Johnson v. Jabe et al, No. 7:2009cv00300 - Document 68 (W.D. Va. 2011)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Samuel G. Wilson on 06/22/2011. (kab)

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SOFFI U. DIX COUA CE S. S AT ROANOKE, VA FIED L I TH E UNI N TED STATES DI STRI COURT CT FO R TH E W ESTE RN DI STRI T O F V I G I I C R N A RO AN O K E DIVISIO N J kN 2 2 1 21 J C. ULA LX CLERK ' BK DEP CLERK TH EO TI T.JO H N SO N , S Ci lA c i N o.7: v00300 vi ton 09c Pl nt f , ai i f M EM O M ND U M O PI I N N O V. JO H N JABE,e a . t l, D ef endants. By:Sam uelG .W ison l Uni e St esD i t i tJudge t d at sr c Plitf, e tsT. o ns n, lok o a Prn eJ tF u dain Ala (J h o ', n anif Th oi J h o as n wn s ic us o n to lh : o ns n' a ( ) i t pr e ngpr s fl t scvi rght acinpurua t 42U. C.j1 3.Thec t nmae oce di o e,ied hi i l i s to s nt o S. 98 our h s u idcin o rti c s p ru n t 28U. C. 1 43 J h o alg st a Vigna a j rs ito ve h s a e u s a t o S. j 3 . o ns n le e h t r ii De rme ofCore tons(ç pa t nt r ci t VDOC' ofi r J m J be,Lar Hufman,R. M ahe ,F. 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Spe ii a l s o s a m tm r hea lgest tprs ofi i l vi a e hi rght unde t Fis Ame le ha ion fc as olt d s i s r he rt ndmen a RLUI by t nd PA c i c tng acompac dic aboo e ,a m it n ma e i sc ai ngN GE l onts a i t s, klt nd te t ral ont ni ogosa nd t c ngs J ea hi . ohns n as cli st tot rr lg ons s h a t Nai ofI l m , ea lw e t o lo am ha he ei i , uc s he ton sa m' lo d o pos es r lgi txt whih a es t nta l smia t t ef l s s e i ous e s c r ubsa ily i lr o hos olowed by m e r ofN GE, mbe s andt tt sdipa a etea me vi a e t EqualPr t c i Clus oft Fouree h ha hi s r t r t nt olt s he o e ton a e he t nt Ame m e . nd nt Th d fn a t mo e f rs mmayj d me to te ecamso t eg o n t a NGE' e ee d ns v d o u r u g n n h s li n h r u d h t S hit y ofvi e a dir i i prs nsi Vigi aa t oughoutt c ty wa r nt d sor olnce nd s upton n i o n r ni nd hr he oun r ra e t VDOC' de i ton oft gr a aga a t tt VDOC hasa c he S sgna i he oup s ng, nd ha he ompeli i e e ti lng ntr s n r src i i aes ac es t ga m aera s Thi c 'de e t de e nt 'm otonsast e titng nm t ' c s o ng t il . s out ni d he f nda s t i o J on' Fis Am e e , ohns s r t ndm nt RLUI a equa pr e ton cai s fndi t tt defnda s PA, nd l ot c i l m , i ng ha he e nt ha note ane t f c ua ba i f t VDOC' de son t de i t NGE asagang ç t d xpli d he a t l s s or he S cii o sgna e s h wi s fc e s c tciy f t cour t m e ngf l a s s t r s bl nes oft V D O C' uf i i nt pe ii t or he t o ani uly s es he ea ona e s he S de son. J o v.J be, cii ' ohns n a 2010W L 3835 a *4( . Va.Se .3 201 .TheM a srt ' 207, t W D. pt 0, 0) gitae J udget i t u t t de enda st s i a to li o m a i r r ngt de son t hen nsr ced he f nt o ubm t ddii na nf r ton ega di he cii o 2Thecou tdi adoptt r tsr om m e tont tJ on' d pr es cl m sa hi cli sa i t r d he epor' ec nda i ha ohns s ue oc s ai nd s am gans d fn a tP ieb ds se J h s nv Jb , 0W L3 3 2 7 a * ( D. . e t 3 , 01 ) ee d n rc e imisd. o n o . a e 201 8 5 0 , t 6 W. Va S p . 0 2 0 . 