-RSB Johnson v. Kilgore et al, No. 7:2011cv00416 - Document 30 (W.D. Va. 2012)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 8/16/2012. (tvt)
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D e i at I f e nc t M e ca Nee lber e ndi f re e o di l d Tosaeac us ofa tonunde j1 aplitf mus esa iht theha be n tt a e ci r 983, anif t tbls ha s e de i d ofrght gua a e d by t Co tt in o l oft Unie St e a t t s prve i s r nt e he nsiuto r aws he t d ats nd hat hi de i ton r ule fo c prvai es td r m onductc omm it d by ape s n aci unde c orofsae lw. W e t te r o tng r ol tt a s v. ki ,487U. 42, (988 .Punihme sorprs n c tonsaeE e At ns S. 48 1 ) s nt io ondii r t pugna t t r nt o he Ei t Am e e ' i t y ...i ve t unne es a y a wa on i lc i ofpai ' Esele gh h ndm nt' f he nvol he c s r nd nt nfi ton n.' t l v. mbl 429U. 97,1 ( 976)(ntr lq atonso te .Topr t tt c reo Ga e, S. 02 1 i ena uot i mitd) ove ha he ou s f m e c te t nther ei d a o t d t a c tt i lvi a i a i t mus s t t dial r a me ec ve m un e o onsiutona olton, n nma e t how ha pe s r onne t whos ca ehewa c lo e r s ommit e bie t lbe a ei fe e e' ohi C e i ted xhi t d i i r t ndif r nc 't s l rous de s medialne ds' I a 1 1 l dve tntf iur t pr dete t t ne i ntdignoss c e .' d. t 04- 05. na re a l e o ovi r a men , glge a i, a m edi a m a pr c i do notpr e c tt i lde i t o . 1 a 1 - 06. nd c l l a tce es nt ons iutona prva i ns d. t 05 1 ;( srousme c ne di o t thasbe ndi e byaphyscinasma ai tAj e i dial e s ne ha e agnosd ia nd tng te t ntoronet ti s obvi t te n al y pe s n woul ea iy r ogni t ne es iy r a me ha s o ous ha ve a r o d sl ec ze he c st f rad co ' atn in. Iov. h e e 5 5F.d2 5 2 1( t Ci. 0 )(n en lq tto o o trs te to ' k S rv , 3 3 2 , 4 4h r 2 08 itr a uoains ' omitd) Anofiilacswih dei r t i fee i hewa a r offcsfom whihhe te . fca t t lbe ae ndifrnce f s wae a t r c c d dr w a i er nce t ta s t nta r s ofha e s e dr w t ti e e e,a oul a n nf e ha ubs a i l ik nu xit d, e ha nf r nc nd dir ga de orr ponded unr as bl t t r s Fa m e v. e n,511 U . 8 83 s e r d es e ona y o he i k. r r Br nna S. 25, 7 ( 994 ;Cl ni rv.M c vit555F. 3 333(t Ci. 1 ) oa nge De t, 3d 24, 4h r 2009)(i ngt twheeno fndi ha r ge nediput exit a t dee ntsc nui s e ss s o fnda ' onductgl onl rmani que ton i whehe t t , the y e i ng si s t r ha co c wasob e tvel ras e whihi aquesi oflw, fc.'. ndu t j ci y e onabl, c s ton a not a t' ) 3 Fort r onssat i def nt m oton, i J he eas t ed n enda s' i f ohns r s acl m concer ng Nur e on aied ai ni s Kig esr s on et hi gre n eo J n 23 2 1 Kig r wo db e tte t s lor ' e p s o s iva c n u e , 01 , lo e ul e nild o ummayj dg n . r u me t A diagr e e bewe a i aea m e c pe s s e m nt t en n nm t nd dial r onne r r ng dignossa c s l ega di a i nd oure oftea m en doesnoti plca e t Ei t Am e e . W r ch v. lns 766 F. 8 ,8 r t t m i t he gh h ndm nt i t Coli , 2d 41 49 ( t Ci. 9 5 .Qu sin o me ia j d me t r n ts b e t oj d ca rv e u e j 1 8 . 