Shaw v. Foreman et al, No. 1:2018cv01286 - Document 43 (E.D. Va. 2020)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION re motion for summary judgment. Signed by District Judge Claude M. Hilton on 7/16/20. (c/m on 7/16/20)(klau, )
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Shaw v. Foreman et al Doc. 43 Case 1:18-cv-01286-CMH-IDD Document 43 Filed 07/16/20 Page 1 of 12 PageID# 367 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Emmanuel King Shaw, ) Plaintiff, ) ) V ) l:18cvl286(CMH/IDD) ) T.S. Foreman,et Defendants. ) ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Proceeding pro Virginia inmate Emmanuel King Shaw initiated this civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983, alleging that he was retaliated against for exercising his rights under the First Amendment.^Dkt. Nos. 1,10. Defendants, who are officials of Sussex I State Prison("SISP"), have filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that there is no basis for a finding that the actions they took were retaliatory in nature. Dkt. Nos. 35-36. Plaintiff, having been provided the notice required by Local Civil Rule 7(K)and Roseboro v. Garrison. 528 F.2d 309(4th Cir. 1985),filed an opposition to defendants' motion, supported by a legal brief and several copies ofinstitutional records. See Dkt. No.42. Because the undisputed factual record demonstrates that there was no causal connection between plaintiffs alleged First Amendment activity and defendants' alleged retaliatory conduct, defendants are entitled to judgment in their favor. I. Background Constructing a statement of undisputed facts on which to adjudicate defendants' motion for summary judgment was a strenuous process. This is so in part due to plaintiffs failure to abide by Local Civil Rule 56(B), which requires the party opposing a motion for summary Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:18-cv-01286-CMH-IDD Document 43 Filed 07/16/20 Page 2 of 12 PageID# 368 Case 1:18-cv-01286-CMH-IDD Document 43 Filed 07/16/20 Page 3 of 12 PageID# 369 Case 1:18-cv-01286-CMH-IDD Document 43 Filed 07/16/20 Page 4 of 12 PageID# 370 Case 1:18-cv-01286-CMH-IDD Document 43 Filed 07/16/20 Page 5 of 12 PageID# 371 Case 1:18-cv-01286-CMH-IDD Document 43 Filed 07/16/20 Page 6 of 12 PageID# 372 Case 1:18-cv-01286-CMH-IDD Document 43 Filed 07/16/20 Page 7 of 12 PageID# 373 Case 1:18-cv-01286-CMH-IDD Document 43 Filed 07/16/20 Page 8 of 12 PageID# 374 Case 1:18-cv-01286-CMH-IDD Document 43 Filed 07/16/20 Page 9 of 12 PageID# 375 Case 1:18-cv-01286-CMH-IDD Document 43 Filed 07/16/20 Page 10 of 12 PageID# 376 Case 1:18-cv-01286-CMH-IDD Document 43 Filed 07/16/20 Page 11 of 12 PageID# 377 Case 1:18-cv-01286-CMH-IDD Document 43 Filed 07/16/20 Page 12 of 12 PageID# 378
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