Rickman v. Logan, No. 5:2014cv00011 - Document 5 (W.D. Va. 2014)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 4/24/2014. (jat)

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IN TH E U N IT ED STAT E S D IST RICT CO U RT FO R TH E W E ST E > D IST RICT O F V IRG I IA N H A R RISO N BU RG D I SIO N W .--u iRh' OFFI U.S. ST ù s CE AT ROANO DI . COURT KE, VA FI LED AP 25 1 1 F 26 aJ 4 8': / EM I RICKM A N , LY - D DL , R CLERK . W CL EM Pl ntf, ai if Ci lActon N o. 5: vi i : 14cv0001 1 W I A M LO GAN , LLI By:H on.M i chaelF.U r banski idvd al a di /ào d l'wr a n iiu l n n ? y a f / s y ; g y J dente hn n oh uei a d ug i h S ea da l vnl n e Unie Stt DititJudge td aes src D o si Rdaton 1 /j'Co ti;! 26t metc i s %JrI ur ' he h / / J dd l srtff r , u ia Ditco ' glk i O D ef endant . M EM O R AD U M O PI I N N O Emi Rikma pr s , i t satonpurua t 42U. C.j1 a ans t l c n, o e brngs hi ci y s nt o S. 983 g i t he Honorbl W il m H. n,r,t Clif ud oft S na h Co yl ve l a Domedc a e li n Loga J . he le J ge he he ndoa unt u nie nd s Rea DititCout fratonstke byJ Log ni hi r ea aj eoft tc zt He ldons stc t , o ci a n udge a n s ol s udg ha olt. r camsaebar dbyt docrneofj ca i l t a s la c di ybedimisd. li r re he ti udiilmml y nd hal c or ngl ni s se 1. ti eS p e Co t ha ln r c g ie t tii f g n rl rn i eo t eh s f' u tme u t s o g e o nz d ha ts a e ea p icpl f h khet -h i tnc t t pr pe a nitai ofj tc t taj iilof e ,n e e csngt a hoiy mpora e o he o r dmi srton usie ha udca fc r i x rii he ut rt vetdi hi ghouljbefe t a tupon hi o c c , t a e nsonofpes l se n m,s d re o c s wn onvidons wihout ppthe i tona conseque ncest hi s f'' K endrc v.Cava o m el.' ik naugh,N o.CW .CCB- 2207,2011 W L 2837910,at 10- + ( Md.uy1 2 1 ( i St v. akma 43 U. 349 35 (97 ), f' 47 F. 3 D. J l 4, 01 ) quotng um S r n, 5 S. , 5 1 8)afd, 0 Ap x 1 4 (t Ci. 0 2.I frh rn eofli p icpl,h d ct eo jdca i nt s ils p' 9 4h r 2 1 ) n ut ea c tl tn i e t e o ti fu iilmmu iy hed s n j iil fiesfo s isb dsp i e l ka t.I jd e lc e s c p o edo , gh udca o fcr r m ut y ia pontd i n s fu g s a k d u h t tc n Rt e t j rsztngtmi t woul . . nietyderc fom i pe nta i r la udia ' elli i diy d . ma fsl ta t r nde nde nd mpada dj c don. ' Foretrv. hie 48 U. 21 22 (988.Addi l t a lt t fl s ta ns j ge i not tse W t, 4 S. 9, 7 1 ) donal he bi y o te ui ri tud s s y, i n c sayf rt ec te d n o jdca er t.ç s jdca mitk so wr n saeo n t e e sr o h o rc o fu iil ro s f tu iil sa e r o g t pe o Mo cor i t ough orlnarrm ec ni s ofz e ,whi ar lz y f ee oft ha m f sde- f s recton hr ci ) ha sm evi w ch e a gel r he r ul i ef ect i via yas i e wihe posngj ge t pes lla lt 'Jl ne tbl socatd t x i ud s o rona ibiip' .s c <fhedocti ofj ca i lt i e nsve' u yv.Huf,No. VA 7: d' rne udiilmmuriy s xpa i . e 'Cr f CI 09CV0 6, 051 201 WL 1 9995 a * ( D. . .1 ,2 0, f s nom.Cr e v.O b ,4 F. x647 0 53 , t 4 W. Va Apr 6 01 )afd ub u I 45 App' (t Ci. 0 1.l i ld si ni fo b t d ma e a dijn d erl f 1 . t+ (i d ns 4h r2 1 ) tncu e mmu t t m o h a g s n nu c v ei . d a 4 ct o y e a omitd. Furher or , j ca i te )1 t m e udiilmmuniyi i lt fom s tnotme eyi t smmuriy r ui, rl mmuniyfom t t l b ly Ro r u zv Do , 3 1 3 , 0 3W L 6 8 4 5 a * (t Ci. c 1 , 0 3 ( p bl h d i it. d i e . e 1 -6 8 2 1 a i 4 7 9 , t 2 4 h r De . 