-RSB Jasper v. Braxton, No. 7:2011cv00188 - Document 49 (W.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 03/22/2012. (kab)

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Thus i peii pr s n ss pplm e alma e i l wihoutr que tngand CT. 8. , f ttoner e e t u e nt t ra s t e si bengg a td la t d s t Co r i wi u j rs ito t c nsd r h emaeil.Fa t i r ne e ve o o o,he u ts t t u id cin o o ie t os tras cs ho a doc e st tpe ii rdi notpr ry pr s nta pa t hi sa eha ass iso f nd um nt ha ttone d ope l e e s r of s tt be ubm s i ns or 2 J permoved m u1i l tm esf feecopi ofa1 t document f om t cic tcour c i i as tp e i or r es l he s r he r ui t rm nal pr di ocee ngs. The courtdeni t e motonsbe eJas di notexpl n why he needed any ed hes i caus per d ai pari ardocument t pr ehi r tcul s o epar s espons t t s tc is r se i t m oton t di m is.The e o he pecii s ues ai d n he i o s s cour alo not t tJas rhad aleady s it copi ofmany docum ent fom t cicui cour r d t s es ha pe r ubm ted es s r he r t t ecor asexhi t t hi f der pe ii bis o s e al tton. 4 consde a i by t sa eha sc t r a s une used f f de a ha spur e . Cule i r ton he t t bea our a e lo xha t or e r l bea pos s ln v.Pi se U. ,1 S.Ct 1 ,1 ( ) nholtr S. 31 . 388 399 2011. Thee usi n r quie e goe ha i ha wih t pr e a def ul docrne, xha to e r m nt s nd n nd t he oc dur l a t ti a he hur easaeha a peiine mus cla t ha hi cl msrviwe t rj2254.tf not r dl tt be s tto r t e r o ve s ai e e d mde û l asa eco tcla l a e e sy ba e isdim is lofaha speii ne ' c am on asa e tt ur e ry nd xpr s l s s t s s a bea tto rs l i tt pr edtr lr e a t tpr e zalr l pr vi a i pe nta ade t g ound f t oc la ul, nd ha oc dtr ue o des n nde nde nd qua e r or he dim is l aha aspe ii rhaspr dtr ly de a td hi f r ha sc am .'Br ar v. s s a , be ttone oce la l f ule s ede al bea l i ' e d Przt,13 F. 61 61 ( h Ci.1 (ii Colma v.Thomps 5 U. 722,73132 t t 4 3d 5, 9 4t r 998) ctng e n e on, 01 S. 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R.5: I J s rf tt Cour ha e r d i c tui t c am si hi sae CT. 37. f a pe el he t d re n onsr ng he l i n s t t pe ii ort tc ms f r s tton ha ot el or e ponde ha mi sa e cli so f c s J pe ha ar nt d s tt d am r a t , as r d emedy unde r Rul 5: t fl anotc f l d by apeii n f r he rng. l ape ii f r he rng,J s r e 37, o ie ie, olowe tto or e a i n tton or e a i a pe c d alo ha notfed t Cour wha t ove l oul s ve ii he t t he rooked ha as c ai sw e e,s t Cour c d be l m r o he t oul a e st cl m s J s rf ie t tl anotc andpeii f r he rng r ga di t Cour' ddr s he ai . a pe a ld o ie ie tton or e a i e r ng he ts ds sa o d r Th , i f d r l ams()a d( )aen te h use a r q rdt e imis l r e. us h s e ea Cli 1 n 2 r o x a td s e uie md r j22544$. 1 Re ponde as c e t tCl ms( )a ( aeas pr edur l defule a t s nt lo ontnds ha ai 1 nd 2) r lo oc aly a td, nd he c t e . l J s rnow a tm pt t pr s ntt s c am st t Supr our agr es f a pe te ed o e e he e l i o he eme Cour ofVigi a t r ni i ane ha aspe ii Vigi a' r l a i ts e sveha a pe ii ,Vigi aCodeAnn. n w be tton, r ni s ue ga ns ucc s i be s ttons r ni j8. - 5 ( ( ) wo l b rr ve o t ecamso t me is J s e d mo srt sn ra o 016 4 B)2 , ud a e iw f h li n he rt. a p r e n tae o e s n f hi f l et move f r hea i ofhi sa epe ii t notf t Supr or s aiur o or e rng s tt tton o iy he eme Cour ofVigi a t r ni o h sc rn Cli ()a d( ) a da s c f ist e u eh sd fut Te c , 8 U. a f i ure t ams 1 n 2 , n s u h, al o xc s i ea l. a ue 4 9 S. t 2 - 9.Ac o dn l t ec t'g a t t emoint ds s Cli ( )a d( )a p o e mal 989 c r igy,h out rn s h to o imis ams 1 n 2 s r c d l y bare fom r e underj2254. rd r eviw Cl m ( ai 3) I di m i s ng t s a e pe ii t Supr m e Cour ofV igi a f m d t tJ s rc d n s s i he t t tton, he e t r ni ot ha a pe oul ha r s dCl m ( )o die ta landbe a ehefie t dos t cli wa ve aie ai 3 n rc ppea, c us ald o o,he am s 6 pr edur ly de a t fom r vi w i ha a pr e ngsunde Slvt v. ri n,205 S. 2d oc a l f uled r e e n be s oc edi r a on Pa rga E. 680,68 ( 4)(û prs ri note il t us ha asc pust cr 2 197 t ione s ntted o e be or o icumve t tila A nthe ra nd a pelt pr c s f ra i q iyit a alg dn njzid cina d fc o aj g n o p lae o e s o n n ur n o n le e o -t s ito l e e t f ud me t f r c ci ') Fe rlc t ha e itntyf mdt r ei Slvt t co tt ea onviton. . dea ours ve onsse l ot he ul n a on o nsiut n ' i pe ntand a quae saepr e algr nde nde de t t t oc dur ound ba ng f de a ha sr vi w. Se e. , ni e r l bea e e e, c. Fih rv Ang ln ,1 3F.d 8 5 8 4(t Ci. 9 8 . Th ,h c u t id t tCli ( )i s e . eo e 6 3 3 , 4 4h r 1 9 ) us t e o r fn s ha am 3 s pr ed al de a t oc ur ly f uled. l an a r ta tmptt s n ppa en te o how c e, as ras e t t tc aus J pe s rs ha ouns lSnt ntona l t a e é e i ly o nd i p mosl rf s g)t fl gjn tc o a pe l' I ef ci ea ssa c r g r i a p a o t u ey eu ed o i a o ie f p a. n fe tv s itn e e adng p e l f he e ' c c i i notoneoft c am st tt Su e Co tofVigi ar cogni d ass fce l onviton s he l i ha he pr me ur r ni e ze uf inty pr s n edi J s rssa eha speii n.Res nde rguest tany s h c am i e e t n a pe ' t t bea tto po nt ha uc l i s t x a tda di n w p o e u al d futdu d rj8016 4( ( ) Th , n cam of me h use n s o r c d r ly ea le n e . - 5 B)2 . us a y li i feci as it nceon a a t tJ pe m a beatemptngt r s i t f der lpeii i ne f tve ssa ppe l ha as r y t i o aie n he e a tton s is fpr e lal def ule s e Ba r 220F. a 288. J pe f ist s tel oc dtr ly a t d, e ke , 3d t as r al o how c us f t s a e or hi d fu tr s ligp eu ie o a ta in c n e Th rf r ,h c u t n n trve J s e ' ea l, e utn rj d c , r cu ln o e c . eeo e t e o r c n o e iw a p rs i fci asitnc cai o t meisunde j225 o c i ri a c et exc edeful nefe tve ssa e l m n he rt r 4 r onsde t s aus o us a t ofot rc ai s Edwa ds 529 U . a 451 52. The co tgr nt t m oton t di m i sJ s r s he l m . r , S. t ur a s he i o s s a pe ' Cli ()a pr e alydea td. am 3 s oc dur l fule Cli ( andExhi t am 4) bis Th f lo n p ri n o Cli ( )d n t p e ri t eS p e Co r o Vign as e o lwig o t s f am 4 o o a p a n h u rme u t f r ii ' o consr tonofJ s rssaeha scams:()t cam t tti c elfiedt mo f a tuci ape ' tt bea li a he li ha ral ouns al o ve or contnua e,a ( t cam t tsntnci c e le t t c t bouthi s rhf i nc nd b) he li ha e e ng ouns l id o he our a s eac or c omm u t plc nt . Si lry, as rdi no m o t Supr m eCour ofVigi af l a niy a eme s mia l J pe d t ve he e t r ni or e ve ts o ubmi t m a e bisheha s m itd i t f der lpr e ngs To t e e t t t he ny xhi t s ub te n he e a oce di . he xt nt ha J s rdi a t t tl Cli ()a ( a hi ma e bisi t saec tpr e ngs ape d tempt o ie ams a nd b) nd s ny xhi t n he tt our oce di , wiho movi f ra obt i ngt Cour' l vet do s J pe di notplcet s c am s t ut ng o nd ani he ts ea o o, as r d a he e l i a m a e il s r l be or t c tt f ii t s tsy t e usi n r quie e unde nd t ra s qua ey f e he our, hus alng o aif he xha to e r m nt r j225 1 M alor 27F. a 995. 