Souter v. County of Warren et al, No. 5:2013cv00061 - Document 34 (W.D. Va. 2014)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 3/26/2014. (jat)

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C.j 1 he unt r S. 983.Thec t our adopt t ss ci t t e e i rfr t s hi e ton o he xtntt ees o Sout rsm one a y c am s e' tr li . Thr t s c n S cinV- ( p r a dRe o n ain, tNo 3 , t1 - 6 , id,he e o d e to B, Re o t n c mme d to Dk . . 2 a 5 1 ) c l st tt sa ton i ça e f t o obti f de alc t e e ofa s re ofa r ez ng oncude ha hi c i s çn for t a n e r our r viw e is dve s oni enf c me decsonsbyt W ar CounyCic tCour. Jl a 1 Thi i a a urt ore nt ii he ren t rui t' .s t 6. s s n cc ae 't c aa trz to o S ue ' rq s f ra ijmcinsa igt n a da1 cinsp n i u d r h r ceiain f o trs e uet o n nt to tyn t y n 1 a t e dng n e a o t s saut . ( he e tt es' Comp1,DktNo.3,a 3) ' . . t .TheM a srt J c rcty c l t ts h a gitae udge ore l oncuded ha uc c le i ef e tve y a a ha l nge s f c i l n ppea ofa sat cour de s on a t ba r by t Rooke l te t ci i nd hus r ed he r Fe dm a doc rne. Se Exxo M obi Com . Sa Ba i l l n ti e n l v. udi s c ndus Cop . 544 U . 28 28 . , S. 0, 4 ( )(t- Rooke - dmandocti ...i c i t .. c esbr 2005 tlhe rFel rne s onfned o . as oughtbysaeco tl es tt- ur os r 2 c mp anngo ij re c u e b saec u tu g nsrn ee b f r tedsrc c u t o lii f nu is a s d y tt- o rj d me t e d r d eo e h itit o r p o e dn sc mme c da div t gd src c u t e iw a drj cino to ej dg ns' . r c e ig o n e n n ii itit o r rv e n ee to f h s u me t.) n ' The er mai , weve ,Sou e ' s pa a ea ditnc c am t tt z ng or na e r e ns ho r t rs e r t nd si t l i ha he oni di nc pr sonsaeS onsiuto laswrte ' ( ovii r ç unc tt ina itn. Comp1,Dk.No.3,a 3) CE saeco t ' . t t . IA) tt- ur de son i no r viwa e by l rf de a co t,bu asaut orr l gove ni t de i i cii s t e e bl owe e r l urs t t t e u e r ng he c son ma b c aln e i af d rla to - S in rv. wi e,1 S Ct 1 9 1 9 ( 01 ) y e h le g d n e ea cin' kn e S t r 31 . . 28 , 2 8 2 1. 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Ast M agita eJ a ms he sr t udgec r tynot d, orecl e t Yo he unce v.Hari docrne hol t t a f de a co ts d r rs ti ds ha e r l ur houl a t i fom i t re i i a sa e pr e ng,e n t bsan r n e f rng n t t oce di ve hough i ha t s j rs ito t r a h te meis i te e i ( )a o g i sae u idcin o e c h rt, f h r s 1 n n ong tt j dca po e dn ,isi tdy irt ay sbsata p o rs i u iil rce iq ntt e ro o l u tnil r ges n u t fdealpr ee ng;ha ()l iae l tnt s tntalor he e r oc dl t t 2 mplc ts mpora , ubsa i , via sae i erss a ( pr de a a tl tt nt et; nd 3) ovi s n dequae opporuniy fr t t t o t pl n if t r ie t f de alc tt i he aitf o as he e r onsiutonalcai ad nc d i l m va e n t f de all ws t he e r a ui. ( por a Re omme to DktNo. a 1 (ii M oo ev.Ciy ofAs vil N. ,396 Re t nd c ndain, . 