e u igtec a c o fr s, ic iy o i t e h p ct in o o fn bit r d cn h h n e f ie ) v sost ka i (e ngt c nc t taprs rwilus t oi t si o ofha ufsorca es me t rduci he ha e ha ione l e he lo lp ut ndc f us o one o fl) a s l(ed i t cha et ts onewilus t oit mas t s l ofd ugs. al, nd mel r ucng he nc ha ome l e he l o k he mel r ) M d,by us ng a s ngl ve i i e ndor V D O C g ve t tve , i s ha ndora pow e f i ntve t co r qualt r ul nce i o nt ol iy, 2Howeve , i a i aedesr apatc a co pac dict tt vendordoesno ofer t i aec n r f n nm t ies riulr m t s ha he t f ,he nm t a or rt c de he ompa dict oughhi fciiy' c pl n ori tmtona ma me . Thos c ct s hr s a lt s ha ai nsi i l nage nt e ompa dic a et n ct s s r he a ia ef c c valbl or he kout9om t c pl n orfom t lbr y. he ha ai r he i ar 3 r ducng t c nc t tconta e i he ha e ha r band wilbe hi n i t oi ort ts l dde n he 1 ha omeonewiltm pe wih la r t t oi is l. I doi s VDOC i a et diec isr s c st ptr uiso he t n pr ye - l he 1 t e f n ng o, s bl o r t t e our e o ls t t r ha a r oi i pecton. ns i Res cec i r tonslke s m otvaeVDOC' dec son t omi hal m e tfo t our onsde ai i wie i t S ii o t al a r m he VDOC m e Unde VDOC polc Vigi aco r to lf clte s r et Comm on Fa edit nu. r iy, r ni rec ina a iiis e v he r e t i a e who ha s ci lr lgi di t r ne . The Com m on Far di ti des g d t m e t o nm t s ve pe a e i ous e a y eds e e s i ne o e t nutii a r i ousnee ofa1k wn r i i g oups i l ng M usi sa J ws he rtonal nd elgi ds 1 no elg ous r , ncudi lm nd e . Se e. ,Ac l v.Angeone, 7: c 008,2006W L 938731 a * ( . Va.Se .1 e. 2. oola l No. 01 v01 , t 4 W D. pt , 2006) EngekeAf. No. - Pro t 2008,t CommonFaedits idpa tci nt ; l fECF 73 3. ir o he r e upple ri pa s wih kos rm e tt e tm e awe k.VDOC ha snc r plce t e s r i wih hot s t he a hr e i s e s i e e a d hos e v ngs t , oy- pr ei bas e r s whi h r duce t c toft Comm o Fa e ditfom an a r of$6. ot n- ed ntee , c e d he os he n r e r ve age 00 p ro fnd r p rd y t $ .0p rd y(l srt t e$ 0 c s o ter g lrimaed e) The e fe e, e a ,o 31 e a co e o h 2.0 o t f h e ua n t it. Com mon Fa edi talo i ude pr t i i t f r ofe ,pea tbute ,a tma. r e s ncl s o e n n he o m ggs nu tr nd t Ac r ng t VDOC' I lm i c ula t , heCom mon Fa edi tm e t ll mi dit r co di o S sn c ons t n s t r e e s sn c e a y gui i .Neve t es ,VDOC ha e or d t pos i lt ofpr di prs swih hal delnes rhel s s xpl e he sbiiy ovi ng ioner t al m e t Thefr tsum blng bl k wast a e ofave a. is t i oc he bs nce ndore es i i e es i s yi xpr sng nt r t n uppl ng hal mea .Thes c wasc t VDOC c r nty s al t e ond os . ur e l pends$0.2 pe pot on gr 7 r md ound t key, ur whiehal g o mdtzke woul c t$3. pe po l al r t lr y d os 55 r und.VDOC c c pa tesc t$3. pe hiken ti os 09 r pot whiet hal e valntwoul c t$5. Si ldy, heprc ofc c 1 qua tr md, l he al qui e d os 25. mia t i e hiken eg re s woul rs fom $0.4 pe po t $4. pe pound, t prc oft ke fn woul rs d ie r 8 r und o 50 r and he i e ur y r nks d ie fom $0. pe pound t $168pe pound. Ot rcosswoul alors sgnik a l To s ts y r 91 r o . r he t d s ie i t nty. a if t va i usr i i f r whi h i i m e ,pr s s a fm us s or a pr pa e Com m on Fa e he r o elg ons o c t s ant i on t f t t e nd e r r i e en si a a e s pa a ea a r fom t nor a prs f r Be us VDOC doesnot ngr di t n n r a e r t nd pa t r he m l ion a e. ca e 4 c mea t a ompa t CommonFaedit(ndi t dpr dest a hots pr enook t o cc ny he r e a nsea ovi una nd oy- oti ba e e r es,VDOC doesnotha spaat g il, s d nte ) ve e r e rls ovens r is is a soageaea f ,otsere , nd tr r s or hal m e t Even i VDOC di ha t te pme ,a ng hal m e tt t Common Fa e dit al a . f d ve ha qui nt ddi al a o he r e woul lke y r r V D O C t c e t an e ie y new r i i di tt a om m oda e ve t ran d i l equie o rae ntr l elg ous e o cc t ge a i r lgi . e i ons I. I Col nhasf l rmani cams alptrua t RI, I ( )acli t tVDOC' ema otr e i ng li , 1 ls nt o U PA: 1 am ha S polc etbls nga ofiilpr roive ofe hi rlgi ( acli t tVDOC' iy sa ihi n fca aye- l ndor fnds s ei on; 2) am ha S poiyetb ihiga o fca c mp c- icv nd ro fn shsrlgo ()acam t a VDOC' lc sa ls n n fiil o a td s e o fe d i eiin; 3 li h t S de ii t omihal me tfom t Co cson o t al a r he mmonFaeditofe hi r ii and( acam t t r e fnds s elgon; 4) li ha VD O C' f t r e pr s , hi h r s t i V D OC ' de i i n t gr Sa a iM us i sw ih S aih- evi w oce s w c e uled n S c s o o oup l f lm t ot r SunniM us i s f gr up w or hi o f ndshi r lg o Af e r vi w ,t c tfndst t he lm or o s p, f e s e i i n. t r e e he our i ha VDOC' polci a et l as r titvem e nsoff rhe i co li gove n e a i e ess S i es r he e t esrc i a u t rng mpe lng r m nt l nt r t , a dt eeo eg a t t d fnd ns mo inf rs n h rf r rns he ee a t' to o umma yj d me to e c cam. r u g n n a h 1i 3 RIUI pr dest tÃ§l ogove nme s li eas tnta btr nont , PA ovi ha Ã§nl r nt hal mpos ubsa il lde he rlgo e rieo ap ro r sdigi o c nf dt a isiuin. 4 U. 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Col a has s o n t t s c tt the t i e e y beleve ' he cn em n w r o hi our ha l nc r l s i s' nnotptr s pr ye lcha e a r oi fom Ke f Comm is r be a e i Ã§s l s nea i sa tke i e e t a 1ofwhih i 1r ee s a y c us t Ã§els wi nd dol nd a s nt r s, 1 c s il ali I l m . Des t hi wor c leg n sa ' ' pie s d, omm is r r co dsi c t t tColm a ha ma s a y e r ndia e ha e n s de nume ouspur s sfom Ke f Comm is y,i l ng t key s age t hia pary mi ' r cha e r ee s ar nc udi ur aus , i enc lda t x,' r fi d be ns cofe cooki , ckl ,pe e re a , f e, es pi es anutbute , tr popco n,c a ke s a c n c ps r r c r , nd or hi . Conf ont wih t s f ,Col an now of er t hi ptr esar an i caton of sn,and not r ed t hi act em f s hat s zchas e ndi i i ofi i eiy.Ho ve,t c t dnotgrppl wihColma ssnc rt ( lc oft rog nsnc rt we r he our nee a e t e n' i e iy or a k hee be a eVDOC ha e t bls d t tissngl ve c us s sa ihe ha t i e- ndorpr ye - lpolc i t l s r srci a roi i y s he ea t e titve m e nsoff t rng t c pelng