Chaffins v. Southwest Virginia Regional Jail-Abingdon, No. 7:2011cv00312 - Document 11 (W.D. Va. 2011)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 08/17/2011. (kab)

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CLERK: OFFI t.S. ST. CE ; D4 COURT AT ROANOKE:V A FI LED I TH E UN I N TED STATE S D I STR I T C O U R T C FO R TH E W E STER N D I STR I O F V I G I I CT R N A ROANOKE DI I ON V SI BI LLY DEA N CH AFFI S, N AL 1? 22 1 C 1 . T JULI C. U A . CLERK BY; DEP 'Y L r ERK CA SE N O .7: C V 00312 11 Pl nt f , ai i f Vs. M EM O M N D U M O PI IO N N SO UTH W EST V I G I A R EG I N AL R NI O J L- NGDON, & , AI ABI c By:Ja sC. k me Tur Seni U ni States Di ri Judge or ted st ct Dee fndants. t) Bil Dea Cha tns a Vigi a i m a e pr ee ng pr K ,fld t s ci lrg s a ton ly n fi , r ni n t oc di o ie hi vi i ht c i purua t 42U. C.j 1 alegi t tanurea t Sout tVigi aRe onalJ l(éhe s nt o S. 983, l ng ha s t he hwes r ni gi ai s t j i' i Abi al' n ngdon ga hi a he i t' me cai ca i hi t s fri1efcs He ) ve m not r nmaes di ton, usng m o ufe l fe t. s e sc n p nst r d n a e a d ij ncie rle t b mo e t a me ia p io fclt l e k o a e ao y a l g s n n u tv eif o e v d o d c l rs n a ii y. A fe t c ta s Cha f ns t thi aleg tons i t i ta c pl i wer i uf i i ntt t r he our dvi ed f i ha s l a i n he nii l om a nt e ns fc e o sa e a a tona e cl m ,Cha tnss t t n c i bl ai fi ubmitd a ame e ,whi h t c twilgr nt Upon te n ndm nt c he our l a . r e ofhi compl i asa e eviw s ant m nded,howe r t co tfndst thi al ga i f lt pr de ve , he ur i ha s le tons ai o ovi f t lba i fra co tt ina cli a tona eunde jl acua ss o ny nsiuto l am ci bl r 983. 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She or not r nm t z s notc d t m it ke a had Cha f nst a f r d t t m edi luni w he e s a fm onior d oon i e he s a nd f i r ns er e o he ca t r tf t e hi c ton f 48 hotr . Chafi a l gest ta a r s toft ki t sm e c ton,he s f r d s ondii or zs f ns le ha s e ul a ng hi di a i uf e e f om hi bl d pr s ur a l bl s r a t ts nce t i i nt he hashad t r ba r gh oo e s e nd ow ood uga , nd ha i he nc de , t y d ve he dl he ) wihpoorvii andalols kgnglve' bad.3 a ac s, t son, ls ha i l y ,, 1 1 A co pl ntfl by a i at cha l ngi t c m ai ied n nm e le ng he onduc ofa ûofi rore pl e ofa t n t tce m oye gove n nt e iy'ma bedimis unde 28U. C.j1 5 b)1 i t c anti r me al ntt ' y s sed r S. 91 A( ( ) f he ompli s Sf i ous m alci orf is t s a e a c ai upon w hi h r i m a be gr nt d. The f t krvol , i ous a l o t t l m c elef y a e ' ' ac ual alegai i t c pl i mus cont n ç et n l besa c l i 'a S us be l tons n he om ant t ai ' mor ha a l nd oncusons' nd t t m e noug t r i e a r g t r i fa h o a s i ht o ele bove a s c a i l vel' Bel At . p. Tw o bl 550 U . pe ul tve e . ' l l Cor v. m v, S. 544,555( ) Afe rviw ofChafi 'algai a ame d,t c tc ude t the 2007 . tr e e tns le tons s nde he our oncl s ha fist algef t sai acam a tona eunde j1 3. al o le acs ttng li ci bl r 98 Asa i ta matr Chafns alg to saen a to a ecam a an t h j i. n ni l te , fi ' l ains tt o cin bl li g i s t e al i e Be a s t ej i i n taC e s n' me a l t s iu d rj 1 8 , l camsa ans t i d fn a t c u e h als o l ro 'a n b e o ut n e 9 3 al li g i t h s ee d n p wilbesl rl dimis d.Prvalv. no,No.99l lmma iy s s e e Re 6950,2000W L 20591, t*1( h Ci. a a 4t r J n. 1 , 0 0 ( n u ls e )( u tn W i v Mihc nDe to S aeP ie 4 U. 5 , ( 9 9 . 