Panfile v. Johnson, No. 7:2011cv00212 - Document 11 (W.D. Va. 2011)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 09/14/2011. (kab)
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CLERK' OFFI U. DI Cour S CE s. R AT DANVILE, L VA A% D oc SE 1 I TH E U NI N TED STATE S D I STR I CO UR T CT FO R TH E W ESTER N D I STR I O F V I G I I CT R N A R O A N O K E D I ISIO N V A LLEN N EIL PAN FILE ,SR . , Pett oner, ii 2UL BY: Ci lA cti N o.7: cvvi on 11- 00212 M EM O M N D UM O PIN IO N G ENE M .JO H N SO N , Res pondent . 2 U EY . . P C By: H on.Jaclson L.K i t ser Seni U nied St esD i ri Judge or t at st ct A le N e lPa ie,Sr ,a Vi gi a i a e pr e ng pr K ,fl a pe ii f a w rtof l n i nf l . r ni nm t oce di o ied tton or i . habe sc pus purua t 28U. 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Ha e sp tto tldu e j2 5 aes be t oao ey a pei do l tto .28 b a eiins ie nd r 2 4 r u j c t n -e r ro f i ai n mi U. C. 2 4 ( ) 1. Ge ea1,hi peidb gnst rn fo ted t o whc t ej g n S. j 2 4 d ( )1 n r1y t s ro e i o u r m h ae n ih h ud me t o c n ito be o sfn l S e2 U. . . 2 4 ( )1( .A c nvcinbe o stn l n e f o vcin c me ia . e 8 SC j 2 4 d ( )A) o ito c me i a o c 2 t ava l biiy ofdi e tr vi w i e us e he ia lt r c e e s xha t d.Se U nie St t s v.Cl y,537 U . 522,524 e td ae a S. ( 2003) Howe ,heo - a flngpei i t ldwhiea i t sI opel fld . vert neye r ii rod s ole l n nmae' ' ry ie pr a i a i f St t pos - onvi to oro he cola e a r vi 'i d pplc ton or a e t c ci n t r l t r l e ew s d pendi ' 28 U . C. ng. S. j2 d ( .SeeW alv.Khol, 0 8 ,5 U. 244()2) l iNo. 9-68 62 S. ,2011U. LEXI 1 6, t*27, S. S 90 a 2011W L 767700, *1 ( a .7,2011 ( s usi pr e ngst tquaiya c ltr at 0 M r ) dic sng oce di ha lf s olaeal rviw) A dititco tma s e e . src ur y ummarl dimisaj225 peii i apeii rf l t ma iy s s 4 tton f ttone ais o ke t r qui ie s i oftm e i s a t rt c t tf e pe ii rt tt pe ii a a s he e st how ng i lne s fe he our no ii s ttone ha he tton ppe r untm el a a l s a opporuniy t pr de a a gum e a e de e. Hilv. a on,277 i y nd low n t t o ovi ny r nt nd vi nc l Br xt lThe o ne y a p ro ofl tto f rfln ah b a p t in u d rj2 4 b gnst r no t e lts o f u d ts e r e i d i a in o i g a e s ei o n e 25 e i o u n h a e t f o r ae : mi i t ( ted t o whc t j d me tb cmefn l ytec n lso o drc rviw o tee piaino te A) h ae n ih he u g n e a ia b h o cu in f ie t e e r h x rt fh o tm e f s ki s h r e i or ee ng uc evi w; ( t ed t o wh c t ei d me t ofl ga a pi ain c e tdb S aea t n i v o ai no t e B) h a e n ih h mpe i n t i n n p l to r ae y t t c i n i lto f h i c o Consiuto orlw soft Unie Stt i r m ov i t a i ntw a pr ve t d fom flngby s tt in a he td aes s e ed, f he pplca s e n e r ii uch St t ac i n' a e to , ( ted t onwhc tec n t uin lih asre wa iiil rc g ie b teS p e Co r,fh C) h ae ih h o si to a rg t setd s nt l e o nz d y h u rme u tite t ay rg ha be n ne l r og ze byt Supr m eCour a madertoa i y a i bl t ca eson iht s e w y ec ni d he e t nd er ctvel pplca e o s cola er r vi w ;or lt al e e ( ted t o whc tefcu l e iaeo tecam o camsp ee tdc udh v b e dso ee D)h ae n ih h a ta prdc t f h li r li rsne o l a e e n ic v rd t ough t exe c s ofdue dii nc hr he r i e lge e. 2 U. C. 22 4()1( -D) 8 S. j 4 d ()A)( . 