-RSB Keystone v. Director, D.O.C., No. 7:2012cv00018 - Document 20 (W.D. Va. 2012)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 08/29/2012. (kab)
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Hoope v.Ga r y,8 F. 471, f nda d ac d t he i f s ii r raght 45 2d 475 (t Ci.1 (ii Hil474U. a 59) Thus peiine ' ase to i ha a pr e ngs 4h r 988) ctng l, S. t . , tto rs s rin n be s oc edi 5 Alhough Keysone' cl msi t f r pe ii ar noti i i al r pec st t cl ms t t s ai n he ede al tton e dentcal n l es t o he ai asr s i t sa ehabeaspr aied n he t t oceedi ,t r pondentdoesnotar t any pori oft f al ngs he es gue hat ton he eder cl m ss d be dim i ed on gr ai houl s ss oundsofpr ocedur def t The ef e,t cour addr est f r al aul. r or he t ess he ede al camsont me is gvi dee e c u e j2 4 d) oa ycam a j diae b t eSu e Cou to li he rt, i ng fr n e nd r 25 ( t n li d u c t d y h prme r f Vigni a u e j2 44 )t a f csf n b t saec rs r i a nd nd r 25 e o ny a t ou d y he tt ou t. t twoul notha pl ade guit a e s ha d ve e d ly bs nt omeaci oromison by co eli notdecsvea ton si uns s ii nd mus bee l tdi lghtoft rcor a awhol L. l ar viwi c tdeemi st tt t vauae n i he e d s e. da f e e ng our tr ne ha he p tt n rscam fiso et r h t a e' rtet rj dc 'p o o t Src ln /-lts, eii e ' li al n i t e t us'o h t eu ie' r ng f he tika d lile t o he c p l t co tsi r s opst r a t c a m f is Sti kl nd,466 U . a 697. he ur ' nquiy t he e nd he l i a l . r c a S. t B. Di c s on ofC l m s s us i ai Cli () am a Ke t co ansi Cli ( t tt ti c tbya ndi t sntncngor r ysone mpli n am a) ha he ral our, me ng he e e i de mor t n21da atre r o t orgna j e ha ys fe nty f he ii ludgmen t c ng t ca i fom t o ha e he pton r Ke t / ye t Ke x e t ,( )vi ae t plaagee nta ( vi ae Su eme ysoneKe s o yes ysone 1 oltd he e r me nd 2) oltd pr Co r o VignaRul 1 1 Cli ()1 , c wa n te p e syr ie i tesaep tto i u t f r i i e :. am a( ) whih s o x rs l asd n h tt ei n,s i c r di td by t l ngua oft pl aag ee nta t guit pla que tol ie, c onta ce he a ge he e r me nd he ly e s i mar whih . i c t t tt ti co twa notaparyt t ag e me a t ef e, d notbr ac i. ndi ae ha he ral ur s t o he r e nt nd, her or coul e ht M or ove ,t s nt nc t t i lc t m pos d w a e iel c i t ntw ih t pr s onsoft e r he e e e he ra our i e s ntr y ons s e t he ovi i he plaag ee nt a t wrte a r me di noti udeapr so m a ng t pl e r me , nd he it n g ee nt d nol ovii n ki he ea a r e e c i nto t t i lc tsus ofK e t ast prm a y na e f t def nda t g e m nt ontnge n he ra our ' e ys one he i r m or he e n i tec pino t j dg n o d r n h a t f he u me t r e. o Cli ()2 ,algi avi ainofasaec tul,doe notpr en af rlquesin. am a() le ng olto tt our r e s es t edea to V i a i nsofs a e l w t tdo no i plc t a f de alrghtdo nots a e a gr m d f r f de a ol to t t a ha t m i a e ny e r i t t ny ot o e r l e sac habe sr le. SeeEngl v Ia ,456U. 1 11 ( 98 .Se alo 28U. C.j22544 a eif6 S. 07, 9 1 2) e s S. /) . (ut i ngf r ha srle onl