3Thec tpr de adeaiedr ciaton oft fc sunde pi ngJ on' cl m si ispro o ni i J ns , our ovi d tl eti he a t r nni ohns s ai n t ir pi on n oh on 201 W L 3835 0 207,a t r t aesonl t e fc ss lentt hi r m ai ng cai sa t deenda s nd hus eiert y hos a t ai o s e ni l m nd he f nt' s p lme tl to frs mmayj d me t u pe na moin o u r u g n . desg t NGE a aga pe m itd J i na e s ng, r te ohns t c on o onduc lm ie dic r a t de e n s t i t d s ove y, nd he f nda t fldas p lme tl to f rs ie u pe n a moi n o ummayj dg n , etn f rhi g e trd t it efcst a r u me t s tig o t n r ae e al h a t h t 1 d t t i dec s on. e o he r i i M ue o t ne e de e s it d byt de e nt co esi t f r ofa a fda t h f he w vi nc ubm te he f nda s m n he o m n fi vi byt Die t oft VDOC,Ge J on (ç r t J on' .Die trJ on he rcor he ne ohns tDiecor ohns ' r co ohns ) pa tc pa e i t 1 r i i t d n he 996 de s on t de i t N GE asa ga a pl ce r t i tons on t i ci i o s gna e ng nd a esr c i he r a tvii i Vigi aprs . He not t tt r hasnotbee abl nke ba plce on is sof c i tes n r ni ions es ha he e n a t n a d s ue T eFiePec n e , NGE p b iain a dtes be t fo eo t epli tf scams i ta , h v r e tr a u lc to n h u j c o n f h anif li ;nse d ea h is i r vi we i vi ly by t VDOC' Publcai Re e Comm it ef ga c s ue s e e d ndi dual he S i ton vi w te or ng- rltdc ent (ohns Af.!1 ) Ot rdoc nt t pli ifs ekst pos e s s ha eae ont . J on f 0. he ume s he antf e o s s , uc s Supr m eM ahe a i ,t Supr m eAl be s a t Book ofKnowl dge l de ee a enot e t m tcs he e pha t , nd he e / zo gr s r pe mitd, a et s ar doc e st ta eha r te bec us he e e um nt ha r ndm it n by prs sofe c ai ng te ioner tn ont ni hi n m es ag or c dde s es odes a a s h t a e ne l i pos i e f pr s n ofi i l t m o t . , nd s uc hey r ary m s bl or i o tc a s o nior (d ! 1 -2. M e eypo s sigt s d c me t ie tte ap io e a ame e o NGE I . ! 1 1 ) r l se sn he e o u ns d n i s rs n r s mb r f i a dd mo srtst a p io e ' d d c to t t eg o p (d ! 1 ) n e n tae h t rs n rs e iain o h r u . l . 2. Die t J on' afi vi as r c st f c ua fndi madeby t U. Diti t r c or ohns s fda t lo e ount he a t l i ngs he S. src Cour f t Easer D i ti tofV i gi a i a pr vi c s ,Cow a d v. na one, o.3: CV t or he t n s r c r ni n e ous a e r A el N 00- 2 ( D. .Se . 2001,r ar ngt ba i frNGE' ca sfcai a agang. 40 E. Va pt25, ) eg di he ss o s ls ii ton s 4 Ac or ng t D ie t J c di o r c or ohns t c ti Cowar r le on hi t tm ony i m a ng is f c ual on, he our n d ei d s es i n ki t a t fndi ,a t topi on ac ur t y r c mt t f c or t tl d t t V D O C ' de i i t i ngs nd ha ni c a el e ot s he a t s ha e o he S c s on o casf NGE a ag ng (o s n Af.J 4 5) Th o i inn tst a t eF v Pec nesh v lsiy s a . J hn o f ! - . e p no o e h t h i e re tr a e ! a hi t y ofvi e a di r i be vi ,i l ng i i nt w he e m e be soft g o sor ol nt nd s uptve ha or nc udi nc de s r m r he r up: 4I t tc s ,t Ea tr D iti ofV igi ac l dt tt V DOC ' polci r gar ngN GE di notvi aet n ha a e he se n srct r ni oncude ha he S i es e di d olt he Fis Am e e . rt ndm nt a t c d a co r c i of i e a t K i M ou a n cor e tona f ciiy' ta ke r e tons f c r t he ng nt i r c i l a lt , engage i a dn dit ba et tne es ia e t us ofa srkef c a i tagr ofFi Pe c nt r be or sur nc ha c st t d he e ti or e gans oup ve r e e s f e VDOC ofi i sc d r ga n c r ;sa d aro i aSout Ca olnaprs a t ove a fcal oul e i ontol t ge it n h r i ion; nd ook r housngu ti aNew J re f iiy.