2peii rdi notaguetmeln ttone d r i i esu d rsbscin ( tru h( . s n e u eto s B) ho g D) F. 701,7 ( hCi.2002) 3d 07 4t r . Pettone ' j225 peii i untmel underj2 d)1( .Peii rsco cin ii rs 4 tton s i y 244( ( )A) ttone ' nvito be m e f na i M a c 2009,whe t tm e e r d f pe ii rt no e a a ca i l n r h n he i xpi e or ttone o t n ppea oft Cour l he t ofAppe l sdi m i s lofhi diec a a t t Supr m e Cour ofVi gi a. Pe ii ne fl hi a' s s a s r t ppe l o he e t r ni tto r ied s s at habeaspetton i January 2010,t m ont aft hi convi i becam e t . See Hous on t e ii n en hs er s cton inal t v.La k,487U. 266, ( 988)( s rbi prs n- iboxr e.TheCic tCo tde ed c S. 276 1 de ci ng io mal ul) r ui ur ni t ha a pe ii i A pr l201 Ac di y,t tm e t ha aspe ii w aspendi be or he be s tton n i 0. cor ngl he i he be tton ng f e t Ci c tCour i t l d,a t f r lha as sa ut of lm ia i nsbe n r ng a i i he r ui t s ole nd he ede a be t t e i t t o ga unni ga n n A pr l2010. i Pe ii r fl hi fr tune ttone ied s i s xhaus e f de alha spetton i Se e be 201 m or td e r bea ii n pt m r 0, e t n tlee m on hs a t rpe ii rno l rha a colat r a t ck pe ng i s a e co t ha lr t f e ttone onge d l e al ta ndi n t t ur . Ho v r ld s s e t strt eiina as c n p tto wih u p eu iea u e h u td, we e , imis d hi is p tto nd e o d ei n t o t rj dc s n x a se i a pe ii ne fl d t i t ntpe ii i M a 2011 m o e t n a ye rafe t C ic tCo t nd tt o r ie he ns a tton n y , r ha a t r he r ui ur dim i s d hi s a e ha aspe ii s s e s t t be tton. A lhough pe ii r s ilha notpr e e hi ha s c a m st t Supr m e Cour o t ttone tl s es nt d s bea l i o he e tf Vigi a hi pr e f de a pe ii n i untm ey. Peii r spro f de alpe ii do no t l r ni , s es nt e r l tto s i l ttone ' i r e r ttons t ol t sat eoflmiai . Se Dunca v. ake ,33U. 1 1 182( )(;Aq a i ton he t ut i ttons e n W 1 r5 S. 67, 8 - 2001 ç( n pplcai f f r lha Šscor us r vi w i nota t pplc ton f St t pos - onvi ton orot r or ede a be p e e s n k i a i or a e t c a ci he c l tr l e iw'wi i t me nngof U. C. 2 4 ( )2 .Se to 2 4 ( )2 t rf r ol ea rv e ' t n he a i 28 S. j 2 4 d ( ) cin 2 4 d () heeo e a h dl lnott lt lmiai pei durngt pe nc ofr pondent frtf r ha as oes ol he i tton rod i he nde y es ' is edeal be s pe ii ' .Eve t lng t pe i whe hi saeco lt r lat c wa pe ngbe or t tton.' ) n oli he rod n s tt la e a ta k s ndi f e he Cic tCour , or t n t e ve m ont pas e be w e n w he pe ii r s c c i bec m e r ui t m e ha w l hs s d t e n ttone ' onvi ton a fna a w he he f l d t i t ntf der lpe ii A c or ngl pe ii rf l t tm e y tl i l nd n ie he ns a e a tton. c di y, tt one aied o i l i e t i t ntpe ii n,a 1m us di m i si unl s 1e t bl t lt s a ut oflm ia i ns he ns a tt o nd t s s t es quia y ol he t t e i t to . I r s ns t t c r ' c n e po e o he ou ts ondii tonalflng or ra s ng pe ii rt thi petton ii de dvi i ttone ha s ii a ppea e t be untm el pe ii ra gue t tt c ts d e t y t lpe i oftm e rd o i y, ttone r s ha he our houl quiabl ol rgds i s a la t he a a s or e tonalf ciiy di no pr de a lt d t ovi bec us he i pr y ,he i unf m ii rw ih t l w , nd hi c r c i a e s o t . . hi as it nce vi a f tona l w lbr r i a e t a ne i l w ,ora i tt i la t y. m ssa a unc i l a i a y, nm t s r i d n a n ns iutona tonw Equiabl t lng i a ia e onl