1 2 1 ) un u i e s p rczim)(in Miee v. a o 5 2U.. , 1(9 1 (e cuiml.I d e , h S p e Co t e l a cd g rls W c , 0 S 9 1 1 9 ) p r t a ) n e d t e u tme u t t has hel t t doct ne i over e i onl t s sofc r s ances M i e es 502 U . at11-12. d hat he ri s com n y wo et i cum t . rl , S. (7rtaj gei noti :is, ud s mmunefot la 't f nonj ca a donsie a donsnottke i t 1 r n ibl y ot udiil c ,.. c l i , a n n he ' (d esjdca cp ct. 1 . t1 (ia o o te ) d e o d, jd ei n ti n f ra d n , 1 g ' u iil a a iy' d a 1 ctd ns mi d . f c n a u g s o mmu e o c o s u ' t s to g j iiln n tr,a e i t c mpeea e eo alu idc o ' I . t1 (i do s h u h udca i ate tk n n he o lt bsnc f ljrs id n. d a 2 ct n z ' a omitd ; e as Rodrgu z, 3W L 648 5, t* (uodngMiee,50 U. a 111 )( i te ) s e lo i e 201 749 a 2 q rls 2 S. t -2 notng t tt eaet onl t e e ha hes t he y wo xcpdons;Ki v. es 97 F. 35 3 - 7( hCi.1 92 ) n M r, 3 2d 4, 56 5 4t r 9 ) (ic sigS u 4 5U.. 4 )(odn t t jd ei i meftjdca a t u ls u d ta e csu s tmp, 3 S 3 9 h lig ha a u g s mmv o u iil cs nes n etk n l n i t ce ta e ofaljts ci ) < j ca of e wi notbede i dofi lt smpl n he la bsnce l l iditon .t udiil hc r l l A l prve mmuriy i y 1TheSupr e Cout hel i Puli v. le , 466U. 5 (98 ) t tudiilmmuniycdnot em t d n lam A ln S. 22 1 4,ha j ca i t l ' i e tndt i tverle.Howe t a ha be nalnowldge b numeousc t,t Fe rl xe o t i eif junc ve, s s e ct e d y r ours he dea Cout sI provem entA ctof1996 a ogat t dec son. See e. . D ona o M alve v.Abr m s 547 t m br ed hat i i , t a a , F. px3 6 3 7(t Ci. 0 3 (n u l h dp rc ra (ohodn ) Clyv Osen, . Ap ' 4 , 4 4h r 2 1 ) u p bi e e u im) s lig; a . te No s 11 CV3 9 2 1 WL 4 1 8 2 a + ( . N. Oc. 9 2 1 )(a )W in rv Fry 4 F. u . :0 9 , 0 0 1 6 8 , t 4 M D. C. t 1 , 0 0 sme; l e . e , 21 S pp l 2 9 3 9 6n1 ( D. . 0 6, f'. 4 F Ap ' 7 4(t Ci. 0 7 (a ) 4 U.. j1 8 d 1 , 2 .8 E. Va 2 0 ) af 2 3 . px 4 4h r 2 0 ) sme. 2 SC. 9 3 d a c rntywtte dialwsa a do f g i taj ca ofie f a u toromisontk ni s ure l itn slo ny c n s ans udiil lc t or n c a si a e n s hofie'j ca cpact .. unls ade lr t yde tewa vi ae orde lrt yrle wa uc fcrs udiil a iy . es caaor ce s oltd caaor eif s una i bl.'ifhus t doctneofj ca l ' t i S cton 1 3a do now e e t stt val e' < ,he ti a udiil' niy n e i 98 c ns mm' xtnds o tis f ijunci tle. 