3 2 0 ) u p bih d q o ig l . c ia p' f tt ol , 91 S. 8 71 1 8 ) l c 2 A ccor ng t Chafi , t ot i e' mediatonsi uded s Gncest tea hea di o tns he her nmat s c i ncl ubs o r t rt pr e s bl pr s e,di es,and ner pai oblm , ood es ur abet ve n. A gre ivancet Chafi s it i s hat fns ubm ted n upportofhi compl nti ca est aferChafins s ai ndi t hat t t r ved t m edi i on June 1 2011 ofk i sm onior hi condii i t m edi uni f 24 ecei he caton 0, , t al t ed s ton n he cal t or hour ,durng whi tme hi bl pr ur and vialsi wer good. s i ch i s ood ess e t gns e Thenlret tChafnsna asadee nti hi n ndme i s j c t s tunde zs ha fi mes fnda n s me nt s ub e t o ui r j1 3.Ho ve,alcli a ns he mus as bes 98 we r 1 ams gai t r t lo ummaiy dimisd, s t rl s se puruanto j 1 1 A( () be us Chafi doe notaleg fcsi c tngt the aci vi ae hi 9 5 b)1, ca e tns s l e a t ndiai ha r tons oltd s c tt i ly pr ec e r g s ons iutona l ot t d i ht . I or t saeac eofa tonunde j1983,apl ntf mus esa iht theha bee n der o tt aus ci r ai if t tbls ha s n de i d ofrg sgua a ee by t Consiu i orl wsoft Unie St t sa t tt s prve i ht r nt d he tt ton a he td a e nd ha hi de i ton r ule f om c prva i es t d r onduc com m i t d by a pe s a tng underc orofs a e l w . W es t te r on c i ol tt a t v. ki ,487U. 42 ( 988) Topr t thi c s ofme c teame a At ns S. 1 . ove ha s oure dialr t nt mountdt a e on Ei ht Am e g h ndm e vi a i a i a e m us s nt ol t on, n nm t t how t tpr s of i i l t w hos ca e he w as ha i on fc a s o e r c m it d e bie d i r t i f e enc 't hi S e i m edi lnee ' Es e l v. a bl om te xhi t d s be a e ndif r e' o s l rous del s ca ds. t le G m e, ' 4 9U. 9 , 0 ( 9 6 .Th imaemu ts w t tteo fca wa a r ofo j cie 2 S. 7 1 4 1 7 ) e n t s ho ha h fiil s wae b e tv e de f om w hi h s c d dr w a i e e e t ta s t nta r s ofha m e s e t ts vi nce r c he oul a n nf r nc ha ubs a i l i k r xi t d, ha he d ew t ti e e ,a t ts f ied t r s r ha nf r nce nd ha he a l o e pond r a ona y t t rs Fa m e v. e m a e s bl o he i k. r r Br l n, 511U. 825,847( 994) Ont ot rha me eyneglgen a to durngt c s of S. 1 . he he nd, r l i t cins i he oure pr di i a e m edi lt e t e do notpr s n c tt i lde i to . Es e l 429 U . ovi ng nm t ca r a m nt e e t ons iutona prva i ns t le, S. a 1 1 tM edi lm a pr c i doesnotbec e a c tt t o lvi a i n m e el be us t t 05- 06. û ca l a tce om ons iu i na ol t o r y ca e he vitm i aprs r' I a 1 , ohns v. none ,1 F.d 16 1 69( h Ci.1 ci s ione . d. t 06. ' J on Oui s 45 3 4, 68- 4t r 998) ( ca ee de ei c tddocor di nosd a te tdpli ifss o ,butdi not be us vi