4(9. l y, 3d t Fe rlr viw oft s cli a maei si pr e zalybard, c us j8. dea e e he e ams nd tral s oc dtr l re be a e 01 6 4 B)2) u dn w p e e tsaec u t a e srve o t e ecamsa dd u n s J s e 5 ( ( wo l o r v n tt o r h b a e iw f h s li n oc me t. ap r f ist de onsr t ca e f f lng t pr e hi s a e ha ascl i s c ea l o f ii t f l a l o m t a e us or aii o es nt s t t be a m l ry r a lng o olow s a e c t ul r gar ng pr r s i s on ofha asm at r a s Thus t c tca t t our r es e di ope ubm s i be eil. , he our nnotr vi w e e t et xha tdcamsi l di Cl m ( andc nnotrvi J persma unexha t hes me use li ncude n ai 4) n e ew as ' ny used e bisi dee mi ng whehe J pe i e ttedt r le on hi r m a ni e used cai s xhi t n tr ni t r as r s n il o e if s e i ng, xha t l m . Tea gue, U. a 298489 S. t 99.The c t a st m o i t dimisast t desgnaedpo to our gr nt he ton o s s o he i t ri ns ofCli ( . am 4) B. Exhaust Cl m s ed ai Unde 28U. C.j22544 t fdealha sc t tgi a opraedee e et r S. *,he e r bea our mus ve ppr it fr nc o sa ecour r lngsont m e isofpeii ' f der lcli s tt t ui he rt ttoners e a am .Thi c tm a gr ntha sr le s our y a bea ei f o acam t a wa aj d c tdo temeisi saec u t nl i t saec u tsa j iain n li h t s du iae n h rt n tt o r o y f he tt o r' dudc to oft cli E co r r t ori ve a unr s bl a i ton of c e ry e tbls d he a m t was nta y o, nvol d n ea ona e pplca i , l a l sa ihe Fede a lw,asde e mi by t Supr m eCou toft Unied St t , o t sba e o a rl a t r ned he e r he t aes' r û ' wa s d n n unr as bl de e m i ton oft f c si lg oft evi nc pr e e i t St t c t e ona e t r na i he a t n i ht he de e es nt d n he a e our p o e dng'2 U. C. 2 44 . r c e i . 8 S. j 25 * ' Re p n e ta mista t p rinso J s e ' Cli ( )a j dc tdb teS p e s o d n d t h t he o t o f a p rs am 4 du iae y h u r me Cour ofV i gi a on t m e is a e notpr e aly de aule a m a be a e s d on t t r ni he rt r oc dur l f t d nd y ddr s e he me i u d rj2 4 d i ti c u t Re p n e tag sta tecamsmus, e e tee s b rt n e 25 ( ) n h s o r. s o d n rue h t h li s t n v rh ls , e dimi s d bec us J pe f ist a lge s tcintf c st saea c am ofi f c i a ssa e. s se a e as r al o le ufi e a t o t t l i nefe tve s it nc The cour ag e s t re. Topr c ove ouns lsa toro ison vi aedhi consiutona rg ,adef ntmus e' c m s i ol t s tt i l i ht enda t me t t - r n sa dad s o n t a c t e' d fciep ro ma c rs le i p eu ie e a wo p o g tn r , h wi g h t oms ls ee tv ef r n e e utd n rj d c . Stikl v.W as ngt 466U. 668,687( 98 .Fis,hedef ntmus s t t rc and hi on, S. 1 4) rtt enda t how ha t omslsrp e e tt n flbeo a o j ciesa d r o ra o a lne s'c nsd rn t t e' e r s nai el lw n b e tv tn ad f e s n be s , o ie ig c o ' crumsa sa t y e seda t tmeoft rpr e ai J .t687- Thede e nt ic tnce s he xit t he i he e esntton. #aa 88. f nda mus ove c t r ome asr pr umpton t tco e ' pe f ma ewa wihi t r ngeof tong es i ha uns ls r or nc s t n he a c ompee edema tnc ndedfom a t neysdefndi c i na ca e .Ll a 689.Se ond,os r tor e ng rmi l s s ta t c t how p eu ie t edee d n mus d mo taeate s n b ep o a iiy'ha b tf rc u e' rj dc ,h fn a t t e nsrt t a o a l r b b l 't t u o o ns ls r t er s t ouco oft pr ee nga is woul