gove n e a i e essofs c iy a c tc r . a urhe i he om li r m nt l nt r t e urt nd os ontol I t s c e, D O C' i t r t i s c iy a c tc r g ha i ha n hi as V S n e es s n e urt nd os ontol o nd-n- nd. The sngl i e ve ndorpr yeroi polc f rhe si tt i na s c iy bec us Ke eCom mis r i al r , a - l iy u t r nsiuto l e urt a e ef s a y s a ge r putbl ve e a e ndorwih a sr ngfna a i e i t e lr t tt pr ye oi i s pst VDOC t to i ncil nc ntve o nsze ha he a r l t hi o i f e of a c s re l ohol drz ,a ot r c r ba K e f Co m i s r spr yeroi i no us f f , tgs nd he onta nd. e e m s a y' a l s t e ul or sa tng fr ,c usng pe et si a f l,f ciia i ha uf e c pes o m as ng t s el t ri ies a i opl o lp nd a l a lt tng ndc f s a , r ki he m l ofc r ba Andt sng e ve onta nd. he i l - ndorpolc al VDOC t m ant i ispr s nts curt iy lows o i an t e e e iy sa r wiho t ne d t e nd r o ce e uai e c ne ve t nda ds t ut he e o xpe es ur s val tng a h w ndora e c new nd a h ve ndor s pr ye oi t ens e c plmw e w ih VD O C s c t a i . Li i e a co r c w ih a ' a r l o ur om i t pe ik tons kew s , nt a t t sngl r putbl ve i e, e a e ndorgi t ve ves he ndorapowe f i e i t c r qualt a pe t r ul nc ntve o ontol iy, nd nnis VDOC t de eisr otr est co e nsot t n i peci i vi lbo te ofpr roi o vot t es lc o nc r her ha ns tng ndi dua tl s aye 1 f rconta nd. o r ba VDOC h sc nsd rda ,o t p icpa ra o ,ee tdt atmaieo alwi a o ie e nd fr wo rn i l e s ns rj ce he le tv f lo ng a tonalve ddii ndor .4 Fis, a dipa a els o vendor woul t r nes c iy a i r s s r t s r t it f s d mde mi e urt nd nc ea e e ns by r quii VDOC t e l t ne t sofpr ye - lf a e a e s ii a i , xpe e e rng o vaua e w ype a roi or cc pt bl pecfc tons a ne s pm e sf conta nd w hi nt or r band.Sec ond,t a ton ofe n o a to lve rf a he ddii ve ne ddii na ndo or pa tc a r lgi gr woul fi t doo wi t i a e 'c ce ofot rve riulr e i ous oup d lng he r de o nm t s hoi s he ndor .l s t tk sl tei gn to t c nt eupRLUI A a de ua p o e to a pl n st t udf r e a e i l ma iain o o jl t r P n q l r tcin r me t ha wo l o c V D O C t a l i a e t ptr ha e pr ye oi- and a 1m n o low nm t s o lc s a r l 1 nnerofo he goods f om ne ry a t r - r a l ny ve ndora i ae ha ne t pr e ,t r by e ie yt r ni VDOC' i e essi s c iy n nm t ppe d o ef r he e ntr l mde mi ng S nt r t n e urt and costcont ol Becaus V D O C' pr - lpolcy i t l r t ctve m eans offurher ng r . e S ayer oi i s he east esri i t i 4I f c, VDOC ate e i ale nai - i r c l dic i d apr a t tal d pr tcng n at tmptdtm tr tve t e enty s ontnue ogr m ha lowe acii W ica t pur s s iloi fom anouti ve . c ns o cha e peca l r sde ndor VDOC' c mp lig itr ss t ec u t rn st d fnd ns mo inf rs mmayj d me to S o el ne et,h o r g a t he ee a t' to o u r u g n n n Col m a spr ye - lcl i . e n' a r oi a m B. Ac or ngt Colm a hi r i onm a t t thelse t r lgi tac ngst r m c di o e n, s elgi nda es ha it n o ei ous e hi t o f t m out oft pe e wih knowldge'a t onl wa he c n do s i by ptr ha i