Williams v. Calton, No. 7:2010cv00075 - Document 71 (W.D. Va. 2011)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 10/6/2011. (tvt)
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Va. i 27,2011 ( nyi lims Calon, 1 lp ni W D. Aprl ) de ng s mmayj d me tf rL. lo u o fn i gg n iemaeil ipue a t e h usino u r u g n o Catn p n id n e un tra ds ts s o x a to f a miitaier me is n u to f re n e frd g e o f re e e to ij re s fee , d n sr t e de , mo n f o c , e d o e r e f o c , xtn f nu is u fr d v a q lfe i nd uaiid mmuniy) t. Asi c td,t c t e ousyde e Calon' moto f s ndiae he our pr vi l nid t s in or ummayj r udgme ont nt he gr ound ofqualt i m uniy. 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Spe ii a l t c ' s a e c f c ly, he oul t t d: t Ca t n' cl i boisdow n t a as e to t t prort W iki ,he c d es a lo s a m l o n s ri n ha , i o l ns oul c pe l bit e e wh r heatdmaiiu l a dsdsial frtep r o eo i ly v n ee ce lco sj n a itc l o h up s f a i y c us ng W ila sha m ,s l ng a W ila s f r uious y a de non- m i m i a i li m r o o s ll m o t t l voi d de ni s ij r Th si ad iu c ne tr , ve a tetmet a t ei ie t i ti c s nu y. i s ubo s o j cu e e n th i h t h ncd n s n h s ae oc ur e g ve t tt Supr e Cour ha esa i he prort N or a t tt c r d, i n ha he em t d t bls d i o m n ha he C o ej diil n ur 'wihrs c t Eih hAme d n e c si f recams s r u ca i q iy' t epe t o g t c n me t x e sve o c li c ne su o t o fc r's b e tv itn ,Hu s n, 0 U. a 7 J c o v e tr p n he fies u j ci e ne t d o 5 3 S. t , a ks n . ' Flthe , 1W L 1 95 a *9( . Va. a 1 2011 (mpubls d) ec r 201 97 4, t W D. J n. 8, ) t ihe ; M c nne v.J on,201 W L 3 1 a * ( S. Se .2,201 Ki v ohns 0 4631 0, t 4 D. 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Calon now a kst c tt r vi i hi as e t d qualfed i m t iy de e e a di m i s t s he our o e st s s re ii m m t f ns nd s s t e si fr cam unde Rul 1 c f t f lwi ras : he xce sve oce li r e 2() or he olo ng e onsl 1 I sai a r ttng hi cai i va i s isons W iln s . n t tng nd esa i s l m n rous ubm s i , lim ' ( e t c ngest a f iur t sa e wih s ii iy, xc ptf t c on hi l pea ed ha r o nd a l e o t t t pec f c t e e or he ut s h a ,h ij re alg dyc u e byDee d n c n ttt afizet a e u tl e d t e n u is l e l a s d e fn a t o si e alr o d q aey u l pl ad hi c ai ' unde Tw om bl 550 U . 544, e s lm' r v, S. . 2 Plitf stmp o rpe dn p eu ie g lo s a iiyt d fn . an if d rpe la ig rj dc s catn'j b l o ee d i t t slws tbe aus g lc l posi yknow, e f t c t t ba kof hi a ui c e he amot sbl exc pt or he ut o he c ( ila ')he (ot co tEhoul dimisa camsofi ur ot t n W limss ad, s he ur t d s s ny li s nj y her ha t cu t t ba k of( ilamsjhea 'a he t o he c W li ' d'; nd 1 See M oton f Judgm enton t Pl di , Dkt N o.64 at4. i or he ea ngs . 