wheepeiine s a horzi edeal bea eif y r tto r howshei tnc t i vi ai of s s usody n olton i t Consiui orlwsorteaisoft UniedStts'.Fort sae ras ,t c ur he ttton a r te he t ae ' ) he ttd e ons he o t ga st motont dimisast bohpo tonsofCli ( . rnt he i o s s o t ri am a) 6 TheSu r meCo t Vigni rj ce teRue 1 lpo tono Cli ( )up tn n t ti pe ur of r i a ee t d h l : ri f am a on i dig ha t di no saea cam f rha e sc p rle b c us aj diil tr nai o t is ei d t t t ny li o b a or us eit e a e u ca deemi ton f he s u n Ke tnesf v rwoudno a f ttelgai o hi c sod ( 7 p 8 - 6. yso ' a o l t fec h e ly f s u t y. DE , p. 5 8 ) t Cl ms( ai b) Li rlyc tu Ke t sfdea Cli ( rie t contntons ()t t beal onsr ed, ysone' e rl am b) as s wo e i : 1 ha cou ele r ousy a s d Ke t t ti hepl a d g ly, ysonewoul bet i ta ns rone l dvie ysone ha f e de uit Ke t d he nii l na lse i t ca i ofc tdocune t,a ()t tc elfie t tl amotonfr me itd n he pton our t ns nd 2 ha ouns ald o ie i o dea a a unde Vigi aCodej1 2- .( , s dont a nde or ri whih lyed ppe l r r ni 9. 3211A) ba e he me d de n c Ke t sna swer rves The ecli fi t pr degoundsf r ift rj225 ysone' me e e red. s ams alo ovi r or ele mde 4. I Cl m ( ( )Ke tnealgest ti c elha not1dhi t bele t tt n ai b)1 yso le ha f ouns d e m o ive ha he s nt ncngor woul ls t na e( ysone' is, woul notha sgnedt pl a e e i der d it he m C t 'fr t he Ke d ve i he e a e m e a woul havepr e d t til I i tuet tKe t a kedt ti lco t o gr e nt nd d oce de o ra . t s r ha ysone s he ra ur t a r s hi a Keys o r t rt n Key and t the had c dd e s m s t ne a he ha es ha ouns c el hange t na e ç e s ' he m ç ye ' on K t pl a a e m e t C e t ne ' The r c d a a whol ,ho e r doesnots he e gr e nt o c ys o .' K e or s e w ve , uppor K e t s t ys one' ha a c am t tt c pto oft Cic tCour' o de spl d adec sver e i t g ly be s l i ha he a i n he r ui ts r r aye ii ol n he uit pl aneg itons Thei c me lsedt de e ntsna easSle y a t a nde e ota i . ndit nt it he f nda ' m t yes' nd he me d l ' or rm e e y r l c e t tf c , hie ls i C e t ne' a wel.The pl ag ee e a de r l efe t d ha a t w l i tng t ys o ' s l K ea r m nt nd ques i ie do no i ude any pr vi i gua a e i t tK eys one' na e w ilbe lsed i tonna r t ncl o s on r nt e ng ha t s m l it n an pa tc a w a on co tdoc e s a t pl a a ee e i ca est pl i no ba e on y ri ul r y ur um nt , nd he e gr m nt ndi t he ea s t s d any pr m i e out i t wrte agr e e . The t a c i oft pl a a s nt nc ng he i o s s de he it n e m nt r ns rpt he e nd e e i arng i l ncudesno dic son ofhow Keyso ' na e woul a s us i t ne s m s d ppea i t Cour' or r . TheCour r n he ts de s t m e e y com m e e t tt Cour ' r co d nee d t be c rl nt d ha he ts e r de o hange be us i lsed onl t na e d ca e t i t y he m SKe ,' t Co ts a e ed or r ls i S yesK eysone,' sco i t ntw ih t d yes 'and he ur ' m nd de , i tng û Ke / t ' i ns s e t he Co tsc m e . K eys o f ist pr s nta vi bl de e et the w o d ha pr s nt d a ur ' om nt t ne a l o e e ny a