Barr v. Commonwealth Of Virginia et al, No. 7:2010cv00485 - Document 28 (W.D. Va. 2011)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 7/6/2011. (tvt)

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Smalv. c 998F. 411 41 8(t Ci.1 .Li wie,hecour i no rquiedt l Endioq, 2d , 7-1 7h r 993) ke s t ts t e r o tatmptlt di net poi 't ltga s e t ma a utt s ctcf e oft ste g o vi he nt'he ii nt e ks o ke bo he pe ii ac t he pr e ngst thec le s Ll W heet peii rsmoton,whenvi oc edi ha halnge . c. r he ttone' i eweda i tt gans he r co d, e r doesnotsae ac am f r i ,i s d bedim is Rane v.Unied St t , t t l i or elef t houl s s ed. i s t aes 423 F.d5 6 5 ( t Ci. 9 0 . 2 2 , 29 4 h r 1 7 ) Ba rhasi ntfed tve s ii a ea ofcon e i wih t Suppl nt lAfi vi. r de ii i pecfc r s t nton t he eme a fda t He frttkesis wiht Supplm e alAfi vi' f iur t s c fc l s tf t t r t a is a s ue t he e nt fda ts al e o pe iialy e orh he ae t whihhee nwdgoodtmewihr pec t t cac ainss tfrhi Pa a a 9.( ke No. c a i t es t o he lulto e o t n r grph Doc t 26a 12.Thi cai i paenl fi ous No onl i ie ne l cla t tt a i bl rt t - ) s l m s t ty rvol . t y s t mi nty e r ha he pplca e ae was 1 good tm e da per30 da s r d,butBa ral o r c i d c e ta t tr t w he he w as 5 i ys ys e ve r s e e ve r di t ha a e n gv n9. d y o ce i f rt e1 d ysh sr e .Do k t 2 - a ! 9 1 . ie 5 a s f rd t o h 9 a e e v d ( c e No. 2 1 t ! , 0) Se ond,Ba rc le c r ha lngesVDOC' i ntfc ton ofJ nua y 6,2008ashi pa ol r t r S de ii a i a r s r e eu n da e Ba rc a m si t a t the w a a r t d on De m be 7,2007 a hel i Ra ha t . r l i ns e d ha s r es e ce r nd d n ppa nnoc k Regi lJ i untlJ nuay 1 2008, nhewa alge yr e edo bal( ke No. a ona al i a r 8, whe s le dl elas n i.Doc t 26 t 2)Barsrc r ss o ag p i h s al rdtb t e J n r 1 , 0 8a dFe nzr 1 , 0 8 . r' e o d h w a n i j i ce i ewe n a uay 8 2 0 n b a y 7 2 0 . 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Tot ee tn ta Ba rssc ndc ne to camst a hewa d p i e o p era j i h xe t h t r' e o o tnin li h t s e rv d f rtil al c edi,he i c r tt ts h a cic s a e woul c tt e a de i t on ofa f de a r t s or ec ha uc r um t nc d ons iut prva i e rl c tt i lrg .Dur nv. vi,538F. 1 1 40( h Ci.1 . i i cla t t onsiutona iht ki Da s 2d 037, 039- 4t r 976) But t s e r ha Barha n ti fc b e d p i e o a yd sr e alce i b VDOC' ie tfc to o r s o n a t e n e rv d f n e ev dj i rdt y S d niiain f J nua y6, a r 2008ashi pa ol r t n dae.Unde Ba r sve son oft f t,VDOC' c l ulton s r e eur t r r' ri he acs S ac ai h sd p ie h m o 3 da s j i ce i(r m De e e 7, 0 7t J n ay6, 0 )a d a e rv d i f 0 y ' al r dt fo c mb r 2 0 o a u r 20 8 n atn a tg o tmece i. tt spuaiel s i o fe b t ef c t a VDOC g v hi j i te d n o d i r dt Bu hi ttv o s s fs t y h a t h t a e m al c e ta a t ntgood tm e c edi f rt 30- y pe i be w e n J r di nd tenda i r t o he da rod t e anua y 1 a Fe u r 1 r 8 nd br a y 7, 2008 - i whihtmeBarwasaleg yo onbal ( ke Nos 22- a 4- 1 )Asa --durng c i r l edl ut i. Doc t . 