4h r 1 8 ) e to s f d c l u g n ae o u j c t u iil e iw nd r 9 3 Rus elv. fe ,5 F. 31 ( h Ci.1 ) s l Shefr 28 2d 8 4t r 975 . 1. N urs K igore on June 12,2011 e l J hns doesnotdi pu e K igo e' ac ountofhe c o on s t l r s c r ondud i r pons t hi e e g nc n es e o s m re y gre nc J 1 2011. H e a g st ti r s i va e une 2, r ue ha n e pondi ass di s i e a ne s r ous ng he d, he gnor d w ei m e c lne d t w hi h t g i va e a e t he , m e y, spai The c tc nnotag e di a e o c he r e nc l red r na l hi n. our a r e. Kigor ba e he r s l e s d r e pons on he as e s e ofhi pr s c pl n s i lghtofhe r vi w of e r s s m nt s e ent om ai t n i re e hi c r andherunde sandi oft m e cai a t tng ar a pr c i d f hi by t s ha t r t ng he di tons nd esi le dy es rbe or m he docoronl a f da e rirf t s mem e ca c t y ew ys a le or he a di l ompl i s l r madeapr es i l ant .Kigo e of sona j d me t h t o n o sc mp an so p i o Jme1 , 01 ddn t h e tnh m wi u g n t a J h s n' o lit f an n t 2 2 1 i o t rae i t h i dit rs ofs i pe s ij yorirpaa eha m s ast c tt ea e r nc mme ae ik erous ronalnur re rbl r o o onsiut n me ge y ne d f a tonaltea m e . Kigor a s d J e or ddii r t nt l e dvi e ohns t f l Si k Ca lpr edu e a whe on o olow c l oc r , nd n he di s t nur i s af e l t hi t ne da a a d t pr c i d pai m edi a i d o, he s ng t f va ua ed m he xt y, nd oc or es r be n c ton. J ohns saleg i sa e a m os , di a r e e tw ih K igor sas e s e t thi r po t d on' l atons t t , t t a s g e m n t l e' s s m nt ha s e r e pan di notc nsiut a e e ge y. Suc dia e m e sdo no s ppo ta dei r t i d o tt e n m r nc h s gr e nt tu r lbe ae i f e e c a m . W r gh ,766 F. a 849. ndif r nce l i i t 2d t J ohns al o m ake m uc oft f c t ta w e k l t r a doc o l t ri e r t d t s on s s h he a t ha e ae , t r a e nt p e e e t r ulst di gnos an i es i li e ton f whi h J es t o a e nt tna nf c i or c ohns w a t e t d w ih a i otc . Thi on s r a e t ntbi i s s l t rm edi aldi nos sdoe no pr ,how e r t to J 1 2011, igor kne J ae c ag i s t ove ve , ha n une 2, K l e w ohns on ne d dif r nttea m e t n ha a r ad be n pr s r be f hi . Se ,e. , ohns v. ede f e e r t nt ha d le y e e c i d or m e g. J on Oui s 1 F. 1 168- ( h Ci.1 )(i i no e de s ngt tdocor none , 45 3d 64, 69 4t r 998 tndng vi nce howi ha t s 9 teai i ae kne a r tng nm t w bouti ae' piuia ygl ndt nm t s t tr a umor t c 'he d doc or 'f l et , he oul l t t s aiur o di nos a t e ti a e f t t ordi no s a e Ei h A m endm e c a m ,e n t ag e nd r a nm t or he um d t t t ght nt l i ve hough i euli el wentblnd) Fi ngnoge neis ofmaeilf ton whihJ hns c d nmat tmat y i . ndi nui sue tra ac c o on oul p ru d ar a o bej r rt fn i h sfv r tec u t o cud st a Nu s Kig r i e t ld es a e e s na l u o o id n i a o ,h o r c n l e h t re l o e s ni e t t s mma yj g n a amatro lw, n g a t h rmo in. o u r ud me t s te f a a d rn s e to 2. N urse