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' Compl, tNo. a 1 He s cfcfct alpa al .Dk. 3, t . t pe i a tml l dons l e rlt t J Loga smzngsi ac l s eae o udge n' l n hid uppor c s.S aset t t ud Log nha he ar td i t ae he sts ha l ge a d r rese and i cet ed f dei ncar at ot lnquentc l s hid uppor paym e s t s had act l pai t ea ed herext nt hat he ualy d, t t hus nd m or f vot bl d i t c z s oft pr e di s a a ha T ons t t il'm e tng ba e a a y urng he olt e he oc e ng , nd d d pia ora ' e i c wihh êe - u ba a dlsat r e a alc l iz ra(l o g s efi t alg a ys e icfcs t e xh s nd n a to n y t o a pz ei at u h h al o l e n p cf a t i h s e i a o t a to pa ea t i me t :. b u wh t o k lc t ls ei z a n Pli y,udg Lo n' a tonsweej ca i nau e Whehe a a tbyaj gei a nnl J e ga s ci t udiiln tr . t r n c ud s K ca'onei deemi dfbyt naueoft atisl,he, t ri i afnci nor ly judiil ' s tr ne < he tr he c tef .whehe t s u ton mal pef me byaj e a byt e pe tdonsoft padesie, t rt yde lwiht j ror d udg , nd he x ca he r ,..whehe he at t he udge i hi j ca cpaiy' Stz 43 U. 3 9seas Col v. n s udiil a ct. amp, 5 S. 62 e lo e Summe ,3 F. pp.2 591 5 ' y 29 Su d , 95 ( . 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Com pl ntonl tef encesact t n and s at ent m ade by t M agit at i connecdon wih ai y er s ake t em s he st e n t isang, fingt is ,ar s warnt. TheeaeSmc -prsdi o rj ca sli ot nl o sue ret ra s' i ). s r dons ei ng ve udiil pr e di a ma nglga rlngs- t taenor lypeft dbyaj e a Rik nwa oc e ng nd ki e l ti l ha t mal rome udg , nd c ma s de l wihJ Log ni hi ofiilcpaiy Ass h,he s ti basdonJ eLoga sj ca ai t udge a n s fca a ct. uc r ui s e ng udg n' udiil act . s Addii ly ii ce rt t ud Log n, J ve l a DomedcRe tonal,ts la ha l ge a a u nie nd s hdons(<DR' J , < ' udge J ) h djts id nt h a t c s.S eVa Co eAn . 1 .- 4 ( ()(u h r n tejts id nof a l idc o o e r he ae e . d n j 612 1A)3'a t olig h u idc o z J j ge i c ssi vi t deemi donofc l sppot)g z se v. . t '', DR ud s n ae t ng he tr na wol hid u t; f He tr W Vi a No. 50 - 0 4 1 2 0 W L 4 9 4 , t* (. W . . e . 8 2 0 )ap . 0 F. p' 1 9(t :7 CV- 0 0 , 0 8 2 8 71 a 7 SD. Va S pt1 , 0 8 f d 3 5 Ap x 0 4 h Ci. )( lngaW etVigni Raeg Count Cic tCourJ ce ryha j s c ni a r2008 Snt i s ri a lih y rui t udge lal d midido n sxua asultilcdngW . . j512-) Ril n, ve,asrst tj ca i e l sa t ra, i Vacode - 2. ct howe r set ha udiilmmuniy ma t ha be nff fie ' t J geLo nalge yT ila a msii 'c s e foretd'due o ud ga le dl d lf l nd lcous' onduc bea e:ndoig w t cus < n i s qudg Loga wa a tngouti hiJ ca l iditon. Am. o e n) s ci sde s udiil urs ci ' ' Compl, tNo.3 a 3.Thi .Dk. ,t s agume i t al voi ofmei.J Loga cetya tdwihi hi j ididona t ClifJ e r nt s otl d y tt udge n lal ce t n s urs c s he le udg oft She ndoa Count J niea DomedcReai DititCot i co uc he na h y uve l nd s ltons src utn nd dng pz oceedi and m aki nzi i m clm an' chid s ngs ng lngs n c s l uppoz cas Ri a sal i ofm alce do t e. ckm n' legatons i notovec j ca i lt.Su ,43 U. a 3 Cr. , 0W L 1 99 a * rome udiilmmuriy tm 5 S. t 56)-- 201 .L 53 95, t 4. 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