1 t 5, 4. co e nce, ven i VD OC di m a a c e i a e r i isco put tonszan s h e r has ns que e f d ke l r c l r or n t m a i , y uc r or h dn i a to tettl mo n o j ia g o tmece i ta Barr c i d. r' s c n a o mp c n h o a a u t f al nd o d i rdt h t r e eve Bars e o d c e i t r f e doesno r i e t s t rofa cons iutona de i ton. ont nton he e or t a s he pec e tt i l prva i Bar' t r c l r s hid halenget t Suppl me a Afi vi ur t tVDOC i ope l o he e nt l fda t ges ha mpr ry 1 On t oherha eve t r ponde sa rt conc t ti e i Bar, postonhaveno r oure he t nd, n he es nt ppea o ede ha nmats n r. s ii ec s t de Vigi alw t a s r t c l shedoe hee.Barha no a g m r r ni a o s e t he halenge s r r s t r ued,howe r t hi l kofr ouret a ve ,hat s ac ec s o . sae u ca frm r ie fd r l u po esc n en , n tec u th rfr se n rao t a rs ti isea ttj diilo u as s e ea d e rc s o c rs a d h o r teeoe e s o e s n o ddes hs su t ti t , . u e itn e t Mas Cor ls.W ap l v Hi, 7 U.. 4 , 4 - ( 9 5 (e l n t d cd hs i CfS n rne d n. s. r.n t loe . l 4 2 S 4 5 4 9 53 1 8 ) d ci g o e ie me , l ni wh te d ep o e srq ie j dca rviw of e iin b apio ds il r b ad ; n r k v Pec , 5 eh r u r c s e urs u iil e e d cso s y rs n icpi y o r l Ko dosv . ire 8 na F.d61 ,1 9 WL2 8 3 a * ( t Ci. r 2 ,1 9 )(a l)(olcigcs s. t e Ricov. u t o 3 6 96 28 0 , t 2 4h rAp . 9 9 6 tbe c letn ae )Bu s e c i Co n v f Fara . .9 7F.d1 9 1 6 (t Ci. 99 )(( oh dt t saevoae teDuePr c s Clus e eytme ifx Va, 0 2 45 , 4 9 4h r 1 0 tTj ol ha a tt ilts h t oes a e vr i ivi ae asae-r a e r er atng t de i ton ofapr pe t i e e tw oul c ta net wel rcog ze t olts tt c e t d ul egul i he prva i o ry ntr s d onr ve he l e ni d n e f rte i i t i t ea pl ai n o d ep o e sd crn .) e d o l x bl y n h p i to f u r c s o tie' . i c ' 2 rs The e ponde sha e ai d t tBa rwa ar sedf apa ol vi ai onFe uay 1 , 2008.The nt ve xpl ne ha r s re t or r e olton br r 7 y n t ta Barsars d t i rfe tda Jn ay6ise do Fe ray 1 ioalw jice tfrt peido oe h t r' ret ae s elce s a u r nta f b u r 7 ç l al rdi o he ro f t o De e e 7 2 0 t r u h J n a y l , 0 . ( k t .1 - a 2. c mb r , 0 7 h o g a u r 8 2 085 Doc e No 5 3 t ) ' cac aed Bar' s nt nceby ha nghi s r ehi pa ol elgi e s nt nceprort s vi hi lult rs e e vi m e v s r e i bl e e i o er ng s pa ol i lg bl s nt nce. r t kesi s wih t sma r e nei i e e e Ba r a s ue t hi neuve be us i i c r r t VDOC r ca e t s onta y o t iy. ( ke No. at5.Unf t eyf Bar t ei noco tt i rg t paol i c ' Doc t 26 ) orunatl or r,her s pol ' nsiutonal iht o r e. Vn v.Ancel ,73F. 51 521(t Ci.1 . orove,t decsonr gadi t nn one 3d 9, 4h r 996) M e r he ii e r ng he optm a s uenc i whi h an i a e s ul s l hi m uli e s a e s nt nc i pr i e y t i l eq en c nm t ho d e' s tpl t t e e es s ec s l he ve t pe o sa e pr r tve w ih w hi h a f de a c tm a notm e e. t le 502 U . a 67- , y f t t e oga i t c e r l our y ddl Es e l , S. t 68. Le v.W as ngon,444F. 295,3 05( hCi.2006) l d,sift Stt aet ha nz hi t 3d 04- 4t r .ndee ûgj he aes r o ve a fee ny r dom i deve o ng optm a pa ol s t ms t y mus be a e t m a polc n l pi i l r e yse , he t bl o ke iy a j sme t wih u r ii t es e tro c n ttto a l iain. W arn v Ba k r il, 3 du t ns to t asng h p ce f o si in li g to ' re . s e vle 2 3 u t ' F.d204, ( h Ci. 3 208 4t r 2000) Andi a e nt ia r fom t rco dt tBarha ar dy . n ny ve ,t ppeas r he e r ha r d lea c ompl t hi pa ol ei bl s nt nc prort e r evi a s nt nc f hi pa ol i i bl eed s r e lgi e e e e i o ven ec i ng e e e or s r e nelgi e ci s ( rme . Docke No.22- a ! 1 )Asar ul,Barst r c le ca af dhi norle . t 1 t 5. es t r' hid halnge n for m eif Fo t Ba rc e t tt Suppl m e alAfi vi e s i par gr ph 15 i s uc a ur h, r ont nds ha he e nt tda t n' n a a na m h s V D OC i pr pe l c a s ted hi a e r ng go tm e cr di a Le l0 i t a ofa Le 1 m o ry l s ii m s a ni od i e t t ve ns e d t vel . 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