A dam son June 17,2011 J ohns se e g nc greva e on J on' m r e y i nc une 1 ,2O11 a ked f r r ne alofa pai m e c to 7 ,s o e w n di a i n pr s rpto Ntr eAda sdi notfndt tt sr ques pr e e ane d f eme genc e c i i n. ls m d i ha hi e t es nt d e or r y te t nt be a et doc orha ale dy pr c i pan media i f J r a me , c us he t d ra es rbed i c ton or ohns n, o bet n o t ake t c daiy. The undi put d m e c lr c dspr en e i ca e t tJ hns con i d t wi e l s e di a e or es t d ndi t ha o on tnue o r e vepa n m e ca i i t da f l i hi g i va ,4and J ec i i di ton n he ys olow ng s r e nce ohns doe nota l ge t the on s le ha m i s d aly dos oft m edi ton. The r c ds a s i ca e t tt m e ca s af cl e y se a es he ca i e or l o ndi t ha he di l t f os l m onior d J t e ohns scondii a pur ue t tng a t e t e i a ef or t alevi t hi on' ton nd s d esi nd r a m nt n n f t o l a e s pai J n. ohns s di a e e w ih A da s a s s m e t thi com pl i on J 1 2011, d on' s gr em nt t m ' s e s nt ha s a nt une 7, di notftt de i ton ofa e e ge y ne f m e ca a t nton i no s fci ntt s i he tnii n m r nc ed or di l te i s t uf i e o uppor a t fndi o de i r t i f e e . W r g ,766 F. a 8 Fi ng no ge ne i s ofm a e i i ng f lbe a e ndi f r nce i ht 2d t 49. ndi nui s ue t ral f c o wh c J l o c u dpes a ear a o a ej r rt fndi hsfvo ,h c u t o cu e a t n ih oms n o l ru d e s n bl u o o i n i a r t e o r c n ld s t a Nu s Ad msi e t ldt s mma yj d me t samatro lw, n g a t h rmo in h t re a s ni e o u r u g n a t t f a a d r n s e to . e 3. N urseM uli on Jul 6,2011 lns y W he M uli r vi w e J ns s e e ge g i va eson J y 6,2011 c pl ni n lns e e d oh on' m r ncy r e nc ul , om ai ng ofbl i hi urne a pai i hi soma a t si e ,s l d t hi medialr c ds ood n s i nd ns n s t ch nd e tcls he ooke o s c e or . 4 TheM e c tonAd nitain Re or (ç diai mi srto c d ( MAR' idiae t tJ ns h don fv - y ' n c t s ha oh on a e ieda ) pr crpton ofTyl t r fom J 1 8,20lland as es i i enol hat an r une 3-1 econd tve- pr crpton t tr fom i day es i i ha an r J ne 1 2 201 .( No. 2, 3. J hn ond sn talg ta hemis d amo nigora tna o u 8-3, 1 ECF 24- p. ) o s oe o le e h t se rn fe o n dos ofhi pai m ediaton,and t r d doesnotr lec t thedi e s n c i he ecor et t ha d. 10 M uli s w t tadoc orha e mi d J hns f rt s c lns a ha t d xa ne o on o he e ompl i s r e ve t s r s t ,a ant , ec i d e t e uls nd pr c i s ve a di f r tm e c tonsi t t e da pr or a t e t e ha ale dy be n es rbed e r l f e en di a i n he hr e ys i , nd r a m nt d r a e sa td Ba e o t e efcs M u l sma eap o e so a j d me t h tJ h o d dno h v tre . s d n h s a t, li d r f sin l u g n t a o ns n i t a e n a e e ge y nee f f t rtea m e on J y 6,201 ohns n' di a r e e w ih M uli ' n m r nc d or ur he r t nt ul 1.J o s s g e m nt t lns a s s m e i no s tci ntt s s e s nt s t ufi e o uppo ta fnd ng ofde i r t i f e e e. W r gh , F. a r i i lbe a e ndi f r nc i t 766 2d t 849. J