t i he hs he opl t e y nd he y y ' a o s lc sng he r s c on co pa tdi cs H e c a m st the c nno pur has c pac di c f om J , pee hes m c s . l i ha a t c e om t s s r EM howe r be us J s lso he m ae il t tI lm pr bis Thedef nda sa guet t ve , ca e EM e l t r tra s ha sa ohi t . e nt r ha VDOC' compac - s polc doe nots t ntj l bur n Col man' r i i use r ie a i, S tdic i y s ubsa ily de e s elg o xe c s nd s i a e nt t l a tr t i tve m e nsoff rhe i t c pe lng gove nm e ali e e t of n ny ve , he e s esr c i a u t r ng he om li r nt nt r s s s trt a c tc t nm e . W hie t r a a s t be a good f m da i f t e a gum e s ec liy nd os on ai nt l he e ppe r o ot ton or hos r nt , s e e:, h ba zv. . pto Co r.No. 1 c 6 8 2 3W L 1 9 0 ( D. . rh 1 , e m ..S a z Va De ' f rs, 3:0 v 3 , 01 0 81 2 E. Va Ma c 5 201 ,hediput i moot Ac or ngt t dee t'lts flngs J nol rs is 3)t s e s . c di o he fndans aet ii , EM onge upple VDOC' compac- s ne ds.I t ad,M usc By M ai s i st enee .Aswih a1 ca e S tdic e nse i l upple hos ds t 1 ss p e e tdf rfd r lc u t d u iain,Ã§ra t a c nr v rymus bee tn a al t g so r s ne o e e a-o r a j dc to t l cu l o to e s a t x a t t 1 sa e f r vi w, tme ey att tm et c e e no r l he i he ompli i fl d.'W hie Ta lPa ksl v.Stoube 41 F. ant s ie ' t i r nc. r , 3 3d 4 , 5 ( t Ci. 0 5 .Th r i n a t a c nr v rya d : c s i mo twhe t eis e 51 4 7 4h r 2 0 ) ee s o cu l o to e s n Ã§ a e s o a n h su s pr s nt a e no l r Ã§i o t pari l c a l ga l cog z e i e es i t ou co e ' e e ed r onge lve' r he tes a k e ly ni abl nt r t n he t m .' Powelv. c r c 395U. 486,496( 969) Be us anew ve s ple VDOC' l M coma k, S. 1 . ca e ndor up is S c pa t di c nee ,Col m a s c a m r a i t J i no l nge G i ' Eve i t om c - s ds e n' l i el tng o EM s o r t ve. l ' n f he c n r v ryweev a l,h c u t ud ga tted fn a t' to frsl r j d me tf r o to es r ib e te o r wo l rn h ee d n s moin o l mmay u g n o r as nss t nta l s m ia t t e unde l ng t c rtspr ye - lhol ng. Rega dl s t e o ubs a i ly i l r o hos r yi he ou ' a r oi di r es , he co tdi m i s Col m an' co pa t di c cl i asm oot ur s s es e s m c - s am . 8 Colm a hass r t t scour t themus e taJcl - e tfed ditt ti ude hal e n wo n o hi t ha t a l clc rii e ha ncl s al m ea sa ht r d i t na o Ala He e a i , Col m a s c t lug e e n he me f lh. r gan e n' onduc be i s hi c a m s t le s l i . Comm is yr or i c t t tColm a ofe pur has f fom Kee eCom mis r t t s ar ec ds ndi a e ha e n tn c es ood r f s a y ha doespota aron VDOC' F / -ppr d ls. I a e nt t c rt i t tVDOC' ppe S w c/a ove it n ny ve , he ou fnds ha S dcc so t omi hal m ea fom t Comm o Fa editi t l s r src i mea o ii n o t al t r he n r e s he ea t e titve ns f f t rngt c urhe i he ompelng g r m e a i e es ofc tc r . li ove n nt l nt r t os ontol W he VDOC co i r d t pos i lt ofpr di hal m e t i f ndt thal n nsde e he sbiiy ovi ng al a , t ou ha al gr ound ttke wo d c t393 m or t n or na y g o t ke hal c c n pate woul tr y ul os % e