ha be ndifrnt LJ a 694ror,he t me he oc di t sue d ve e fee . IS t 95. . Th S p e Co r o Vign aa j dc tdo t me isJ s e ' camst a hi atme e u r me u t f r ii d u iae n he rt a p rs li h t s to y a s ne igwa ie fciei fiigt a c p J s rsph n c lsfo tej i a i fiig t e tncn s n fe tv n al o c e t ape ' o e al r m h al nd n al n n t fnd acommt t bas pr n t a ce J pe asa at r tvet i r r ton.The o i miy- ed ogr m o c pt as r n le na i o nca ce a i Cour f t oundt tt e c am sf l und bo h pr ha hes l i aied er t ongsofStikl nd: rc a Pe ii rf l t ale wha i or ton woul ha be n e ha d had ttone ais o l ge t nf ma i d ve e xc nge t l phoni c ee c omm t c to be n esa ihed,a f ist a lge how t abs nc of mia i n e t bls nd a l o le he e e aphoneac ounti c e c c mpa t d ouns lspe f nna . Ther or i l ng t e ' r o nce ec d,ncudi he a fdavi ofcouns l de onsr t st tc fi t e , m ta e ha ouns la t e tempt dt fnd a a tr tve e o i n le nai s ntnci pr a t twoul ha a ce edpettone ,butwa t bl t fnd e e ng ogr m ha d ve c pt ii r s ma e o i s h apr nm duet pe iine ' m e a il s c i i lhit y, ot uc ogr o tto rs nt l lnes , rm na sor and her be vi . Peii ne f ist ofe e de e ofa pr n t two d ha ha or tto r a l o f r vi nc ny ogr m ha ul ve a ce ed hi . c pt m ( de Gr ntngMot Dim,M a.3,3011 a 2. Thesaec tsfndi off theea e Or r a i . s r ,t ) tt our' i ngs ac r r e ildt aprsl i ofc r cnes unde j225 0. ntte o e lmpton ore t s r 44 Couns lsa tda ta ata he r or s itd i s e ' fi vi nd tc d ec ds ubm te n uppor oft m oto t dim ist t he i n o s s he sa eha a peii pr deextnsvei or ai n aboutt ditculi i ve f a tt be s tton ovi e i nf m to he fi tes nvol d or nyone a tm ptngt fnd ac te i o i omm t t plce ntf J s r Be or t Charote vil ofens ,J s r miy a me or a pe . f e he l ts le f e a pe ha s r d tr ofi r e ai f nonvi en ,pe i c i , r oft tm ei ma mum d e ve e ms nca c r ton or ol t tt rmes pa t he i n xi s ctrt prs nsbec us ofhi no ompla be vi r hiei r e aed,J s rc d not e liy i o a e s nc int ha o .W l nca c r t a pe oul r c i hi diabiiy payme s and t payme sdi no r lme i e ael afe hi r las . e e ve s s lt nt , he nt d t esl mm di t y tr s ee e l t sc e J s rsti a t ne pe s de t Cour t r las J pe on bond be or n hi as , a pe ' ral tor y rua d he t o ee e as r f e s t ncng s t thecoul ty ac en e i o ha d r omm uniy plc nt Asacondii t entrt sf ciiy, t a eme . ton o e hi a lt J s rha t sop tki hi medi to J pe decde afe s ndi onl t da a t a pe d o t a ng s cai n. as r i d, tr pe ng y wo ys t he fclt,h t ene d dt b o hi me iain lR tep o r m, n r tme t j i.Ag i a i y ta h e e o e n s d c to ,e h r g a a d eu d o al an, i afe t ti l t Cour de e r s nt nci t a l t pr to ofi ert tyt fndanot r tr he ra ,he t f red e e ng o low he obai n tc o r o i he pl c nA ntf r J pe . a e e o as r A tt s nt nc ng hea i o J 9,201 t Com m onw e lh a J per s a t r y he e e i rng n une 0, he a t nd as ' to ne a r e t t mp sn a o h rtr o j itmewo l n tl eyrs ti al n -em c a eo g e d ha i o ig n t e em f al i ud o i l eul n o gtr h ng f k J pe ' co uc,bec us ofhi m e alil s Couns lpr e e t Cour wih a e lfom as r s nd t a e s nt lnes . e es nt d he t t n mai r Da d W is n,a i vi lwho expr s ed c i et thi or ni ton c d tnd a vi lo n ndi dua e s onfdenc ha s ga zai oul s plc ntf J s r des t J pe ' me a il s a c i i lhit y.Couns pe s de t a eme or a pe , pie as r s nt l lne