-RSB Bacon v. Varner et al, No. 7:2011cv00272 - Document 19 (W.D. Va. 2011)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Samuel G. Wilson on 11/2/2011. (tvt)
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The c t r e a g an st rm o i f nt ol i our ag e s nd r t hei ton or 1 s mmayj dg n . u r u me t 1Ba onas cl mst tW a d nW as n G oltd g s rg st befe o e da geme 'i t t c lo ai ha r e to ç ae hi) iht o re f n n r nt'n ha vi Bacon i sillhous ar s tl t ed ound'V a ner Tot ext t arghttt be fee ofendanger ent'exit , ' r . he ent hat i Go r m ' ss Bacon f l t dem onsr t any f ualbassf t cl m. Ther a e no f st i cat t Va nerwas ais o ta e act i or he ai e r act o ndi e hat r tyi t har Bacon a t tm eoft i dentort Var rhasbeen tyi t har Bacon sncet r ng o m t he i he nci hat ne r ng o m i he i dent socc r e.N ordoesBa alege f t s nci ' urenc con l ac s howi t tW ar W a s has eiherafimatvel ng ha den t on , t fr i y orby i ton,putBacon i har ' wa a any tm e. l s t Ba hasa l nac i n m s y t i n hor, con leged no l orf t bas s egal ac ual i f hi tendanger or s ç ment'cl m agai tt war ' ai ns he den. The r e tf ct i t lghtm os f vor bl t Bac a e t e :on J at attq, el van a s n he i ta a eo on r hes 2 une j l ) Bac wasge tng a haic a W RSP w he t o ot ri a esa l c d hi . The t o a s l nt on ti r ut t nw he nm t ta ke m w s aia s we e so ng a kiki Ba n whiehewa l ng hepl s l on t g ound. l a e f t o r t mpi nd c ng co l s yi l e sy he r n n for t so t be tng, Va e fr t e r t p he a i ea t ome oft r bbe pele s he u r lt m r ied hr e oundsofr bbe pele s3 Atl s s u r lt . s nz k Ba on bef e V a ners c s uly r s or d or r t c c or r uc es f l e t e de . lI. Ba on m ant i t tVar rsa tonsvi a e hi Eiht Ame c i ans ha ne ' c i olt d s g h ndme rghtt befe nt i o r e f om c u a unus puni bm e . The def nt a g t tV ar rc r r el nd ual s nt enda s r ue ha ne onduc e hi s f t d m el a o i t y i lghtoft cr umsa e a t ta pan i lc e wa noti e i lo ppr prael n i he ic t nc s nd ha ny i ntit d s nt ntona r wa o butme el a uni e d cons que e ofVa ne ' g f ih e f tt r t eo de . nt n, r y n nt nde e nc r rs ood-at for o esor r r Th c u t g e swi t ed fn a t a dt rf r g a t t ermoi nf rs mmayj d me t e o r a re t h e e d ns n heeo e rn s h i to o u r u g n . h The Ei ht Am e g h ndm e doesnotpr bi a1 a i a i off ce ori lc i ofpai nt ohi t 1 pplc ton or nfi ton n. Unie Sttsv.Gor,592F. 48 494( hCi.201 .Sl i lci ofpai i t c s o td ae e 3d 9, 4t r 0) ç- nfiton -he n n he oure f aprs s c iy mea tr ... sno a oun t c u a unus lpunihmen smpl be a ei ion e urt sze doe t m t o r el nd ua s t i y c us t m a a ari r t os tt tt de e off r e a ho i ed o a i d f s curt pur e w as y ppe n e r pec ha he gr e o c ut r z r pple or e iy pos s unr s bl a he eul ce s r i t src s e. l ( i W hilyv.Al r, eaona e, nd nc me s ay n he tit ens ' d. quotng te ' bes 475 U. 31 31 ( 986:.Rahe , xc svef cei c r trz dbyC S. 2, 9 1 t r e esi or s haace ie t ac a wa o s, obdur y nd ntnne s 2Su r ud nti pop rtft pla i stedic veya dicos emaeil o tl, mmayj gme s r e ç he e dng,h so r nd sl ur tras n ie i and a afi viss ny fda t how t t e i no genui is ast any m a eralf and t t m ova i hat her s ne s ue o t i act hat he nt s e tte t j dg nta ama tro lw. Fe R. v. 5 ( ) Th c ur viwst f csi t l tmos n ild o u me s te f a ' d. Ci P. 6 c . e o t e he a t n he i ' gh t fvo a l t t no vig p ry.He r v. z l,5 F. 37 37 ( t Ci. ) a r be o he nmo n a t n v Pun el 01 3d 4, 7 4 h r 2007 . 3The def endant subm it afi t f om G . Var r t of i who t ed t s s,and H. s ted tdavis r ne , he fcer ir he hot Coc ane,a cor ec i ofi erwho winess t event The afi t i cat t ta t Bac was hr r tonal fc t ed he . fdavis ndi e ha fer on at tacked and knocke t t gr d o he ound,V a ne s r r ounded a s iy al ecurt anu,uns ucces f l or r t s uly de ed he as iant t sop t atack,fr a bl r sal s o t he t ied ank ound i asaf diec i ai ed and fr r rpelesatt n e r ton, m ied ubbe lt he i t as aii Bacon' head and f and t ai ed and tr r nma e s lng s ace, hen m i ed ubberpelet att ot a t ke l s he her tac r. Thi caus d t a t s e he tacker t ceas and or rwasr t e Fort pur esoft sopi