Lockett v. Johnson, No. 7:2011cv00125 - Document 22 (W.D. Va. 2011)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 8/24/2011. (tvt)
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Liutna W ila A. ooksrs e e e he nmae . 1 ) e e nt lim Br e ponde t Pl ntf sl t on d o ai if eter J 8,201 i or i Pl i i ft tt f s r d by t J i s t si d t a i a e he t une 0, nf m ng a ntf ha he ood e ve he a l a i t e he pplc bl alh r qui e e sand t tPl i i fwasbei he d i a i s r tve s r ga i f hi o n e r m nt ha a ntf ng l n dm ni ta i eg e ton or s w p oe to d t t n t eo h sc a g s (4) r tci n ue o he aur f i h r e . L , Pl ntf di notcom m uni a e t t J i a f rhe w rte g i va esuntlhe pe d ai if d c t o he a l ny u t r it n r e nc i nne a t rl te ,a es e a i t t She if on Fe ua y 1 2011.Thi lter r c ve by t no he e tr ddr s d gan o he rf, br r , s e t , e ei d he J i on Fe a y 4,2011,c al bnz r onve Pl i tf s s n i e t tt J i w a di c i i tng ag ns yed a n if e tm nt ha he a l s s rm na i ai t 1 Thecou tr cogni st tPl ntf hasfld adic er r lt m oton s ki t r las ofhi medi l r e ze ha ai if ie s ov p eaed i ee ng he ee e s ca rc rs ( c e No. 7. 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Def nta t c t he m oto a c oft por i oft Roa ke She i f sO fi e enda t a hes o r i n opy he ton he no rf fc Opeai I tuci (ç rtngl t cins't tc r st pr e esc e ni i t rtng nsr tons C ai nsnzto ' ha ontol he oc dur onc r ng nmae ope ) gre nc .( ke No.1 Ex.1) TheOpeai I tuci de ci t pr e a iva es Doc t 5, . rtng nsr tons s rbe he oc dur l r uie nt f ha i i t c ait o matr t taeûg iva e.'(d. Dee nt eq rme s or ndlng nmae ompl ns n tes ha r sre bl ' I ) fnda t e t asgr e bl t m a t r a tcul t d i Pl ntf sc pl i t a Pl i ifdoesnotdiput ras i va e he te s r i a e n ai i f om a n , nd a ntf s e t sc tgorzain.( hi ae i to Docke No.1 Ex. a !4. t 5, A t ) The Ope a i I t u t ons ditngui h be w ee i onnalgr e nce pr dur s a r tng ns r c i s i s t n nf i va oce e nd f m a g i va e pr edur . The Ope a i I t uc i e our e i a e t utlze t or l r e nc oc es r tng ns r tons nc ag nm t s o ii he i onnalgre epr ed e t efec pr mptr ol i oft rc ai s ( ke No.15 nf ivanc oc urs o f t o es uton hei ompl nt. 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I ) I t i a e i uns i t e w ih t A s i t n Chi Co r c i f he nm t s atsi d t he s s a t ef r e tonalO f i er sr s uto t fc ' e ol i n, he i a e m a a alt t Chi fCor ec i lOfi erw ihi f ve c e rda f om t da e t t nm t y ppe o he e r tona tc t n i al nda ys r he t ha herceve t r ol i (d. TheChifCore tona Ofi e mus rs e i d he es uton. l ) e rci l tc r t e pondi wrtngt t n ii o he i t sa lwihi fvewor ngda fom t da t ther c vedt a a.(I nmae' ppea t n i ki ys r he y ha e ei he ppe l LL) I t i t r m a nsuns tsi wih t sdecson,t i ae ma a alt t She if f he nma e e i a ifed t hi ii he nm t y ppe o he rf w ihi tve ca e t ni l ndarda f om t da e t the r ei d t r s uton f om t Chi f ys r he t ha ec ve he e ol i r he e Core tonalOfie .(d. TheSheifmus r s i m ii t t i t sa a wihi rci fc r 1 ) rf t epond n tng o he nmae' ppe l t n fvewoki da fom t da t thercevedt a l (d. TheOpe ai Pr e e i r ng ys r he y ha e i he ppea. l ) r tng oc durs prvi t tt Sherf sde soni fna i a1giva es (d. o de ha he if cii s i l n 1 re nc . I ) Dee d n s b t a afda i fo Mao Da dBelCh e De uy o t eJ i i whc f n a t u mis n fi vt r m j r vi l, if p t f h al n ih , Be ls a est tt a or e i ne gre nc pr dur s a e pr de t e h i a e, n l t t ha he f em nt o d i va e oce e r ovi d o ac nm t upo a tanc t t J laspa toft Roa dmit e o he ai, r he nokeCiyJ i lmaeHandbook.