s nd rm na sor el r ua d he Cour t s a e uto ofJ pe ' s nt nc f r 90 da t a l Ja pe ' di a lt paym e st t o t y xec i n as r s e e e o ys o low s r s s biiy nt o r s e i or rt c rt cos oft pr n sW is des r be W is w a nota e t e um n de o ove he t he ogr m l on c i d. l on s bl o pr dtt pr ie as itnc howe r a ot ri re c ms lm a we eunfuif . ovi he om s d ss a e, ve , nd he nquii s ot e de r r tul Th s a tee do 9 d y , ape we t oji t sr ehi a tv t y a s n e c . u , t h n f 0 a s J s r n t alo e v s cie wo-e r e tn e J s ras e t i hi f de alpe ii t ti c a pe s r s n s e r tton ha f ouns lha a e e J s r sca l fom t e d cc pt d a pe ' ls r he j i,he c u dh v ds u s dJ s rsie sa o tc mmt t p a e n o to s J s ras alt y o l a e ic s e ape' d a b u o miy lc me t p in . ape lo f ulsc ms lf rno calng f c ltesdie ty a a t ot e o t li a iii r c l boutwhe he t woul a e J s r J pe t r hey d cc pt a pe . as r s is l te sa o he doc e st t sc t a t m ptng t s ubm t e t r nd t r um nt o hi our , t e i o how t a ia lt of he va l biiy c m muniy pl c m e s a a gue t tco e s dno ha r le on M r W is ora ne o t a e nt , nd r s ha uns l houl t ve ei d . lon nyo e s A s s a ed, he co tcn l e. tt t ur nnotco i rt s e bis be a e Ja pe di notpr s ntt m ns de he e xhi t , c us s r d e e he pr pe l i s o ry n uppo tofhi s a e pe ii r s t t tton. Cule 1 S.Ct a 1 l n, 31 . t 400. M o e v r t c u t a no fn t tc u e' p ro ma ewa d fce t rp eu iil r o e ,he o r c n t id ha o ns ls e fr nc s eiin o rj d ca . Gi n t m a e f t co ela ohe sha ar a e nde t fnd al t m co muniy ve he ny fors uns nd t r d le dy xpe d o i ong-er m t pr n f J s ,t c t mnotfnd t tc ogr m or a per he our ci i ha ouns lsr la on M r W is a trt e ' e ince . lon fe he s nt ncnghe rngw a a t e ona esr t gy, riulry snc t pr n c ie i W is s e e i ai s n mr as bl ta e pa tc a l i e he ogr m rt ra lon' e a ldes rbe s e t l - a f Ja pe ' pl c m e pr e s The c tfndsno m i c i e m aior m de or s r s a e nt obl m . our i r s bl pr biiy t tt out om eoft pl c m e pr r m s r h woul ha bee ea ona e oba lt ha he c he a e nt og a ea c d ve n dif r nt butf couns ' f iur t m a m or phoneca l t J s ra t t f ciii J pe fe e , or els a l e o ke e ls o a pe nd o he a ltes as r be i ve a opr a e. le d ppr i t Fort s a e r s , he c tc nnotfnd t tt Supr m e Cout ofV igi a' he t t d ea ons t our a i ha he e ' t r ni s dimis oft exha t po tonsofCl m ( wa t ontayt ori ve a unr a ona e s sal he used ri ai 4) s i rr o, nvol d n e s bl c a ia i of cla l esa ihed Fede a lw , ort bas on a unr as bl de e mi ton pplc ton , e ry t bls rl a ' t ' was ed n e ona e t r nai oft f c si lg oft e denc pr s t i t St ecour pr ee ng.'28U . C. he a t n i ht he vi e e en ed n he at t oc di ' S. j2254( .Thec tgrnt t motont dimismst t s pori ofCl m ( . * our a s he i o s s o he e tons ai 4) l II I concuso t cou tgr nt t moton t dim is as r sf r lha scai sa e n l i n, he r a s he i o s s .J pe ' ede a bea l m r p o e u al b re o wi u me it e j2 4( Ana p o raeo d rwil su t i d y. r c d r l ar d r t t rtmd r 25 *. p r p it r e lis e h s a y ho The Clr i d r c e t s nd c esoft sm e o a e k s ie t d o e opi hi m r ndum o ni a a ompa ng pi on nd cc nyi or rt pe ii r de o ttone . E NTER:Ths AW# d yo Mac 20 2. i a f rh, 1 * ChifUnie Stt sDititJ e t d a e src udge 1 2

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