on,howeve ,t so e de esor d. he pos hi ni r he cour us Bacon' ver on oft e s. t es s si he vent noti dve t e or e r i good f ih,... na renc r or n at whet rt tco uc occ s i conne ton w ih he ha nd t ur n ci t esabls ng co tonsofconfneme ,s ppl ng medialne ds orr sorng ofii lco r t ihi ndii i nt u yi c e , et i fc a ntol o at t c l oc ' l ( i W hily,475U. a 31 .Thus t e ver umuluous elbl k. d. quotng te ' S. t 9) ,hes dee m i tonst n on twhet rf r ewasa id i a good f ih e f t o m ant i orr t e tr na i ur t he o c pple n at for t i an esor dicplneormalci l ands ditc l f t pur eofca i ham . l (uoi si i i ousy a sialy or he pos usng r ' d. q tng ' W hte 4 U. a 31 ) Mo e v r whl teUntdS ae S p e Co r h sçee tdte ily, 75 S. t 9 . r o e , ie h ie tts u r me u t a s j ce h r n to t a din fc n ij r i at r s odr q rme tf rsaiga e c si f recam, o in h t sg iia tn u y' s h e h l e uie n o ttn n x e sve o c li ' ' t a s n eof sro sijlyi n tirlva t i i v. d y 1 0 S. .1 7 ,1 7 ( 0 0 . he b e c a e iu n t s o ree n .W l ns Ga d , 3 Ct 1 5 1 8 2 1 ) r k ç nl si a a st tt evi nc vi w e i t lg m os f vor bl t t pl ntf , il s es t ppe r ha he de e, e d n he i ht u t a a e o he ai i f w l s uppor a r i e i e e e ofw a omw s i t i lc i n ofpai ... he ca e s ul notgo t t elabl nf r nc nt s n he nfi t o n t s ho d o t ej r ' W hte , 7 U. a 3 2. h u y. ily 4 5 S. t 2 ' U nde t s s a r Ba n' alega i do notam ountt a vi a i ofhi Ei t r hi t nda d, co s l tons o ol ton s gh h A m e e r ghtt be f ee f om c ue a unus puni hm e a t def nda s a e e il d ndm nt i o r r r l nd ual s nt nd he e nt r ntte t s mma yj d me t EihhAme d n q eto i t i c n e tu no wheh rfr ewa o u r u g n. g t n me t u sins n hs o tx tr n te oc s a id i a goo f ih e f tt r t eprs dicplneorm a ii usy a s ditc l f t pple n d-at for o esor ion s i i lc o l nd a sialy or he pur eofc usng ha pos a i nn.Ba on' own tli oft f c si caest the wa beng tso d c s e lng he a t ndi t ha s i lt mpe a kike ' hi a tc r a t tVa ne ' aci nsi d hale t ta t k.Ha Va ne not nd c d'by s ta ke s nd ha r r s to ndee t d ha tac d r r ac ed, he c i d ki kst Ba on' hea a body woul a m os a s e y ha bee m or t t ontnue c o c s d nd d l t s ur dl ve n e ij ro ta Vane ' r b rp l t .Th r c nt u b nolgtmaeifr n eo maiiuso nu ius h n r rs ub e el s e e a h s e e ii t n e e c f lco r e s s i i t nton V a ne ' pa t Tha Ba s f r pa n f om Var r s e f r s whie aditc n e r r s r. t con uf e ed i r ne ' f o t , l r gr ta e,i i a e i i t sc e . Theuni e i nali lc i ofpan i t co s of e e tbl s mm t ral n hi ont xt nt nto nfiton i n he ur e r s orng pr s or r doe nota ountt c uela unus lpunihm e . Thi i t u e i t et i i on de s m o r nd ua s nt s s r e ven f he f c us d doesnota or e e ppea i r r pec t ha be n r s bl H e e, onl w ast f r r n etos t o ve e ea ona e. r not y he o ce r s bl i lghtoft vi ousnaur oft a tck, t pan wast r ul ofagood-at ea ona e n i he ci t e he ta but he i he es t f ih e f tt r t e prs di ci i and i lkel pa esi co pa i on t t po e i pa n i lc e f or o es or i on s plne t i y l n m r s o he t ntal i nfi t d b ac i d a s ul. And whieBa on i notr quie t e t bls t i lc i ofa s ro y ontnue s a t l c s e r d o sa ih he ntiton e i us ij r ,hea s n eo s hij r i n tirlv n .l i n th r t i gn t a Vmme ' a to s nu y t b e c f uc nu y s o ree a t t s o ad o ma ie h t rs cin i f pr v n e s ro sij r t Ba o .Viwigt ee d n ei t elg t s fv rbl t n kt e e td ei u nu y o c n e n h vie c n h ih mo t a o a e o t pl i if t c ti una e t r la y i e wa onne s i t i lc i ofa pai A s he a ntf , he our s bl o e i bl nf r nt s n he nfi ton ny n. s c ,h c u t rn st ed fn a t ' to f rs mmayj dg n . u h te o r g a t h ee d ns mo in o u r u me t 11 1. Eve vi w i t f t i t lghtm os f vo a e t Ba n e ng he ac s n he i t a r bl o con, hi co ti una e t t s ur s bl o r s na y c r c e i t def nt 'co uc asvi a i t Cr la Unus Pu s e t ea o bl ha a t rze he enda s nd t oltng he ue nd ual nihm n Cl us oft Ei h A m e a e he ght ndm e . A cc di y, he c t ilgr ntt de enda s m oton f nt or ngl t our w l a he f nt ' i or s mmayj d me t u r u g n. 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