(d.Ex. a 2. TheU. DititCour f t Ease. i ni n es y aclt l , B. t ) S. src tor he tl n DititofVigi aa s no edt tt sudi ,oneby aVDOC c ula ta a he by t src r ni l o t ha wo t es ons t n nd not r he Na i ll tt eofCore i ,i ntfedFi Pe c nt r i Vigi aprs nsasat e tgr p. tona nsiut r ctons de ii ve r e e s n r ni io hr a ou (d. l or rt ma i mor difc tf t Fi Pece e st or ni a pl t i I ) n de o ke t e fiul or he ve r ntr o ga ze nd an her i s a t ,di t ba e ,dnz t a f c ng, o he t a ho i ed a tvii ,' he VD O C d s uls s ur nc s a g r f i ki and t r m ut r z c i tes ' t de inaedt gr asa ga a pl edr src i o t i a lt t c r ga ea sg t he oup ng nd ac e titons n her biiy o ong e t nd c ommuniae.(d. 3. Die t J ms beive t er titonsha lmie NGE' a lt c t I ! ) rcor ol on le s hes esrci ve i td S biiy t e gei dinz i be vi ove t yeas (d. 6. o nga n s ptve ha or r he r. I ! ) Ga y Cl e t mana oft VDOC' Ga M a geme Uni,a s s r or , he ger he S ng na nt t lo ubmit a ted s ppl m e a af i vi i s u e nt l fda t n uppor oft de e nt m oton. Cl e r ie a est tFi Pe ce e s t he f nda s' i or e t r t ha ve r nt r ha be i ved i dir ptve i de si VDOC f clte ,i ve en nvol n s u i nci nt n a iii s ndudi a as a ton agua d a ng n s ul r t t Re Onin Stt Prs (d.! 11)a agr de tai a Suse 1 Stt Prs (#a he d o ae ion, I , nd oup monsrton t s x 1 ae ion. J . ! 1 ) Att ts meprs a 5 Fi Pec ntr t ove Rasaainr ii sr ie 8. ha a ion, bout 0 ve re es ook r tfra elgous e vc s d tngo icd n .(d. 1 . W hl wokigi VDOC i ttto si t e ry 1 9 s Cl r t i ne n i e t 1 ! 7) ie r n n r nsi in n he a l 9 0', o e u s p r ie Fi P re trme tng , n o sr e te E rhg g a dp riialn )i u e vs d ve e c n e ei s a d b e v d h m ç c i j n a t p tig n ma n c exe c s drlssm iart m iia y drls The woul pr c i de e i t tcson t r c eai n r ie il i l o ltr il . y d a tce f nsve ac i he e r to y r . . gl wa e d n t tt eewa ahirrhia sr cu esmia t t miiay( p an , a d . .lt s vie t ha h r s eac c l tu tr i lr o he l r Ca tis t Liutna s Sege ta Ar ,ec.. (d. 1 ) Cl enotst tt VDOC ofi al ha e e nt, r an t ms t )' 1 ! 0. or e ha he '. fci s ve o e ved N G E m e be s c m uni a i w ih e h ot ri w rtng us ng hi n c bs r m r om c tng t ac he n ii i dde odes a t , nd he t e i ous'books a m a era s t tt pl i ifs e a e st i t s s tofe s r e a t s lgi ' r nd t i l ha he a ntf e ks cc s o n hi ui t n e v s he s u c mae ilfrt e ec d s (d. !9 1 ) Cl r n tst t h r aeov r10 0k o o re tra o h s o e . 1 ! , 4. o e oe ha t ee r e ,0 n wn me be sofNGE i VDOC f ciii s a t szeoft VDOC' NGE po a i m a si m r n a lte , nd he i he S pulton ke t i sbl f t VDOC t adoptls r titvemea ofc r lngt ra tviis (d. 1 ) mposi e or he o e s esrci ns ontoli hei ci te . 1 ! 