Hurst v. Harbert et al, No. 5:2015cv00033 - Document 6 (W.D. Va. 2015)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 6/3/2015. (jat)
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H ur ta s a s r sa c ai f t de e nt 'aleg vi a i n ofhi i i t pr va y' s l o s e t l m or he f nda s l ed ol to s ç ght o i c ' r unde t Fourh a Fo t e h Am e e soft Unie St t Cons iu i pur ua t 42 r he t nd ure nt ndm nt he t d a es tt ton, s nt o U. C.j 1 Tha fde a saut al tapa t whoha be nde i dofaf rlrght S. 983. t e r l tt e lows ( ry s e prve edea i unde t col ofs a e l t s k r le . Ciy ofM o e e v.D e M ont Dunesa M o e ev. r he or t t aw o ee e i f' t ' nt r v l e t nt r Lt .5 6U. 68 , 0 ( 9 9 (mp ssa d d .td e n t emi ap iaect e t s e d, 2 S. 7 7 7 1 9 ) e hai d e ) I o s o p r t rv t iz n o u i a t rprvat c tz n f r vi a i ofhi c tt t o rght .Se i Be aus H ur ts no he i e ii e o ol ton s ons iu i nal i s e d. c e s' c antf l t saeacai f rle unde j1 3,t c twildimist tcam purua ompli ais o tt l m or eif r 98 he our l s s ha li s nt t 28 U .S. j1 5()2)B)i)2 o C. 91 e ( ( (i. H ur t s r m ai ng c a m s a i e unde s a e l . di ti tc tc n dec i t exe c s s ' e ni l i rs r t t aw A sr c our a lne o r i e s p e n a jzidito o e sae1w camsit ec u t sdimis da1 li o e wh c i u plme tlt s ci n v r tt a li f h o r ha s s e l cams v r ih t r h so i ia j rs ito S e2 U.. j l 6 ()3 . r ,h c u t a ds se e c o a rgn l u idcin. e 8 SC. 3 7c ( )Hee t e o r h s imisd a h f Hu s' fd r l li . ec u t e l e t e ecs s p lme tl l idcino e Hu s' sae rts e ea cams Th o r d ci s o x r ie u p e n a jz s ito v r rts tt n r l w c a m s s i wildimi st ecli saswel3 a l i , o t l s s hos am l. Concl on usi Fort r s sae t c t l dimisHurtsc antpurua t 28U. C.j he ea ons ttd,he our wil s s s' ompli s nt o S. 1 5.Thec twilas dimisHurts( i t a nd ghe compl ntfldi Eatr 91 our l lo s s s' C on o me t ) mot ai ie n sen D it i tofV igi a ' m oo .The Cl r i die t d t s nd ce tfe co e oft sm e or nd s rc r ni ' as t ek s rce o e rii d pi s hi m a um opi o a t a co pa ng o dert t pl i ifa a lc ni n nd he c m nyi r o he a ntf nd l ouns lofr or e ec d. ENTER:Thi 3 A l d yof u e 2 1 . s a a Jn ,0 5 . ) 6 - Chi fUnie St t s D it i J e e t d a e s rd udg 2Thec tnot t tHurthasale dt tt defnda svi atd Fe . R.Ci P. 2 by f lngt r dac our es ha s lge ha he e nt ol e d v. 5. aii o e t hsp ro a ifr to i eeto ial tldc u t o u ns ill e g v r i poc d r i tefd rl o rs i esn ln omain n lcr nc ly se o r d c me t.ûkuls o enng r e u e n h e ea c u t l donotgi rs t prvaec e ofaci 'howe ,s t sale ton doesnots ve ie o i t aus s tony ' ver o hi lgai uppor a fder cai f r i t ny e al l m or elef Go dv Kh so h h, 9 F. p' 6 6, 0(0hCi. 0 8 . o . or ws a i2 6 Ap x 7 68 1 t r 2 0 ) 3Thec tnoest tHurtsale tonsm a bei ufi e t s r hi saelw cl m s consde i our t ha s' lgai y ns fcint o uppo t s tt a ai , i rng t ee e soft ecl m sa t sautsoflm ia i a i bl t ea h.Se e. ,Chrsmasv. coft he lm nt hos ai nd he tt e i ttons pplca e o c e. m. it Ar he Pi m on.nc, . :2 ed tl .No 3 l CV00 0 , 2WL 2 0 5 4( D. . uy l , 01 )(woy a l tto sp ro fr 0 8 201 9 5 8 W. Va J l 6 2 2 t -e r i ain eid o mi - - it ni n l n l to o e to a d sr s camsi Vigni) Co i t a M o t . r . Ch ie n Pr cso n e to a i fi in f mo i n l ite s li n r i a ; rnhin ra Co p v. o c poit e iin c M aketna.LLC,No.107CV832,2008 W L 2776991( D.Va. ul l 2008 (hr e- a lmia i pe i f r i : E. J y 4, ) t e ye r i ttons rod or b e c o i le c v n n o g o f i a d fi d ai g camsi Vigiil Va Co e j 5 . - 4., 9.- 4 r a h f mp id o e a t f o d at n ar e l li n r n a ; . d j 9 120 1 5 14 4 h n (wo y a l i to sp ro f rVCP a d VPI A cams ; e as Du lp v Co t n Tr n miso S s. C, t - e r i t i n e id o m a A n P li l s e lo n a . tma a s s in v .LL 7 4 S E.d31 , 2l( . 0l )(e t g f lh ee nso ac am f rt ri u it ree c wi c n rc ) l t i 5 . 2 3 3 Va 2 4 s ti o' lme t f li o o t s n ef r n e t o ta t.n hs n t o h c e,a sat c twoul pr vi am or a opra e f u f r ol i n ofs h is , as t e our d o de e ppr i t or m or es uto uc s ues howe . ver 6
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