ohns sas e ton t tM uli s d ha c on' s r i ha lns houl ve onduc e a urne t s on J y 6 i bele by td i e t ul s i d t r or snc t ne da s h at s f ie t s w a i e ton. Fi ngno g nui is he ec d, i e he xt y, uc e t a ld o ho ny nf c i ndi e ne s ue ofmae ilf c onwhihJ o c dpes dearas bl jlo t fndi hi fvor t c t tra a t c ohns n oul rua e ona e tr r o i n s a ,he our c n ld sta NureMulisi e t ldt s mmayj d me t samatro lw, n ga t h r o cu e h t s ln s ni e o u r u g n a t te f a a d rn s e nl i .5 oton 11 C oncl on 1. usi Ta ng t undiput e de e i t lghtm os f a e t J hns t co t nno ki he s ed vi nc n he i t avor bl o o on, he ur ca t fn a yds ue mae il a to whihh c u dpes a eaj r t tn t t h d fn a t id n ip t d tra fc n c e o l ru d u y o i d ha t e ee d n s c n u t sa o j cieyu r a o a l r s ns t J h s n' me ia n e sa r fe tdb hs o d c wa n b e tv l n e s n b e epo e o o n o s dc l e d s e lce y i s pt sand pr oras es m e a te t e . Cl ni e , 55 F. a 334. Fo t r as ym om i s s nt nd r a m nt6 oa ng r 3d t r he e ons s a ed, he c t ni pl i if sm oto t s rke a gr nt de enda s m o i f s m a y t t t our de es a ntf i n o t i , nd a s f nt ' ton or um r ' Judgm ent . 5 F rh smerao sh th d fn a t aeett dt s mmayj d me t ntemei o o te a e s n ta te ee d ns r nie o u r u j n o h rt f l s Johns sEi h Amendm entcl m s t y ar alo entte t qualted i munly ast t e s on' ght ai , he e s ild o ii m t o hes ame cams Se And ronv. e g t ,48 U. 63 6 ( 98 )(idi saeofii se ildt qu lfe li . e e s Cr i hon 3 S. 5, 40 1 7 fn ng tt fcal ntte o aiid i muniy agai tsuisf da agesi ar onabl of i f ng t s st ton woul notha m t ns t or m f eas e fcer aci he ame iua i d ve kn wnt a hi a tonsvi aedpli ifsce rye tbls e c nsi ina rg t. o h t s ci olt antf la l sa ih d o tt o l ih ) ut 6 Thecour doesnottnd t tJohns i a tm ptng t r s sa e 1 cl m s such asmedi t i ha on s te i o aie t t aw ai , cal mal actce,bas on def pr i ed endant 'conduct To t ext t tJohns i atemptngt do s however s . he ent ha on s t i o o, , dee da t a ee tte t s mma yj dg n , c us J h o fist pr s n a e e t e ttc tono f n ns r n ild o u r u me t be a e o ns n al o e e t n xp r c ri ai f i merti s i n uppor ofhi cl m sasr r t ltga eam edi mal actcecl m undert Vigi a t s ai equied o ii t cal pr i ai he r ni M e c l ap a tc Ac (ç dia M lr cie t t VMM A' .S eVigii Co j8012 1 Pa k rv. ie S ae , 5F. ' e r na de . - 0., r e Untd tts 47 ) . Su 215 4,5 ( D. 200 (i ngp o. I iansh l t s mer q rme tf re r pp. 1 9 96 E. Va. 7) fndi r K ig t ed o a e uie n o xpet t c rii ainu rVM MA a a o h rl ia t. ettc to nde s ny t e i g n) t TheClr i die t d t s co e oft sme a e k s r c e o end pis hi mor ndum opi on a ac ompr yi ni nd c ng or rt pl n ifand t c uns lofr c d f rt de e nt . de o ai tf o o e e or o he f nda s ' E ER:T i ///a o Auut2 1. NT hs ' y f gs,02 t i U nie St t s D it i t or t d a e s rc 1 2 e
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