32, t 8) ctng r t he le. C. F. 385,390(t Ci. ).TheM a srt J lke s c r tyf ndt tea hoft s 3d 4h r 2005 ) gitae udge i wie orecl ou ha c he e t e f c or i pr e he e Ofpari ulrs g fc nc i t M agita eJ e' c l i t t hr e a t s s es nt r . tc a i niia e s he sr t udg s oncuson ha by pr di t pl ntf wih a1 r lva pr e al a ovi ng he ai if t 1 ee nt oc dur nd s t ntve pr t t o , i udi notc a oppor uniy t ubs a i o ec i ns ncl ng i e, n t t o r pond, a co esed hea i be or a s a e c t of ge a es nt t rng f e t t our ner l j rs cin a d mulpl o p ru iis t rciy h r n nu idito n t e p o tnte o e tf e o i c ompla e,s wa pr de mor t n a ade t o rt t i nc he s ovi e ha n quae ppo tmiy f t pl ntf t r iet f de a co tt i lcai s s e t or he ai if o a s he e r l nsiutona l m he e ks o a dvanc i t sf de a lws t e n hi e r l a ui. l (ntma quottonmaksomitd)(ii LatrlSa & Grve.I v.W is 51 F. d. i e l ai r te ctng le nd a l nc. lon, 9 3d 1 1 ( hCi.2008);s ealoShor Bn v.Havad,934F.Supp. 8 8 ( D.Va 56, 65 4t r ) e s e nk r r 2d 27, 41 E. . 201 (ii Empl r Res M gmtCo.l v.Shnn n,65F. 11 11 ( hCi.1 ) 3) ctng oye s . . ,nc. no 3d 26, 35 4t r 995) ($S tt c u t aea c p bea fd r l o rsi d cdn fd r l n c n ttto a is e . l 1 lae o rs r s a a l s e e a c u t n e i ig e e a a d o si in l su s' E u l. The cou ta r dopt t spo ton oft Re ta Re om m e ton i t o. s hi r i he por nd c nda i n ot Be a e t co thasc l d, hr ug t a c us he ur onc ude t o h he dopt d pori nsoft Re ta e to he por nd Re om me ton ass tf t a c nda i e orh bove, ha Sout rsm onea y cai sa ef r c os d by va i t t e' tr l m r o e l e rous ll de ,s haconsiutona chalngem a ha ale dy be add esedbyt St t c t buta i , t swoul tt i l le y ve r a en r s he ae our gan hi n ed uc d r s as part is ofpr cl i aie e ae sue e uson. 4 i mmunii , ha he r que tf a say oft sa ec tsor si ba r d by t Roo r tes t t r e s or t he tt our' der s r e he ke Fe dma doc rne,a t the cli t tt zoni or na epr sonsa e unc tt i li l n ti nd ha r am ha he ng di nc ovii r onsiutona s pr ry dimi s d unde t Younae a tnton doc rne,i ne no a es t Re ta ope l s s e r he r bse i ti t ed t ddr s he por nd Rec m e ton' conc us onsi Sec i nsV - a V - The e a om nda i s l i n to E nd F. s dopt d por i oft Re t e tons he por a Re omm e ton a e s fce gr nd c nda i r ufi int oundson whi h t co l t tt sma trs d be c o ncude ha hi te houl di r s ed. s ni s I I. So trso j ci n d n t r vd a y go n sf rrj cigteMa itaeJ d e s ue ' be to s o o p o ie n r u d o ee tn h gsr t u g ' r comme tont tt sma trbedimis d.M uc ofhe sxt e pag pladi de esis l e ndai ha hi te s se h r i e n e e ng vot t ef t di ti sa i tpe c ve si ht fom va i ofii l - i udi J o arbe gans r ei d lg s r rous fc a s ncl ng udgeW es hi s l - o lh m e f r s m pl r s a e a gum e s m a tm e a tm e a i i va i ot rpl adi and he rngs i i y etts r nt de i nd i ga n n rous he e ngs ai n t sl ng s a r ga di he pr ry a t Co t seforst e ur t ti becla of hi o ag e r ng r ope t nd he un y' f t o ns e ha t e ned rf s .Theep rinso h ro j cin p o d n b ssf rrj cigo mo iyn a yee n eu e s o t f e b e to s r vie o a i o ee tn r d f ig n lme t o oft M agit a e J e' de i i n. he s r t udg s c s o Th c u t a ds en, we e, n s e ii o j cint t eM a itaeJ d esRe r e o r c n ic r ho v r o e p cfc b e to o h gsrt u g ' po t a Re nd comme ton:ha i wasis dwihou Soue ha ngt benek ofc ms l ( e ndai t t t sue t t tr vi he t ot e. Se Obe to st Re o t n Re o n t n, tNo. 3 a 1 1 ) o trs cf lya s rs j cin o p r a d c mme dai Dk . 