-RSB Sherman v. Russell et al, No. 7:2011cv00513 - Document 8 (W.D. Va. 2011)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 11/30/2011. (tvt)

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She m a c pl nst tc ndii t de a i s r tve s gr ga i w e e lnne e s rl r n om ai ha o tons m r dm nit a i e e ton r l c s a iy ha s gi n t f c t the ha ne rm i be ve a a pr s r hie ofi e sa e tans tng r h, ve he a t ha d ve s ha d s i one .W l fc r r r por i hi t orf o hi c lt varous a tvii , he do no of e a s a lt k. She m a ha s nt m o r m s el o i c i tes t y t f r ny m l al r n s pe vit ly a lhi tme o hi bed,û tng f t ne mea,t ne c ngeofs f, hene rual 1 s i n s û i or he xt l he xt ha wai hitt xt s we da t ne c t ppea a , a s on.Hebe ivest thehasl twei t r ho r y, he xt our a r nce' nd o ' le ha os ght mde t e co to a co pl i t the hasnots en a ne s pe . hes ndii ns nd m a ns ha e w pa r Hes e nz r u o fcasa tej i, swela t k o UntdS ae M a s as. . u s l o s fiil t h ala l s s n wn ie tts rh l . me un wh ae lg l r s o sbl frt eo eal p rto 'o h u i gfd r l rs n r a tej i. ol r l e al e p n i e o h v r lo eain' f o sn e ea p io e s t h al y Heco pli t tde ani hi t ra i sr tves gr ga i c tonswihoutahe rng m a ns ha t i ng m mde dm nita i e e ton ondii t ai vi a e hi duepr s rght a co tt edtr t iton'whe heha notc olt d s oce s i s nd nsiut teala i ' n d omm itd a te ny mic n u ta ap io e . Sh r ns e mo ea yda g sa dijmcier l f rcigt t s o d c s rs n r2 ema e ks n tr ma e n nt tv ei die tn ha e he be hous l de c tons l s r s rc i t n ad i sr tve s r ton. ed m r ondii e s e t i tve ha m ni t a i eg ega i 1 Shema alg sta o aiofca ofee > c n to o g dbe vird rngats r n le e h t nej l fiil frd on o diin f oo ha o ui et perod,t alow Sher an t f ego f lr tai souti hi cel.Duri t fr tday oft st tperod, i o l m o or ul esr nt sde s l ng he is hi es i howeve ,of ier r pored t She m a wasshaki t f ncei t gym nasum ,andt condii r fc s e t hat r n ng he e n he i he tonal oferoff werr t ctonswasr ci f e esri i es nded. Sher com pl nst t r cr ton ofk er atfr tf s y man ai hat he e ea i t s is alel sat t tSher an wass ngt out i f t ed ha m haki he sde ence,butlt radm itd t i w asa i ae te hat t n ndoorf nce i t e n he gymnasum. W hat Shennan' s fi behavi ,i convi ed prs of i al ,i t rdicr ton, t t i ever s peci c or t nc ion fci s n hei s e i ha he r m ai as fci rs t war a c i e ned ufi ent ik o r nt ontnued r titonsasot wie i cat by t es esrc i her s ndi ed he capers ik desgna i t U SM S ha as i i ton he d sgned t hi o m. 2 Sher an alo belevest tçhe wascoer i o t ng apl dealdue t t m ent and m s i ha t ced nt aki ea o he al e to altes' tersrci j ic ndii rq rdb teUSMSe cpers casiiain. moin srs'ofh etitve al o tons e uie y h sa ik l sfcto Sher an doesnotr s t salega i asa s a eci lrght cl m ,norcoul he, s l ashi f al m ai e hi l ton epar t vi i s ai d o ong s eder c nvito sa ds Se He kv. o cin t n . e c Hump e 51 U. 477 48 8 ( 9 ( di t a tnor rt hrv, 2 S. , 6- 7 1 94) hol ng h t t de o i r ecoverda agesf ...ha m caus by actonswhos unl ul sw oul r nderaconviton or m or r ed i e awf nes d e ci sntn eivai aj 1 3plitf mu tp ov t a t ec n cinors ntn eh sbe n rve s d. . . e e c n ld, 98 anif s r e h t h o vito e e c a e e re . . A cl m f dam agesbearng t r atons pt a c c i ors e t thasnotbeen s i i ed i ai or i hat el i hi o onviton ent nce ha o nvaldat s no c nia l un rj1 33(o t oeo te ) t og z b e de 98 1 f o n t mitd . 3 11 To saeaca eofa tonunde j1 apl ntf mus esa iht thehasbee tt us ci r 983, ai if t tbls ha n de i ofrght gua a e d by t Cons iuto orl w soft U nie St t s a t tt s prved i s r nt e he tt i n a he t d a e nd ha hi de i i n r uledfom c uc c mitd by ape s a tng u rc orofsae lw. W es prvato es t r ond t om te r on ci nde ol tt a t v. kn , 8 U. 4 ( 9 8 .Th c u tsr q ie t d s s a ya to o cam fldb a At is 4 7 S. 2 1 8 ) e o r i e urd o imis n cin r li ie y prs rpr e ngj f mapa rsi idee nest acin o cam i fi ous maiius ione oce di . or q upei ft tnni he to r li s rvol , lco , orfist s eacam o whi r i ma begrntd.28U. C.j 1 5A( ( ) Afe a al o ot li n ch elef y a e S. 91 b)1 . tr r vi oft a l ga i ,t co tc l e ew he le tons he ur onc udest t y f lt alege f c s s a i a pl usbl hat he ai o l a t t tng ny a i e cai acina eunderj 1 l m to bl 983. Cli sconc r ng c nfne e tc tonsi am e ni o i m n ondii mpos d u n pr ti de anee a et be e po eral t i s r o e l t d undert DuePr es Clus oft Fit Ame e .Be lv. oli h,441U. 520, vaua e he oc s a e he fh ndm nt l W ts S. 5 5 5 8( 9 9 .Du p o e sp o c ie pu ih n o ad ti eb f r p o e a j diaino 3 - 3 1 7 ) e r c s r srb s ns me t f eane eo e r p r du c to f g l hasbe a o pls uit en cc m ihed. I Ac or ngl i e l tng t c tt i iy ofc tons d. c di y, n vaua i he onsiutonalt ondii ofcontne i mentf pr tildeai e ,t co t us dee m i whehert c le d or e ra t ne s he ur m t tr ne t he hal nge c to a oun t pt s ondii ns m t o mihmen .l Re titvec tonsofconfne e cn t d. src i ondii i m nt nnotbe co i e puni hm e s l a t y a e r s bl r l t d t a l ii a e,g r e a nsder d s nt o ong s he r ea ona y e a e o eg tm t ove nm nt l pur e s h a i tt i ls c iy,a a e notexc s ve i r l to t t tpu pos . l pos , uc s ns iutona e urt nd r es i n e a i n o ha r e d. Undert e prnci es She m a sa l ga i f i t gi rs t a c a m t t hes i pl , r n' le tons a l o ve i e o ny l i ha de e nt ha de i d hi ofc nsiutonal pr ece rg s Fis, sown alegai f nda s ve prve m o tt i ly ot t d i ht . r t hi l tons i c t t tf de ala horte l aeda a e nde hi i No t Dako a, a hundr dsof ndi ae ha e r ut ii s oc t nd ppr he d m n rh t m ny e mie fo t j rs ci i whihhec ls r m he u iditon n c ommitdt cond tf whihhewasc r dwih te he uc or c hage t f r lc i e . Thi f d c ea s ede a rm s s a l dy uppo t t U SM S de s on t c a s f She m a asa pos i e r s he ci i o l s i y r n s bl es a r s a t r r t the be ho e t de c ndii t twoul lm i hi o r unii s t c pe i k nd