Gholson v. Commonwealth Of Virginia et al, No. 7:2011cv00371 - Document 2 (W.D. Va. 2011)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 09/14/2011. (kab)

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CL ERK: OFFI k. . $X GOQRI C: )$ Q1 AT RQANDKE, VA FI LED SEP 1ù 29 1 1 I TH E U N I N TED STATES DI STRI T C O U RT C FO R T H E W E STER N D I STR I T O F VI G I I C R N A R O A N O K E DIV ISIO N J A C. ULI D BY: DEPU . C2ERl < ERK LO N N I M CD O N O V A N G H O LSO N , E U K , CASE NO.7: 11CV00371 Pl ntft) ai ifs, M EM O M N D UM O PI I N N O VS. CO M M O N W EA LTH O F V I G I A , R NI W K , By:Jame C.Tur s k Seni Uni St or ted ates Di t ctJudge s ri Dee fndants. t) Lonni M c onova Ghol on,a V igi a i a e pr ee ng pr K ,tl d t s c vi rgh s e D n s r ni nm t oc di o i e hi i l i t . a i purua t 42 U. C.j 1 algi t t aci ofsae ofiil ha vi ae hi cton s nt o S. 983 le ng hat he tons tt fcas ve oltd s c tt i lr ght . Fort s a l ge deprva i ,he s e t r co rm one a y dn a s f om ons iutona i s he e le d i tons e ks o e ve t r m ge r t de e nt a t br ng c i i l wa r n s a i t t m . The cour tnds t t Ghol o s he f nda s nd o i r m na r a t ga ns he ti ha s n' co pl i m us be s m a iy di m i s d. m a nt t um rl s s e The co t i r qui e t di m i s a a ton or c ai fl by a pr s r ag ns a ur s e r d o s s ny c i l m ied i one ai t go vem m e a e iy orofi eri t cour de e nest a ton o cl i i f i ous m alci us nt l ntt fc f he t t nni he c i r a m s rvol , i o , orfist sae a cli on whih rle ma be grntd. 28 U. C.j 1 A( ( ) W hee al o tt am c eif y a e S. 915 b)1. r pl ntf stlla t alegai lr not e ug t rie arg t rle a ai if st cual l tons a e l no h o as iht o eif bovet s c ai he pe ultve l ve , t o t t i çpl usbl on is f e ' Bel At .Com .v. Tw om bl 55 U . 5 570 e l' o ne ha s l a i e ' t ac ,' l l v, 0 S. 44, ( 0 7 ,t c mpan ma b s mmaiy d s se Se to 1 5 b ()d c o dsj g sn t 2 0 ) he o lit y e u rl imis d. ci n 91 A( ) 1 ' c r ud e o a o y t a hort t di m i s a cl m ba ed on a i s a y m e il s l lt r bu al o t nl he ut iy o s s ai s n ndi put bl rtes ega heo y, t s he unus lpow e t pi r t vei of t c pl i ' f c ua alega i a di m i s t e cl i s ua r o e ce he l he om a nts a t l l tons nd s s hos a m whos fcua c e i aece ryba ees ' Neiz v.W ila ,490U. 31 327 ( 989 e a t l ontntons r la l s l s. tke ' lims S. 9, 1 ) (ntr ei t t tfi ous'a us di prorve so of28U. C.j 1 5( ) i eprtng he enn trvol ' s e n i rin S. 91 d). Tosaeaca eofaci underj1 apl ntf mus esabls t the pe s ly,has tt us ton 983, ai if t t ih ha , ronal be n de i d ofr ght gua ant d by t Consiuto or l w s of t U nie St t a t tt s e prve i s r ee he tt i n a he t d a es nd ha hi de i ton r s t d f om conduc co m it by a pe s ac i under c orof s a e l w . W es prva i e ule r t m ted r on tng ol tt a t v. ki , U. 42 ( At ns 487 S. 1988) An i e' g nea c ant a prs c tons wiho . nmat s e rl ompli s bout ion ondii , t ut a l ga i i c tng t tpl i i fha bee pe s ly de i d ofcons iutonalr gh s m us be le tons ndi a i ha a ntf s n r ona l pr ve tt i i t, t dimisd.SeeHummerv. lon,657F. 621 625- (t Ci.1 )( di t tprs r s se Dat 2d , 626 4h r 981 