4 3.tl-hecuts ti d i t us off cei éqmi mi, rt t-l l usaned urng he e or s ni s unde he 1w exitng a t ttme Defnda tha quaii d i uniy. a si t ha i e n s lte mm t ' ' Th s camsf r u me t nt epe dn saefr cosdb t c u tsp e iu r ln s ee li o j dg n o h la ig r o e l e y he o r' r vo s uig rj ci t ed fnd n ' s mmayj d me tag n sf rq lfe i nt u d rNoma . ee t h ee a ts u r u g n rume t o uaiid mmu iy n e r n ng The co te i il f ur xplc ty ound t tgi n pl i i f sale tons t ke asa whol a i t lgh ha ve a ntf l ga i , a n e nd n he i t mos f vor bl t hi ,t de e ntc d notr as na y ha be ive t thi a tonsdi not t a a e o m he f nda oul e o bl ve le d ha s c i d c os co tt i lbou resa vi a e W ila s rghtt be f e fom c u a unus l r s ns iutona nda i nd ol t li m ' i o re r r el nd ua puni h e . W ila sv.Ca t n, o. 1 s m nt li m lo N 7: 0CV 000 ,s i op. ta 1 75 lp a t 0. Ra he , t n' c r n m o i i m or a opra e y tt e a a m o i n f t r Calo s ur e t ton s e ppr i t l il d s t o or r c i r i oft c tsprorr i t tma e ildiput soff c r e onsde aton he our ' i ulng ha t ra s e a t emai a t hi a s re n s o s s e td de e e ofqua ii i m uniy. l s f ns lfed m t n uppor oft co tsr vi ia i oft si s Calon c t s t he ur ' e st ton hi s ue, t ie t o r c ntde i i nsi w hi h a pr s of i a def nd tw a g a e qualfe i m uniy bas d w ee c so n c i on fci l e an s r nt d ii d m t e on N or an a ispr m nd t ogen a t c y s o onduc t toc r ed be or t Fe uar 22,201 de i i n i t ha cu r f e he br y 0 c so n W ikn .S e Cha e sv. mwc o 6 F.d8 , 0 (t Ci. u e6 201 )(idigu d r l is e mb r Pe o k, 41 3 98 9 8 8h r J n , 1 fn n n e t l w a t tm e oft a l ge e e sve f c ,$ r s na e of i e coul ha be i ve t t he a t he i he le d xc s i or e 1 ea o bl f c r a d ve le d ha a ln a h ddn t a s mo eta d mii sijr t a ar se , i a to swo l n t n s o g s e i o c u e r h n e nmi nu y o n re te h s ci n ud o nl aouloft FourhAme f he t ndmen.'' or av.J l on, 7: cv- 5,2011W L 3420650, t t' , v oms No. 09- 0051 lM a * Kie , ( . 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Aug. 201 ) çclal t ihe aw n hi icui i e r 2007r q r d pl ntf e re i ac i bl cnl a unus lpunihm e t s f rmor t n e uie ai if xpe inc ng tona e el nd ua s nt o ufe e ha ad mi i sij r o rc iefr ete u n n t tec n ce c o mn kn ') e nmi n u y r e ev o c rp g a t o h o s in e f n id. . n The de i i i Cha ber a M or a e notc r lng l w t t s c ti bound t c s ons n m s nd va r ontoli a hat hi our s o a yhee.M orove , t de sonsa r s motonsf s ppl r e r boh cii dd e s i or ummayj r udgme a notmotons nt nd i u e Ru e1 () a dnet e c s iv le alg dij re t teimaet a r q ie sic e . nd r l 2 c , n ih r a e n ov d l e nu is o h n t h t e urd t h s e t Bec us t cour fndsnot ngi Calon' moi wa rntngj me ont pla ngsont a e he t i hi n t s ton ra i udg nt he e di he 5 is ofqua ii i uniya t slt sa oft pr e ngsorr le fom t c tsr i s ue lfed mm t t hi ae t ge he oc edi ei f r he our' ulngs i t Aprl27, 1opi on, hec t l s n he i 201 ni t our wil umm a iyde t de e ntsm o i .An rl ny he f nda ' ton a o i t or rw ili s t sda ppr pr a e de l s ue hi y. The Cl r i di e t d t s nd c e oft sm e or ndum o ni a a c pa ng e k s r c e o e opi s hi m a pi on nd c om nyi o de t pli ifa t c r r o antf nd o ouns lofr c d f t de e nt e e or or he f nda . /d ENTER: Thi ' s . . L da ofOc obe ,2011. y t r l 1 t ? ,. ... tz . ' z& ' Chi fU nied St t D i t i tJ e t a es sr c udge 6
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