nc ndiae t s ag e nd rae antf ymptms d s how t tdoc or kne hi c ton i ve piuia y gl nd t or f l e t di gnos a ha t s w s ondii nvol d t t r a um , aiur o a e nd t e tt tcondii di no s a e Ei h A m e m e c a m e t r a ha ton d t t t ght nd nt l i ven houg i a e uli a e y went h nm t tm t l blnd) i . Chafns algai dono s ppor a cam t ta fi ' le tons t u t ny li ha nyonea t j i a tdwih dei rt t he al ce t lbe ae i f e e e t hi s i m e c lne ds H i s i sonsi c t t tm e c s a fm onior d ndif r nc o s erous di a e . s ubm s i ndi a e ha di al t f t e hi medialc tonsr ulry,pr de hi wih me c ton,a t sepst ha hi s c ondii eg a l ovi d m t di a i nd ook t o ve m t a f r e t ano he f ciiy as s aspos i e f m edi lr s .M or ove ,Cha fnsof e s r ns e r d o t r a lt oon s bl or ca ea ons e r f fr no f t on whi h he c d pe s de a f tfnde t tt nur e delber t l g hi t w r ac s c oul r ua ac i r ha he s i a e y ave m he ong m e c tonson J 1 2011. Rat r hi a l ga i i c t t ts i dvere l f ie t di a i une 0, he , s le tons ndi a e ha he na tnty a l d o f l t polc ofc cki i t ar ndson t toneocc son and mit ke y olow he iy he ng nma e mba ha ai sa nl a i s e ed a heri a e sm e c tons t hi . Furhe m or i i c ea f om hi o n dm nit r not nm t ' di a i o m t r e, t s l r r s w a l ga i t tupon di co rng he m i t ke t n s r po d r s bl t a r s i le tons ha s ve i r s a , he ur e es nde ea ona y o ny i k t c eae by ens i t saf m onior d Chafi 'c ton f s ve alhour .Thus he f l t r td urng hat t f t e tns ondii or e r s , ais o pr e f t on w hi h he coul pr ve a c tt i na cl i ag ns he . es nt ac s c d o ny ons iuto l a m ai t r Att mos , he t Chafi 'a l to pr e apos i e sa e 1w c am ofmedial tns legai ns es nt sbl tt a l i c neglge orm apr tc whi h doesnotgi rs t ac tt i c am a i nota to e i nce l aci e, c ve ie o onsiutonal l i nd s ci nabl unde j1983. I .Fi nghi j 1 cam t bel lyfi ous purua t j 1 5 b)1, r 1 d ndi s 983 li o egal rvol , s nt o 91 A( ( ) t ec u t ldimist ea to wi u p eu ie Ana p o raeo d rwil ne t i d y. h o r wil s s h cin t t rj dc . p r p it r e le tr h s a ho TheCl r i die t d t s nd c e oft sm e o a e k s r c e o e opi s hi m r ndum o ni a a ompa ng pi on nd cc nyi or rt pli if de o antf . ENTER:Th s / d yo Au u t2 1 i ? a f g s, 01 . J J S ' Unie SttsDit'xJ or td ae sr ! udge l Secton 1983 w asi ended t pr ec onl f alrght guar nt by f allw and i nota i nt o ot t y eder i s a eed eder a s vehi e f r si neglgenc cl m s f whi t r ar adequat r cl or ai ng i e ai or ch he e e e emedi under sat l es t e aw. W rahtv. i Coli ,7 F. 8 ,84 ( t Ci.1 85 . Plitf ' sae lw cams a e t us no ide n e ty l 66 2d 41 9 4h r 9 ) an ifs t t a li r h ns t n pe d n l a ton bl u e j 1 3,a t e c r de l st e r ie s plme t lj rs c i o e t m i t i c i a e nd r 98 nd h ou t ci o xe cs up e n a u iditon v r he n hs ne a ton.Se 28U. C. 1 67 c .Al s h camswilb dimis dwi utp eudc ci e S. j 3 ( ) l uc li l e s se t ho rj ie.

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