e f ns ha ul ve e e e t tilont sve t c r sagans hi t ha aho ofe c pi aJ sntnc M orove, ra he e n he ha ge i t m o ve pe s a ng ong e e e. e r l te s a ot rdoc e s i t sa e co t ec d i c e K e t sconc r a e t r nd he um nt n he t t ur r or ndi at ys one' e n boutt he 8 l ngt s n e he f c d a hi de iet r a h apl aba g i t r ducet ts nt e, t e hy e t nce a e nd s sr o e c e r an o e ha e enc wihout a m e i ofs h a pl a be ng c tone on lsi K e t a hi pr m ar na e o c t ny nton uc e i ondii d i tng ys one s s i y m n our od r .Th s Ke so e sCli ( ()f i o t ep eu iep o gu d rHi .47 U. a 6 r e s u , y t n ' am b)1 al n h rj d c r n n e l 4 S. t 0 s l (i ignoprj d c wh r peiin rç le e n s e il icu tn e t s p o th f n nd eu ie e e t o e s lg d o p ca cr tusa c s o u p r te t a c l i t the pl ed pa tc a e phas son hi pa ol e i biiy i de di whe he orno onc us on ha ac ri ul r m i s r e lgi lt n ci ng t r t t pladguit ';Hoope,8 F. a 475(i ngt tprj c i uiyunde Hilrquies o e ly') r 45 2d t tndi ha eudie nq r r le r ob e tvea yssofcicumsawe a tmeofpl s wi r s bl pr biiyt tpeii r j ci nal i r tl s t i ea ho ng eaona e oba lt ha ttone woul ha i itdontila e c e' miadviebeor e r ofg lypla .Thec t d ve nsse ra bs nt ounsls s c f e nty uit e ) our ga t t emo int d s s a t Cli ( )1. rn s h to o imis s o am b ( ) TheS p e Co r o Vignadimis dCli ()2 u d rS rc ln u o tn ign u r me u t f r ii s se am b ( ) n e tik a d p n i dn o evi ncet tc elsa to c us Ke t t l ehi rg t a a .A sdic s d, de ha ouns ' c i ns a ed ysone o os s i ht o ppe l s us e K e t s i t a tm el pe ii f de a d a alt tt Cour ofAppe l f ysone ubm ted i y tton or l ye ppe ha he t a s ound t be o w ihoutm e i on s a e l w gr t rt t t a ounds. Thi c t nno s c gue st s a e co tsf ndi t t s our ca t e ond s he t t ur ' i ng ha heha no pr de goundsf adelyeda pe ll rj19. 321.( .Se Esel v. d t ovi d r or a p a mde 2- 1A) e tle M c ie 5 2U. 6 6 - 8( 9 )(i i n t h p o i eo af d rlh b a c u to Gur , 0 S. 2, 7 6 1 91 Ct s o t e r vnc f e ea a e s o r t d re a nesae c u t eemiain o sae lw q e to s'; e as j2 4()2 .Th rf r , e x mi tt-o r d t r n to s n tt-a u sin ' s e lo 25 e( ) eeo e l Ke t c t o s ys one a m t how any r as bl pr biiy t ta c e ona e oba lt ha ouns l pe ii n f r de ay a a o e ed tto o l ed ppe l n t s m e gr he a ounds woul ha r ule i a dif r ntout om e. Thus K e t ne f ist d ve es t d n ny f e e c , ys o a l o d mo sr t p eu ita r q ie u d rSrc ln I a dto , o r a o sds use u d r e n tae rj dc s e u rd n e tika d. n d iin f r e s n ic s d n e Cli () i r,Ke t ha norghtt c eli purui amotonf dea da la s am c ,nfa ysone d i o ouns n s ng i or lye ppea nd o ha no r g t t e f c i a s s a e ofc d i ht o he f e t ve s it nc ouns . See W a n i htv.Tor 455 U . 