3 , t , 5 .S u e pe ikal se t o t ts i e il dt c ta nt d c ha he s ntte o our- ppoi e ouns li t sc vi s tS e n hi i l ui t rt t nlmer t Riht of unde he me l aed g s ndm e s' and t tt co te r d i f ii t eihe a nthe c m s or nt , ' t 9t a d 1 hA m e he h n 0t ha he ur r e n a lng o t r ppoi r ot el t sa t s pr ee ng untls wasa e a quiea a t ney. I at1 o ty he e oc di i he bl c r n tor d. 5. Th so j cin i wih u me i.Noc u t se e c n ld dt t ni dg n pr s i be to s t o t rt o r ha v r o cu e ha a n ie t / e ltganti a ci lcase hasa cons iutonalrghtt courii n vi tt i i o tappoi ed couns . l nt el ndeed,t Fourt he h Cic iha h l j s teo po ie Lo r v. nn t 49 F. px4 5 41 ( t Ci. 01 )( e rut s ed u t h p st . wey Be et 2 Ap ' 0 , 1 4h r 2 2 p r c i ( tngW hie ntv. uram) cii s na Yuam,739F. 1 1 ( hCi.1 4)a oc tdonot r 2d 60, 63 4t r 98 br ae he ar oundsbv Mala dv. S. s. tf S. s.ofI 490U. 296( 989) (çlr U. Dil Cour or Dit owa, S. 1 ) çl -he Consiutondoesnotc tt i ompelt appoi me ofco e i cvica e .) I i tuet tt co t he nt nt unsl n i l s s' . t s r ha he ur ' ha t saut ya hort unde 28U. C.j 1 5( ()t rques -butnotc s he tt or ut iy r S. 91 e)1 o e t ompe -a l n at ne t r pr s ntape s una et a f d c tor y o e e e r on bl o for ouns l Butc t a ei tuc e t e r iet s e. ours r nsr t d o xe c s hi powe t y i e pto lcic tnc . wer 49 F. xa 411(ii Yua 739 r d n xce ina rumsa es' onl 'Lo y, 2 App' t ctng m, F. a 1 .M orove ,thasl bee t pr cieofdititc t i t sCic tt frt 2d t 63) e ri ong n he a tc src ours n hi rui o is dee mi t tt i ge ltga ' cli sha is m e i i f cta lw'prort e r sng tr ne ha he ndi nt ii nts am ve ûome rt n a nd a ' i o xe cii terd srto u d rj1 5 e( ) S e r v. S.2 6F. u p. 2 2 - 6( D. . . 9 7 h i icein n e 91 ()1. p as U. , 6 S p 2 , 5 2 S. W Va 1 6 ) (ole tnga horte ) Ast a edpori oft Re ta Rec c lci ut iis. he dopt tons he por nd omme tonma cla , ndai ke e r s h me i i l c nghe e.The Re ta Re om me ton i t e or notf t l fawe d uc rt s a ki r por nd c nda i s her f e aaly l d ue t Sou e ' l k ofc o t r s ac ouns l e. 11 1. Fort s r as ,So e ha f ld t sa eac am on whi h r le ca begr nt d.A s he e e ons ut r s aie o t t l i c e if n a e s c , nOr e wil ee trda o tn t eRe o t n Re o n aini patrj cigi i u h a d r l b n ee d p ig h p r a d c mme d to n r, ee tn t n pa ta ds sigti a to wihp eudc . r, nd imisn h s ci n t rj ie Theclr i die t d t s nd aco oft sM e or ndu Opi on t t ek s r ce o e py hi m a m ni o herr s pli if / e antf a t a1 couns ofr cor nd o 1 el e d. Ent r d: M ar h 26,201 ee c 4 #g . .r . . r# M i ha F. r ns c el U ba ki Unie Stt DititJ e td aes src udg .

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