-RSB Morris v. Pocahontas State Prison, No. 7:2011cv00494 - Document 5 (W.D. Va. 2011)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 10/20/2011. (tvt)
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CLERK' OFFt) U S. DI X URT S CE SX AT ROANOW , VA FI LED 0C1 2 2 22 1 1 I TH E UN I N TED ST ATES D I STR I CO U R T CT FO R TH E W ESTERN DISTRIC T O F V I G I IA R N R O AN O K E DIVISI N O G M DY M O R R I S, 2 A C. ULt BK LEX CLERK D C A SE N O .7: 11CV 00494 Pl ntf ai if, M EM O R AN D U M O PI O N NI V S. PO C O H ON TA S ST ATE PW SO N , By: Jam e C.T ur s k Se or U nie St e D i t i Judge ni t d at s s r ct D efendant . 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W e t t om ted s tng r or t t a s v. ki ,487U. 42 ( 988) Theo ydee ntt tMori namesi t prs is l.Stt At ns S. 1 . nl fnda ha rs s he ion tef ae p io sl eP c h na aen tt e s n 's be tt s iu e 4 U. C. 1 8 .S e ec.W il rs n i o a o ts r o s ro s' u jc o ut nd r 2 S. j 9 3 e , . , l k p v. ihg nDe to S aePoie 4 U. 5 , ( 9 9 ; c yv. s p a eCo rcin l M c ia p' f tt lc , 91 S. 8 71 1 8 ) M co Che a e k re to a Ce e ,788F.Supp.890( D. l .The eor,pl ntf sci la ton a i tt se iy ntr E. Va. 992) r f e ai if vi ci gans hi ntt mus bes t ummaiydimisdunde j 1 5A( ( )asl lyfi ous rl s se r 91 b)1 egal rvol . ' A lhough M or i r er t t f lt asPocahont St t Prs , hi grevancesand ot t rs ef s o he aciiy as a e ion s i her r dsi cat t i i a c r i cent . ecor ndi e hat t s orectonal er Thecour i r r t dim isany acton orcl m fl by aprs t s equied o s s i ai ied ioneragai tagover ent ns nm al entt orof i i t cour det m i t a i orcl m i fi ous m alci ,orf l t sat acl m iy fcer f he t er nes he cton ai s rvol , i ous ais o t e ai onwhih rle ma begrntd.28U. C.j1 5 b ( ) c eif y ae S. 91 A( ) 1. l a e nt t c ti s tsi t tM oni 'f l fom t bunk doesno gi rs t a n ny ve , he our s a ited ha s a l r he t ve ie o c tt tonalc a m a i ta ons iu i l i ga ns nyone The Ei h A m e . ght ndm e pr e t prs r f om c uela nt ot c s i one s r r nd unus llvi c to .Rhode v.Cha n, 2U. 337( 981. Topr ac tt i l ua i ng ondiins s pma 45 S. 1 ) ove onsiutona cam r ltdt a u s f j i c n ii n ho v r Mo rsmus s o ta o eo mo ep io li eae o n n ae al o d to , we e , ri t h w h t n r r rs n o t asa tdwihd l e aeid fee c - h t h yk e s j ci l t c ndto p e e td fkil ce t ei r t n if rn e t a t e n w, ube t y,he o i n r sn e b ve i a s t ntalrs ofs i ha a ne rhel s f l t t ke t ea ona e m e s e ' t ubsa i i k erous nn nd ve t e s aied o a i s bl r a ur s ' o alvit i.Fa me v. ema 511U. 825,835- ( 99 .Pli ifmus as s le ae t r r Br l n, S. 37 1 4) antf t lo how, o j ciey,h th s fee as ro ijzyfo teu aec n iin.S rc e v. aes 9 9 b e tv l t a e u fr d eius n l r m h ns f o dto tiklr W tr, 8 r F. 1 ,1 0- 381( hCi.1993) 2d 375 38 1 4t r . M oni 'co pl i f ist m ake e t roft r r d s i . H i c pl i doe not s m a nt a l o ihe he equie how ngs s om a nt s saeta h s frd a ys ro sp y ia ij re fo t fl. Eve i h c u da ndt tt h t e ufee n ei u h sc l nu is r m he al 3 n f e o l me o s how t the wass r ous y hur , w e r he a s f ist a l ge f c sde onsr tng delbe a e ha ei l t ho ve , l o a l o le a t m t a i i rt i f e e by a ndif r nce nyone N ot ng i hi s bm i s ons s . hi n s u s i ugge t t tof i al kne be or hi s s ha fci s w f e s ij r ta t elc o a c s ld e so t b n sp e a e c siers o s ro h n t nu y h t h a k f c e s a d r n he u k osd n x e sv ik f eius a u o a ne. I e of i er r a ona y c d ha be i ve t ti a e w o d know t us c uton nyo nde d, fc s e s bl oul ve le d ha nm t s ul o e a i whe clm bi i o a outofuppe bunks i or rt a d f l .4 Possi e neglgenc by n i ng nt nd r n de o voi als bl i e of i i l ,i f ii t pl e w a ni s gns a i f ii t ha t l k r pa r s fc a s n a lng o ac r ng i nd n a lng o ve he ea e ied oone ,sm pl r i y doe no gi rs t anyc tt i cai aci bl unde j1 s t ve ie o onsiutonal l m tona e r 983. See, g.Co yof e. , unt Sa rme ov. wi,523U. 833,849( 998 (ûT1 Consiutondoe notgua a e duec r ca nt Le s S. 1 ) (( he tt i s r nte ae on t pa tofs a e of i i s la lt f ne i enty i lc e ha m i c egorca l bene t t he r t t f c al ; i biiy or glg l nfi t d r s at i ly a h he 3 I copi ofgrevancest M or i s iswih t com pl nt he cl m st ha s f r a n es i hat rs ubm t t he ai , ai o ve uf e ed c ta vehi lf e whihr qur d8 1 si he , b o nn e a ij e rg ts ul r a d a u bo s e t ye c e ie - 0 tt s a r ke os , n nur d ih ho de , n n c abr i on hi l ankl ason s eR e. l r pons t M or i gre e,of i al advied hi t tt bunk desi us atPocahont n es e o rs' ivanc fci s s m ha he gn ed as i w i y us i V igi a pri and meet acc abl sat buidi sandar s del ed n r ni sons s ept e t e l ng t ds. t e hol ' co tt i pr e tons.Acc di y,hec twils hrs d'of nsiutonal otci ) or ngl t our l ummaiydimis rl s s M orsscam c n e nn t eij re h s fee fo h sb n a cd n a lg lyfiolus ri' li o c r ig h n u is e u fr d r m i u k c ie t s e al rv o , purua t j 1 1 b)1 . s nt o 9 5A( () Fo t er a o sae ,h c u t imis sM orssc mpan wih u p eu ie p ru n r h e s ns ttd t e o r d s se ri' o lit t o t rj d c , u s a t t j 1 5 b)1,aslgalyfi ous TheClr i die tdt sndc e oft sme a o 91 A( ( ) e l rvol . ek s rce o e opis hi morndum o ni a ac om pa ng or rt pl i if pi on nd c nyi de o a ntf . 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