ha di r r und m y, al hi ke ti s d c t70% m or hal c c n 1g qua tr w o d c t436 m or ,a hal t ke fa woul os e, al hi ke e re s ul os % e nd al ur y r nks d cos 85% mor Addi hal me tt t Comm o Fa editwo d c us o he c t t rs t e. ng al a o he n r e ul a e t r oss o ie sgni a l aswe l ca eVDOC doesnotc mea t a compa t Comm on Fa edit i fc nty l.Be us ook to c ny he r e (ndi tadsr st a ho s pr ei ba e e res,VDOC woul nee t i tl ne a nse e ve una nd t oy- ot n s d nte ) d d o nsal w pr pa a i a sor a ea f hal m e t I a ton, ng hal m e tt t Comm o Fr e e r ton nd t age r s or al a . n ddii addi al a o he n di twoul lkel r quie VDOC t c e t a e iel ne ditt ac om moda evegea in e d i y e r o r a e n ntr y w e o c t t ra r lgo s Co e ue ty t c nr l o t, eii n . ns q nl ,o o to c ss VDOC rj ce tepo sb l yo p o ii gh l l a. ee td h siii f r vd n a a me t t Bec us t polc i t l s r srci mea off t rngt co peli g nme a a e he iy s he ea t e ti tve ns urhe i he m lng over nt l i tr s o c s c n r lt ec u t rn st d fnd ns mo inf rsz r j d me to ne et f o t o to, h o r g a t he ee a t' to o tmmay u g n n Colm a shal m e tc am . e n' al a l i D. Colma cli t ta aSaat M usi hec nnotÃ§ iwihde a s' ie,non- lt e n ams ha s l i lm, a i t t vint'(.. saai s Musi )durnghi gr worhi Basdont Fat Re e Co tee' de ii t t lms i s oup s p. e he ih viw mmit s cson ha Saaf Musi co di er e t Qtrna ot rt c ngsa t ypr erdwhiewo s pi l i lms ul nt pr t he ta nd he ea hi s he efre l rhi ng 9 ao sd t eohe Sz i u lms Co e nha ak dt eS o t od caet t( lng i e h t r mn M si , ima s s e h Ã§ ur t e lr ha VDOC' c S r lgo )rc g to poiyv o ae RLUI A, a t c mpe t d fnd n st r c g ieSaa ei in e o ni n l i lts i e P ' nd o o lhe e e a t o e o nz lf ' l lm asaditnc r lg o sa si t e i i n.Thec tfnds howeve ,t tt polc doe no vi ae RI, I our i , r ha he iy s t ol t U PA be us i i t l a tr ti tvem e nsoff t rngt co pelng gove m e a i t r t of ca e t s he e s esrc i a urhe i he m li m nt l n e ess s cliy a cos c r . e trt nd t ontol VDOC c eae t Fat Re e Co mit be aus s c iy a c tconc m spr cl r td he ih vi w m tee c e e urt nd os e e ude VDOC fom r bbe -t mpi a ia i f rr i ousr ognii I flerng o ga a r u r sa ng pplc tons o elgi ec ton. n t i ut ngs nd ha egr , hepolc f t r i tt to ls c iy by pr ve i s h gr t oups t iy urhe s nsiu i na e urt e ntng uc oupsfo rm c r lmven i t s c ip bas d banson a s i ton a ma e i l- s son t tor na iy icl tng he e m t e s oc ai nd t ras pos es i ha di rl e ncumbe t i a tviis And by c r uly s r eni a i nt t de e m i whehe al r her c i te . a ef l c e ng pplca s o t r ne t r ! e si r i i g oup ade t l m e t an a plca ' ne , xitng elg ous r qua ey e s p i nts eds VDOC m a est c t a nag he oss nd co plc tonst ta co pa new wor hi gr . Theale nai ,ofc s ,i nz r sa p m ia i ha c m ny s p oups tr tve our e s bbe - tm a ova , c woul f t rneihers c iy norc tc r . By e e i a gi n t ppr l whih d urhe t e m t os ontol xt nson- nd ve he def r ncet sc towe