5. ll. The M agi ta e J s r t udge' r por r om m e d t tt c tg antt def nda s m o i s e t ec nde ha he our r he e nt ' ton frs mmayj d me t n J h o sFis Ame d n a d RLUI camsb c u e teVDOC o u r u g n o o ns n' rt n me t n PA li e a s :h ha r s bl de e mi d t tNGE co tt e a ga t VDOC ha a c d ea ona y t r ne ha nsiut d ng, he d ompeli i e e ti lng ntr s n r ti i gang a tvii , t i tt i lbanon NGE m ae il wast l s r ti tve esrctng c i tes and he nsiutona tra s he ea t esrci me nsoff t rngt si eet J onv.J ,201 W L 3855217,a *4- ( . Va.Aug. a urhei hi ntrs. ohns abe 0 t 8 W D. 2 , 01 ) Th M a itaeJ d eas rc mme d dg a tn s mmayj d me to J l o s 4 2 0 . e g sr t u g lo e o n e rn ig u r u g n n oms n' e qualpr t c i c am s notng t NGE' desg ton a aga m e ntt tNGE wa no o e ton l i , i hat S i nai s ng a ha s t t i ia l st t d't t g oupsct d by J on t tr ceve dif e te t e .Ha ng t m lry iua e ' o he r s ie ohns ha e i d fer nt r a m nt vi r vi e ewed t def nda s s e e als i sons a m a a tonalf c ualtndi , he he e nt ' uppl m nt ubm s i nd de ddii a t i ngs t c tno fndst tisc our w i ha t once nsove t G ea ona e soft VDOC' de e m i ton't t r r he û s blnes r he S t r na i 'ha NGE i aga J s ng. ohns 201 W L 38 207,a *3,ha bee a on, 0 35 t ve n dequa ey a es e Ast t l ddr s d. he cour a e wih t M agita eJ t gr es t he sr t udge' r por a r co me ton ass eme e by t s e t nd e m nda i uppl nt d he VDOC' a tonalf t s isons t c t S ddii acual ubm s i , he our now a st tr por ass e nt d a dopt ha e t uppl me e nd g a t ted fn a t' to f rs mmayj d me t nJ l o ' r manngcamss rn s h ee d n s mo in o u r u g n o oms n s e ii li . 5Thec tnot t tisde so i conssentwiht er c by numer ot rco t who havede l wih our es ha t ciin s it t hos ea hed ous he urs at t cli i vi NGE. See e. ,l r LoncTe m Admi Seg eg ton ofI t DesMnaedasFi Pece e s ams nvol ng . :. n e r n. r a i nmaes i t ve r ntr, 1 4F.d4 4 4 9(t Ci.1 9 )(mdngta S t Caoi ' g n poiyfrh r c mpel gg v rme t 7 3 6 , 6 4h r 9 9 f i h t ouh r l s a g l u tes o li o en n na c n itrssa dt th FieP re tr weep o rydeinae a agng ; e av.o e , 4 F. u p. d l 71 neet n ha te v ec nes r rpel sg td s a lCimp J n s 7 5 S p 2 1 , 1 8 -0( D. a 2 0 (rnigs mmayj d me ta antame e of 1 99 N. Okl. 01 ) g a tn u r u g n g is mb r NGEr iigFis Ame d n cams asn rt n me t li b sdo apio ' rf sloalw hm t p ss FiePec ne leaue; le v J h s n 2 0WL 2 4 3 , a e n rs ns eu a t lo i o ose s v re tr i rtr) Holv . o n o , 01 t 6 0 28 a * ( . Va J e3 , 0 (p oligVDOC b no Fv Pec ne lea e J h o v Se r 20 8WL t 6 W D. .un 0 201 ) u h dn a n ie re tr i rmr) o nsn . twaq 0 t 8 0 6 a * - ( . M ih. r 2 , 0 8 (a lTabet J b , 0 7WL 3 3 31 a * - ( . Va No . , 28 8 , t 34 W D. c Ma. 6 2 0 ) s me; l rv.a e 2 0 3 9 4,t 56 W D. . v 8 2 0 )(ph l n teVDOC' d sg aino NGE a aga g .Theec u t o nrfr og ng a te u i tra 0 7 u odig h S ein to f s n ) s o rs ûe ee t a s st c rt he t s y g oups'whih wast VD OC' orgi ltnn f rgangst topert d i i prs fciii .DiecorJ hns r y ' c he S i na e o ha a e nsde ion a ltes r t o on no est tt VDO C now sm pl r e st t s gr t ha he i y ef r o he e oups a tga v' s t ngs' 5 X .., EN TER :J 22,2011. une G I STATESDI TRI J TED S CT UDGE 6

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