586,587 el im g na, S. - 58 ( 982)(pe c im)Ct nc r s 81 r ura si e eponde ha noc nsiutona rghtt c e,heco dno nt d o tt i l i o ouns l ul t 9 bede i oft efe tve a ssa eofc prved he f c i s it nc ouns lby hi r t i d co e ' f iur t fl t e s e ane uns ls a l e o ie he a iai tmey') Thec tg a st motont dimisa t Cl m ( ( . pplc ton i l '. our rnt he i o s s s o ai b)2) (l x () zaiu c I Cli () Ke t fulst Co tofAppe l f fii t a ntc e f n am c, ysone a t he ur as or alng o ppoi ouns l or K e t ne' m o i f de a a al n K e t ss a e ha aspr e di , he Su e e ys o s ton or l yed ppe .l ysone' t t be oc e ngs t pr m Co r o Vignarj ce Cli ()a mei e st e Evtsv Lu v 46 U. 38 , 9 ( 9 5 . u t f r i i ee td am c s rt s md r it . c , 9 S. 7 3 3 1 8 ) l TheCour r s dt tbe us tk moto f dea da al( rVa.Codej1 2- .) teaone ha ca e ta) in or lye ppe unde 9. 3211 1sno a i e a patoft s tm f fnal a j c tngt guito i e eofa i t n ntgrl r he yse or i ly dudiai he l r nnoc nc dee nt'' ysonehadnorghtt cot eli purui hi moin frdea a al ( 7, fnda ,'Ke t i o ms n s ng s to o lyed ppe . DE pp 8 - 7 ( u tn Evts 4 9U. a 3 3 Th sc u t n n tre mi tesaec u ts . 6 8 ) q o ig it, 6 S. t 9 . i o r c n o e xn ne h tt o r' de ii t t pos-onvitonpr e ea horz i j 1 2-21. i no dntgrl'ot cson hathe tc ci oc dur ut ied n 9. 3 1 s t i e a't he i a a ofr g a l e t c i i de e nt unde s a e l w . Es e l ,502 U . at67ppe l i ht vaiabl o r m nal f nda s r tt a t le S. 68. M o e r K e t f ist d ons r t t tt s a e c ts l i w a c r r t or r ove , ys one a l o em t a e ha he t t our ' ' ng s onta y o ul a unr a ona e a plc ton ofEvil . A lhough n e s bl p i a i ts t t Cons iuton doesno r quie St t st g a a he tt i t e r a e o r nt ppea s a ofr ghtt c i i l s i o rm nal de e an s s ki t r vi w alege t i c te r r ,i a St t ha c e t d f nd t ee ng o e e l d ral our r o s f a e s r a e a p laec ursa a itg a pat ftegtt 'ls se f rfn lya j dc tn p elt o t s n n e rl r o h saes y tm o ial d u iaig t g l ori e eofade e nt ...hepr e ze us d i de i ng a al he uit nnoc nc f nda , t oc dlr s e n cdi ppe s mus co t mpor wih t de ndsoft DuePr s a Equa Pr eci n Clus s t t he ma he oce s nd l ot to a e oft Co tt i (ncudi t efci asitnc ofc e t c eet t he nsiuton i l ng he fe tve ssa e ouns l o omplt ha a al. ppe l Evit,469U. a 393- ( ti itr lq ai a cttons .A saec tpr e le ts S. t 96 omitng nena uottons nd iai ) tt our oc dtr notti eg a ' t t de e m i ton ofa d enda ' u l o i e ,' tnt r l' o he t r na i ef nts guit r nnoc nce ' howe ,doe no ver s t tig rarg t oc u e.Se to 1 .-211h sn b ai o t a j dc to o t e rg e ih t o nsl cin 92 3 . a o e rng n he d u iain f h def endant' guitor i s l nnocence i hi appealasofrght A tt m ost t s s at e pr desone n s i . he , hi t ut ovi a nue f t de e ntt s e r i t e e ofhi rghtt ap al a t di c e i n oft ve or he f nda o e k e nsat m nt s i o pe , t he s r to he Cour ofAppea son ve y na t l r now ,c s - pe ii c ie i The c tg an s t m oton t di m i s a e s c f c rt ra. our r t he i o s s unde j2254( a t Cli ( . r d) s o am c) Cl m ( ai d) I hi ls j2254cam,Ke t alge t thes d beal dSowihdrw hi n s at li ysone le s ha houl lowe ' t a s t g iyp e a dpla a e i t eo ii l laa re n/e t o d rin'ho r d' ( 