(d.Ex.A. t al n t 1, ) Dee ntas s t a a e bi ac oft Roa CiyJ i l t Ha fnda lo ubmis s n xhi t opy he noke t al nmae ndbook.( . J, #= Ex. ) Pl ntf doe notc e tet rhi knowldgeoft g iva epr edursorhi r c i 2. ai if s onts ihe s e he re nc oc e s e ept oft R oa he noke Ciy J i I a e H a boo De e ntal o s isase bis f l te s f o t a l nm t nd k. f nda s ubm t xhi t our e t r r m Pl ntf , t ac om pa ng w r te r s ai i f and he c nyi i t n e pons f om J lpe s es r ai r onnel t c e sofw hi h a e , he ont nt c r stfrha e o t bove.(d.Exs 3- ) l , . 6. 6 Ba e on t She if se bis Pl i i fc ea l f l t c pl w ih t adm i s r tve sd he rf xhi t , a ntf l ry aied o om y t he nit a i r m e espr ed e s m a i e a ve Pl i tf sfr tl te c tt ed a i or algre nce e di oc ur um r z d bo . a n if is e t r ons iut n nf m i va andt di notc ieane esay se t r e usi hi a nitai r dis ( . hus d omprs c sr tp owad xha tng s dmi srtve eme e . J , #= Ex.3. Loc t peme hi lte onanl t Re s Slpwhih,ac or ngt t Opeai ) ket l d s etr nmae quet i c c di o he rtng Pr ed e ,ste tdasani or lgiva .(d.Ex.1. l a e nt e i Pli ifsfrt oc ur s i rae nf ma re nce l , ) n ny ve , ven f antf is l te c tt ed a f m a gr e nc ,Pl ntf f ied t a e t r ons iut or l i va e ai i f a l o ppea t w rte r ol i wihi tve l he it n es uton t n i da ,a r uie by t Ope a i Pr e es Ther ol to wrte by Li ut ntJ. ys s eq r d he r tng oc dur . es u i n, itn e ena H. Feg on,wa daedM ac 22,201 (d.Ex. ,a Plitf sne wrte communiai rus s t rh 0 I , 3) nd anif xt iln c ton, a es e t t She if di notoc uruntlJ 7,201 a oxi a e y t o a a ha fm o hs ddr s d o he rf , d c i une 0, ppr m t l w nd l nt ltr (d.Ex. ) Thi J 7, ae . l , 4. s une 2010lte lkeyco tt e af lgre nc a i wa d atd etr i l nsiutd onna iva e, s t s r fe on r ul rpa rand noton a l at Req s Slp. H owe r Locke ta n f l t e us eg a pe n nm e ue t i ve , t gai aied o xha t hi ad i sr tve r m e esby ne ec i t a alw ihi tve days a t rr c vi Li ut na s m ni ta i e di gl tng o ppe t ni fe e ei ng e e nt W ila A. ooks J 8, lim Br ' une 2010wrte r s e.(d. itn epons l ) Pl i ifsne wrte c antf xt itn omm t c i agan a es e t t Sherf , ure ne ry miaton, i ddr s d o he if occ r d a l tnmonhslt ,i alte dae Febr r 1 2011 (d.Ex.5. Bec us t slterdi not e t aer n etr td uay , . I , ) a e hi et d c tt e a tm e y a alf om a r s onsiut i l ppe r e pons t a pr ous f nna g i vanc Pl i tf s Fe ua y 1 eo evi o l re e, a n if br r , 2011 l te i pr r y tea e a a i ta f m a gr e nc A ss h,t s l te s d ha e t r s ope l r t d s n nii l or l i va e. uc hi e t r houl ve be n di e t d t t A s i t ntChi C o r c i lO fi er a nott t She if asr qui e by e r c e o he s s a ef r e tona tc , nd o he rf , e r d t Op r t I sr cins Ho v r M ao Da i K. l' Fe nlr 9 2 1wrte r s o s he e ai n tu to . we e , j r vd Bels b ay , 01 itn e p n e ng t Pl ntf l t m a f t t tt l t wasr e r d t t A s i t ntChi f Cor ec i na o ai ifs eter niess ha he eter ef r e o he s s a e r to l Ofie .(d. tc r l ) The Ope a i Pr e e t n r uie Pl i t f t a alt s r s uton t t Chi f r tng oc dur s he eq r d a n if o ppe hi e ol i o he e Co r to lO fi rw ihi tve da . Pl i if s ne w rte com m uni a i oc ur ed t ne r ec i na fce t n i ys a ntf xt it n c ton c r he xt 7 da onFe u r 1 2011 i t f m ofa t rlte a ese t t Sherf.