hol ng ha ione pr e ng pr s m ay no s r as a ç ght e r nt' f r ot i a e ,bu m a onl s e t oce di o e t e ve d kni r a ' o her nm t s t y y e k o e oce hi own rg s;l tsv.Owe ,561 F. 560 ( h Ci.1 )(i ng t tj1 nfr s iht) nmae ns 2d 4t r 977 fndi ha 983 c ai r quies a l ged f c s s f c e t s l m e r le a t uf i i nt o how t tpl ntf hi s l has s t i d d i ton of ha ai i f m e f us a ne eprva i rght prvie ori i , i lge mmuniy s c e byt consiuton o f rllw) Seeas Moos Lodce t e ur d he tt i r edea a . lo e No 1 7v.r i, 0 U. 1 ,1 6 ( 9 2 ($altg njha sa dn t s e rd e sfrij re . 0 lvs 4 7 S. 63 6 1 7 ) û i a t s tn ig o e k e r s o nu is ( i d n t hm, u ma n ts e r d e sf rij re d n t oh r' . o e o i b t y o e k e rs o nu is o e o te s' ) Si lry,a co pl i t tf l t a lge s ii c mia l m ant ha ais o le pecfc onduc unde tke by e ch def nda t ra n a e nt ofi a ,pe s l i vi aton ofpl i if s c tt i lrght does notpr de f c ua ba i tci l r onaly, n ol i a ntf onsiutona i s ovi a t l s s f aj1 3cl m.Se Fihe v. ahi onM er ia Ar Tr nstAut .690F. 11 or 98 ai e s r W s ngt topoltn ea a i hor, 2d 33, l1 43 ( h Ci. 1 . An ofi a cn 42- 4t r 982) tcil nnotbe hed a omaialy la e f vi ai of l ut tc l ibl or oltons pli ifs rg s t oug t acins of s r nae ofiil. I (i ng t t docrne of antf iht hr h he to ubodi t fcas d. fndi ha ti r s ndea s rori i ia et j1983acins. epo t upei s napplc bl o to ) A s a i talm a t r G hol on' c pl i c m o go f w a d a i tt Com m o e t n nii te , s s om a nt al t or r ga ns he nw alh ofV igi a t tr tde e nthe na e . l i w e ls tl d t ta s a e and is a nci ca tbe r ni , he i s f nda m s t s l e te ha t t t ge es nno s dunde j1 W ilv.M i ga De tofStt Polc 491U. 58,71( 989 (dNjihe a ue r 983. l chi n p' ae ie, S. 1 ) çg et r Stt norisofii sa tngi t i ofiilc pacte aet r o 'unde j1 3.) Be a et ae t fcal ci n her fca a iis r pes ns r 98 5 . c us he ' Commonwe t i notat ron'unde j1 al Gholon' camsa ns t sdef n mus alh s l s ' r 983, 1 s s li gai t hi enda t t pe bedimisd, s tt j 1 5A( ( ) a lgalyfi ous l s se puruan o 91 b)1, s e l rvol . d. Ghol o s c pl ntm us al o be dim i s t t ext nt t t i a t pt t r i e c ai s s n' om ai t s s s ed o he e ha t tem s o a s l m f r i on be f of a or elef hal nyone bes de hi s f Bel hi ow n nam e i t he di of t i s m el. ow s n he a ng he c ompl nt Ghol on lsss ver lot i vi l a pl i if . None oft s peo eha sgne ai , s it e a her ndi dua s s antfs he e pl s i d t c he ompl i ,howe ,a Gholon hi s l c nno ltga e cl m s on t i be f A1 s h ant ver nd s m ef a t ii t ai her hal. 1 uc camswilbedimis purua t j1 5A( () asfi ous li l s sed, s nt o 91 b) 1, rvol . The nea l t o doz n ot r de enda s Ghol on na e a e c r nt or f ry w e he f nt s m s r ur e onne s a e r tt ofi a s i l ng num e ous i vi s pr vi l or pr e l empl ye by t Vigi a fcil , ncudi r ndi dual e ousy es nty o d he r ni De rme ofCoreci ( pa t nt r tons VDOC) Ot rt n na ngt s i vi l i t he di ofhi . he ha mi he e ndi duas n he a ng s co pl nt G hol on does not alege f c s c e ni a ac i unde t ke by any of t s m ai , s l a t onc r ng ny tons ra n he e i viual,pes ly,i vi ain ofhi rght. Acc di y,hi j1 cl msa