1 p. ul la n e d n w,f h rgna pe -g e me tsn . r e s t noe . DE , t ' 7. Thec ttndsnomei t t scam. ) our i rt o hi li S c us ape o g it i as lmn j dca a miso o t etuho tec ag , t a e la f u l s oe ,u iil d sin f h r t f h h r e a Be y prs ne ' rg t c e ti i us ly, no i rbl f ecos d.Vi v.Superntnde t io r s i ht o ont s t s ual but t nva i y, or l e a i e n, Powhaa Cor tona Ce er 6 F. 1 1 ( hCi.1 1 (ii Bl kldcev.Alion, tn reci l nt , 43 2d 67, 71 4t r 98 ) ctng ac e ls 4 U. 6 (9 :.Thed fn a tsG ttme t a ari n n t a fcal d mo srt te 31 S. 3 1 77 ee d n ' t ae ns t rag me t h t a ily e n tae h s vai t ofhi pl a e c usveunl shepr s nt r a onswhy t ss dno bes ' I A ldiy s ea r oncl i es ee s es hi houl t o. d. ' pr s ne m a a t c t va i t ofhi guit pl a onl by s i t tc i o r y ta k he ldiy s ly e y how ng ha ouns l sa c e ' dvi e r r ngt pl af ie t s ts yconsiutona sa r f s h a ce.Tole t He r o ega di he e al d o a if tt i l t nda ds or uc dvi lt v. nde s n, 411U. 258, ( 973) S. 267 1 . K e t s s a e en s durng t guit pl pr ce s hi s a e e sunde oa h t t ys one' t t m t i he ly ea o s - s t t m nt r t o he Cour , w e la t s a e e si t pl a e m e a t guit pl a quesi m a r t as l s he t t m nt n he ea gr e nt nd he ly e tol ie de onsr t t tKe t neknowi y a vol a iy pl de gu ly,pur ua t t pla m tae ha yso ngl nd unt rl ea d it s nt o he e ag e m e ,i or rt a hi ve dim i s oft o c t a a s t nta r r e nt n de o c e s s al w oun s nd ubs a i l educ i oft s nt nc ton he e e e f t r m a ni tve c or he e i ng i ount . K e t s a e u roa h t the w asnotpl adi guit t a s ys one t t d nde t ha e ng ly o ny pr i e out i t m i t pl a a e m e , hi h doesno c a n a pr s on r qui i hi om s s de he ten e gr e nt w c t ont i ny ovi i e r ng s bi t na e and hi l galnam e t be lsed i a pa tc a or ron c tdoc e s The cou t rh m se o i t n ny ri ul r de our um nt . r m us pr um e t t u h oft s a em e sK e t m a i e e i t guit pl a,a en a t es he r t he t t nt ys one de n nt r ng he ly e bs t s i t couns ' r esent i vi at K eyst s constt i how ng hat el s epr aton ol ed one' iutonalr ght r at t t i s el ed o he 11 g ly pl a.Tole t 411U . a 267.The c tha ar ady deer i t tKe t f ist uit e lt, S. t our s le t m ned ha ysone a l o ma s has ng.Seedic sono Cli ( ( ,upr The eor,t c tg a t t ke uc howi s usi f am b)2) s a. r f e he our r n s he moto t dimisa t Cli ( . in o s s s o am d) l l1 Fort r a ons s a ed,t cou tc l st tK e t f ist es a i h a gr he e s t t he r onc ude ha ys one a l o t bls ny ound f or rle unde j2254.Therf e,hec tgmzst moto t dimis An a o it or rwil eif r eor t our r t he in o s s. pprprae de l e ert s da nt hi y. TheCl k i die e t s nd c esoft sme o a er s r ctd o e opi hi m r ndum opi on a ac ompa yi ni nd c n ng or rt pe ii ra t c de o ttone nd o ouns lofr or f t r s nd t e ec d or he e po en . E NTER:Ths FC a o Aug s, 1 i y f ut20 2. W< Se ' U nie St t s D i t J t d a e s r udge
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