(d.Ex. ) l y, br ay 0, ,n he or nohe el r ddr s d o he if l , 6. t i unc e rw he he t sl te cons iut d a a a oft Fe ua y 9,2011 r ol i orw he he s la t r hi e t r tt e n ppe l he br r es uton t r t l te cons iut d a s pa a e f he e tr tt e e r t onna g i va e l a e nt t s i s uli a el pr ve l r e nc . n ny ve , hi s ue tm t y o s ir l nt asPl ntf f ie entr l t a alort r pond i w rtng t t J l sFe ua y 1 r e eva , ai i f a l d i e y o ppe o es n ii o he ai' br r 6, 2011w rte r pons t hi l te .To s ts y hi a i s r tve r m e e ,Pl n i fw asr quied it n es e o s et r a i f s dm nit a i e di s ai t f e r ta o ppea t t She i fw ihi fve da ofr c vi t Chi fCor ec i lOfi e ' w rte l o he r f t n i ys e ei ng he e r tona tc r s it n r pons . Pl i ifhaspr e ed no e de e ofany f t rw rte com m uni a i f om hi t es e a ntf es nt vi nc ur he it n c tons r m o t J i ort a J i ofi a a t hi Fe ua y 1 2011lte . he al o ny a l fcil fer s br r 0, e tr Thus Pl ntf f ie t com pl wih t f , ai i f a l d o y t he onua gr e nce pr edur outi by t l i va oc es lned he J ls Ope a i Pr dur . l hi r po e t D ef nts m oton t di m i s Pl ntf i i t ai' r tng oce es n s es ns o enda ' i o s s , ai i f ns s s t thee use hi admi sr tver me e . To butr st sa s ton,Pli ifpoi st t ha xha t d s nita i e di s tes hi s eri antf nt o he f c t t i t ofhi f l te s he i t t d ... ha m y a i sr tve r edi s w e e a t ha , n wo s our e t r , s a e s t t dm ni t a i em e r e use ' ( ke No.1 a ! 1 3. Pli ifalor ee st fc t t i t e ofhi f xha td. Doc t ' 9 t ! , ) antf s efrnce he a t ha,n hre s our l te s he s a e t tt J i f ie t r s e t r , t t d ha he a l a l d o e pond t s m e ofhi greva s a t thi tl s a o o s i nce nd ha s éa t ppea l wa flda wa go lrs o d dl o (i)' (d. t! 2 4) P an ifsa g me t f it s ie nd s n t e p nge t o sc . I a ! , . litf r u n s al o ' c ea e a ge ne i s ofm a e i lf c on t i s ofe r t nui s ue t r a a t he s ue xhaus i Fis , a ntf s m e e r e ton. r t Pl i if r ot as e tonst the e us ed hi a i sr tve r e e r m ai una om pa e by s ppo tng s ri ha xha t s dm ni ta i em di s e n cc ni d u ri fcs Pli ifmiunde sa j1 a t. antf s rtnds 997e( ' e usi rquie nt s a)s xha ton e r me , upposngt tpr frng i ha ofei nake a s tonsofe us i n s t s i st r qui e e w he i t ad, he s a u e oblge a d s eri xha t o a i f e he e r m nt n, ns e t t t t i s n i a e ltga a t ly t com pl t e h s e oft pr s sm a t d pr dur s Se ond, nm t ii nt c ua l o e e ac t p he i on' nda e oce e . c vaguea s tonsoft J i' unr s s eri he als e ponsve s t hi a lge gre nc sa a al lke s f l i ne s o s le d i va e nd ppe s i wie ai t s ts y t adm i s r tve e us i r qui e e . A ga n,Pl i if s as e tons r m ai o a i f he nit a i xha ton e r m nt i a ntf s ri e n uns upport by any exhi t or ot fact Pl ntf t ef e f l t exhausthi adm i sr i ed bis her s. ai if her or aied o s ni tatve 8 r me e a r uie by 42U. C.j 1 ()a ac or ngy, sfiedt de taet e dis s eq rd S. 997ea nd, c di l ha al o monsrt he e senc ofa ge ne i s ofm a e i lf t xi t e nui s ue t r a ac . Condusi on Fo t r as de a l a r he e ons t ied bove, hec tg a sDef nda ' m oto f s ma y t our r nt e nts i n or um r j me ( ke No.15)ont gr t tPli iffie t e us a ia ea nitai udg nt Doc t he ound ha antf ald o xha t valbl dmi srtve rme is a dimis sPli tf' c mpan wi u p eu ie p ru n t j 1 9 ea . e de , nd s se anifs o lit t t rj d c , u s a t o 9 7 () ho Furhemo e t c t e Pli ifsmotonfrr e eofr c ds ( ke No.1 ) An t r r ,he our denis antf i o elas e or . Doc t 7. a o i t or rs l i s ppr pr a e de ha l s ue. The Cl r i die t t s nd ce tte co e oft sM e or e k s r c ed o e rii d pi s hi m andum Opi on a t ni nd he a om pa ng O r rt t pa tes cc nyi de o he r i . ENTER :Ths 7t- d yof g s, 01 . i 1N a Au u t2 1 Chi U nie St esD i t i tJ ef t d at sr c udge 9
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