i dhos r r i t nc w he e - due t c r um s a ese e na t e oli s va l bl y n d e a e ns a es t r o i c t nc xt r l t t pa t s ow n c o he r y' onduc - i w oul be unc c ona e t e or e t lm ia i pe i ag ns t t d ons i bl o nf c he i t ton rod ai t t ep rya d g o sij siewo l r s t' Ro s v. e 33 F.d2 , 46(t Ci. 0 3 (. h a t n r s n u tc u d eul. u e Le , 9 3 38 2 4h r 2 0 ) : ' : . ba )(ntr quotto maksomitd)(ii Ha sv. c ns 209F. 325,330(t nc i enal ain r te ctng ni Huthi on, 3d 4h Ci.2000).M eelc ofknowldgea utl lpr es ort saut yde i frfdea r ) r ak e bo ega oc s he tt or adlne o e rl ha a r le doesnots be s e i f uppor gr ntng s h e r or na y r lef Se H a s 209 F. a 330. t a i uc xt a di r e i . e ni , 3d t Fur he m or ,ldo notf nd a e r or na y c r um s aw esi t sr or t tpr ve e t r e i ny xt a di r ic t l n hi ec d ha e nt d peiine fom tlngatmel peii Se UniedStt v.Sos ,364F. 507,51 ( h Ci. tto r r ii i y tton. e t aes a 3d 2 4t r 2 0 )(r K sausa in rnc o t elw d e n t u tf e utbl t lig ; r e v. 0 4 p o tt nd g o a e f h a o s o j siy q ia e oln ) Tu n r J on,1 F. 390, ( t Ci.1 )( i t tunfmiirt wiht lw duet ohns 77 3d 392 5h r 999 notng ha a laiy t he a o ilt lieracy orpro >tsausdoe not ol l ttonspei .Peii rsoo ant a utt tt s t l i ai mi rod) ttone ' mpli s bo he .. qua iy oft pr s s l lr s ur esorf e nc oft i tt i la t ne s vi isa s d tt he i on' ega e o c r que y he ns iutona tor y' s t l o o notpr deaba i f e t et lng. Se a s Tuc rv. ng t 538 F. 732, 735(t ovi ss or quiabl oli e lo ke Ki son, 3d 7h Ci.2008 (ttngt tlmie a e st alw lbrr i notgoundsf e tbl t lng) Fl r ) sai ha i td cc s o a i a y s r or quia e oli ; ' ye v.Hikman,273F. 11 11 ( t Ci. c 3d 44, 46 9h r 2002)(e nii t tt lckofa ce st lbrr rcog zng ha he a c s o i ay mae il doesnota omai lyquaiyasgr tras ut tcal lf oundsf e tbl t lng) Ha yv.J hns No. or quia e oli ; n' o on, 2: v28, 06c 2006U, DitLEXI 78 3,2006W L 3299992,* ( D.Va.Oc. 2006) S. s. S 41 3 E. t25, (ttngt tdea d t s ki lgala cea r ae algai ofi de t prs lw sai ha lys ue o ee ng e dvi nd eltd le tons na quae ion a lbrresaenots fci te ror naycr u tnce fre tbl t lng ;Bur v. c 349 i ai r ufi en xta di r ictnsa s o quia e oli l ns Be k, F.Supp. 1971 974( . N. 200 ( evi t tprs n c tons s hasl kdownsor 2( , M D. C. 4) obsr ng ha io ondii , uc oc miplc me oflgalpa r,aeno nor l grundsf eq tbl t lng) M orove ,i s a e nt e pes r t maly o or uia e oli . e r t a a st tpe ii ppe r ha ttonerha s ilnotye pr e e hi ha s c ai st t Supr m e C o tof s tl t es nt d s bea l m o he e ur Vi gi a de pie m y pror di c s ons on t m a t r A c or ngl Ifnd t tpe ii r fl d hi r ni s t i s us i he te . c di y, i ha ttone ie s f de a ha aspe ii n be e r l be tt o yond t one ye rs a ut oflm ia i ,pe ii he - a t t e i t tons ttoneri note il d t s ntte o equiabl t lng,a t pe ii m us be dim i s t e oli nd he tton t s s ed. 11 1. Fort f r goi r a ons 1dim i s t pe ii f a w rtofha s c pus pur ua t he o e ng e s , s s he tton or i bea or , s nt o Rul 4o t RulsGo r ng j2254Ca es s duponmytndi t tpeii rha not e f he e veni s .Ba e i ng ha ttone s m a t r ui ie s t ntals w i ofa de a ofa c ns iutonalr g asr qui e by 28 de he eq s t ubs a i ho ng ni l o tt i i ht e r d U. 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