ns t s ndi d s ronal n olto si s or ngl s 983 ai gai t he e defnda sa ewihou a f t lbai a mus bedimis d,purua t j 1 5A( ( ) as e nt r t t ny acua ss nd t s se s nt o 91 b)1, f i ous rvol . M or ve , Ghol on' c pl i m a s o y va eo r s s om a nt ke nl gue ge r lz tons t t a e c pl t l ne a i a i ha r om e e y w ihout s t uppo tng f c ua alega i . l Cl i 1,he as e t t t t t f nda s'a e r c s , r i a t l l tons n a m s r s ha he t e nt ' r a i t de eg e ous c uma ous me co i ,ha l s r r gi , ont ci , nda ius mps rot, ogues....g pepeual mai ousy, whoj r t ly, lci l wilulyabr t ... antf sbes c (ojt sdihonorbl c t....a vi al)pli ifs lf l ogae pli if ee h t hi s a e our nd olte antf f rl(ndjsae lga rg s' l Cli 2,he a c esi fndans'ofc edea a tt e l iht. n am ' c us t e t' ommitng c i sof de ti rme a s ul,r r at mpt d m ur r a mur r a i tpl n if a al ge t tt io s a e s a t obbe y, te e de , nd de gans aitf nd le s ha t s ner r pr t ru e ...sa v d,ij r d (n )kle gn )ae sr e ispd,...p r iius rw,... o trd, tr e nu e , a d ild a d r e v d n ii en co , a i di e, e e i us s ne bl del t r o , odde ...put i of a ;s il' t tpr s r a e r us d m e ca t e t e n rd f l w l,' ha i one s r ef e di l r a m nt and ar f ced t suf er m ent healh pr em s,t ofi al use r t ai s,shock bels,guns, e or o f al t obl hat fci s es r nt t g s Ce pln e ti c nd s e t lg t, vi e t c ls v n s s o r, r crain c g s a , t s e d n /n a e c n ihs r n el, e t, h wes e ge to l a e , r ul s gr ai (nd de i in ot rdi ,t e sons c e eg ton, a prvato l a os elvii , omputr,pa c lulrt e e s y/el a elphones (nd) ,a holda '(ot t ea t lprs r.'Hec anst tprs r wih me c la me tl i ys' t orur nd) d l iones' ki ompli ha ione s t dia nd na heat pr blm sar t r t ly' i ar e a e a Re Oni n,at lh o e e û pe ua l ' nc c r t d t d pe o lhough i i notahos t la has ts pia nd no t ghl taned me ca peronnel' t tprs ne sa e de e m e ca o r lgi dit;a k y ri hi di l s '; ha io r r ni d di l r ei ous e s nd t t pr s s a e de i d of pr ry, m one m a l r c ea i s er , w a e , a o he ha i oner r pr ve ope t y, i, e r ton, how s t r nd t r t i ri s ' s be te . l ' Ghol o f is t a l ge a f c s wha s ve i c tng t t he, pe s ly, ha be n s n a l o le ny a t t oe r ndi a i ha r ona l s e a f t by t s prs condii of whi h he c feced he e ion tons c ompl ns He does not sat an pa tc a ai . t e y riul r ij y t the ha s fr fom t c le d condii ,doe nots iy t the hasa nur ha s ufeed r he halnge tons s pecf ha ny m e ca orm e alhe lh co ton t thasno be t e t d by pr s m e ca pe s di l nt a t ndii ha t en r a e i on di l r onne durng l i hi i a c a i a does not i ca e t the has a s i ldi t r nee t tha no be n s nc r er ton, nd ndi t ha ny pec a e a y ds ha ve t e ac c omm oda e Be us Gholon t f ist pr d a f c ualbass f a a tona e ca m t d. ca e s hus al o ovi e a t i or ny c i bl li t the ha be n de i d ofc tt i l pr ec ed r ght by a ne t c tw ils m a iy ha s e prve ons iutonaly ot t i s nyo , he our l um rl dimishi c ant purua t j 1 A( ( ) a fi ous An appr it oderwilis s s s ompli , s nt o 915 b)1, s rvol . oprae r l sue t sda hi y. 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