t prs a i sr t s t Fat Re ew Comm it sconcuson ee hi our s o ion dm nita or- he ih vi tee' l i t tSalf M usi c n worhi aongsdeot rSl M usi spas esRLUI m use . A ha a i lms a s p l i he mni lm s PA tr c r r r s twoul i via y la t a unma ge emuliudeofofk ily r cog ze onta y e ul d ne tbl e d o n na abl tt t a l e ni d rlgo sa dwo s pg o p ( ihRLUI d e n tc ne lt)a dwo dutryvtae eiin n rhi r u s wh c PA o s o o tmpae n ul t l iit e t a nitaor dicei ( c Rlul defrncedoesnotper t.Ac or ngl t he dmi sr t s' s rton whih - pA- ee mi) c di y,he c u t r nst ed f n a t' t nf rsl r u g n o Coe n' r l iu -e o nto o r g a t h e e d n s moi o l o mmayj d me t n lma s ei o src g i n g i c am .5 li 5Thec ptofaiaih r viw c once t t e e omm it 'i a ain c pti tnson wih co eFis Ame f tee' s n le once n e i t r rt ndme nt p i i e butpe ha alo a i tbl bypr uc oft r uie nt RLUI i eson prs admi sr t s. rncpls, r ps s n nevia e od t he eq r me s PA mpos ion nitaor S esp aPa'I dsu sn t ntn ru rlgo VDOCrc pzz sa dt pm iulrz da c mmo ain e u r t ( ic sig he u eo s eiins t e o ie n he c aie c o d to s VDOC ofr e c rlgo ) W hl teFo rhCic iCo r of p ash su h l RLUI a an t ail fes a h eiin . i h u t rut u t Ap e l a p ed e PA g is fca Esa ih n Clu ec aln e, e Ma io v Ii r 3 5F.d31 (t Ci. 0 )ti c s ofesasak tbl me t a s h l g ss e dsn .tt , 5 3 0 4h r20 3,hs a e fr tr s e e e mpl ofhow RLUI a a id,f tr gove n xa e PA, s pple ose s r mente angl ntwihr lgi Cf Lovelc 472F. a 21 nt eme t ei on. , a e, 3d t 6 (oigt t n t ha RLUI A c nce t Ã§ n e esr tnso sbewe nteF e Ex riea dEsa ls n Clu e' n P a rae < n c say e in t e h re ecs n tbihmet a ss' u ) 1 0 t . k 1 11. Fo ter a o ssae ,h c u tga t t ed f n a t' to f rs mmayj g n , r h e s n ttd t e o r rn s h e e d n s moin o u r ud me t a d ne Co e n' moi nf rs mmayj dg n , to frij n tv r le, n mo in nd e is lma s to o u r u me tmoins o nu cie eif a d to f a nt e ofcouns l or ppoi m nt e. ENTER:Aug t1 201 us 3, 3. & UN I TED STA TES D I STRI J DG E CT U ( i n o , .c n u rn i t j d me ti p ra dse tn i pat;d (W h te o n th rs lp stdb W l s n J, o c rig n he u g n n at nd isnig n rl i.Ã§ eh r r o te e ut o i y ki d e t maoiywo dla t a Esa ih n Clus voaini fc,two l s rl g neaedf c lc nttto l he j rt ul e d o n tbl me t a e ilto n a ti ud uey e rt it ut o si ina s i u q eto s Atami ml t RLUIA e vso e b t maoi wile dt camso dsrmi to a n u sin . ni l he m, P n iin d y he jrt lla o li f ici nain mo g y f t .Forexa pl,prs a i s t sf ce t pr des ily tior hea i a p oce e rs t aihs m e ion dm nilaor or d o ovi pecal al ed rngs nd r dur s ik he a pe r nc o i e misb y tiglig o t( pa t ulrr lg o s c llf rs e il r ame tg ( l r to i p a a e f mp r si l sn l ) u ) ri a ei ius e ts o p c a te t n .' at ai n n n c ' e o iia)(iaino te )(u t Bd o Ed c o Kty sJ e VilS h. s. . u t51 U.. 8 , 0 rgn l ctto mitd q oi . f u . f ' a o l l. c Ditv Gr me, 2 S 6 7 7 6 ng r ( 9 :) 194 . 11

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