o equie ha us d m r o tons ha d i t s ppo t te o 4 es a The na ur ofhi c r ,f ii t c pl w ih r git a i r qui e e s al o s ppo t c pe. t e s ha ge a lng o om y t e s r ton e r m nt , s u r s a r s bl beleft the m i r r e r s c iy m e s e t e tr hi co pla e wih ea ona e i ha ght equie xt a e urt a ur s o ns le s m i nc t l ga r t i tons She m a a l ge no f c son w hi h he c d pr vet thi e c pe r s e l esr c i . r n le s at c oul o ha s s a i k cls ika i wa a e a st ton s n xagge aedr s et t cr um sa esl rwhih hewa a r sed a r t e pons o he ic t nc mde c s re t nd b o g tt j siei Vign a r u h o u tc n r ii. Sec ond,She m a f l t a l ge a f c si ca i t tsa e of i a s a s g d hi t r n ais o le ny a t ndi tng ha t t fci l s i ne m o a i sr tve s r to m e ey f pt tvepu pos s Hea ist ofk il t d hi dm nita i eg egai n r l or mii r e. dm t hat t a s ol m c itnty t thewasas i d t s gr ga i be a eoft wayt USM S ha cl sfed onsse l ha sgne o e e ton c us he he d as ii hi . Furhe m or ,t r s r c i ofwhi h he c pl i - f lr tai s whene rhe w a m t r e he e ti tons c om a ns ul esr nt ve s outi hi cel noc ac wihot rg o ofi ts(uc asdurnggr p c c s r ie ) sde s l, ont t t he r ups nmae s h i ou hurh e vc s, a r gul s r hesofhi pe s lpr ry ie s a er as bl r a e t t prs nd e ar ea c s r ona ope t tm - r e ona y elt d o he ion ofk i s l gii a e i e e ti e urng t s c iy oft i tt i The e r t i tons lm i t t al ' e tm t nt r s n ns i he e urt he ns iuton. s esr c i i t he o runii s he m a ha t a t m pta es a o t ob a n i or a i orpr pe t ie st ppo t te y ve o te n c pe r o t i nf m ton o ry t m o a s s hi i a e c pe. s it m n n s a Fort f eg ngr as , hec lt l ttnd t tt r ti tveco to unde he or oi e ons t otr camo i ha he esrci ndii ns r whih She m a hasbe n hous ha vi a e hi d pr e srg t be fe fom pu tve c r n e ed ve olt d s ue oc s iht o r e r nii eo ii untlhewa c c e The e o e t co t l s m aiy dim isShe ma sd ndtons i s onvit d. r f r , he ur wil um rl s s r n' ue pr es d a m sc oc s i once ni hi de e i asa m e r a de a ne r ng s t nton t i l t i e. M or ve ,c t e or i caet ton Aug t3, 11 She ma e e ed aguit pl t eo r our r c ds ndi t ha us 20 , r n nt r ly ea o t c soft f de a c i i li cm e a i c r nty s he ed f rs e ng i wo ount he e r l rm na ndit nt nd s ure l c dul o entnci n J ua y 201 A lhough hi c c i doe no e i i h hi lbe t i e es s i doe c ng an r 2. t s onvi ton s t xtngu s s i ry nt r t , t s ha e t na ur ofhi lbe t i e e t . Co c e f l s r i pr s s nt nc ha no he t e s i r y nt r s s nvi t d e ons e v ng i on e e es ve i pe ntdue pr es rghtt be ho e i a pa tc a pr s ori aprs wih l s nde nde oc s i o us d n ny ri ul r i on n i on t es 5 rsrciec n iin .M e c l v Fa o 4 U. 21 , 2 ( 9 6 .W h l saep io etitv o dto s a hl . n , 27 S. 5 2 4 1 7 ) ie tt rs n m r gul tonsm ay c e t a lbe t i t r ti a di a pa tc a s a usc e ai r a e i ry n e es n voi ng r i ul r t t hange w iho a he r ng, t ut a i s h lbe t i e essf c c e f l nsa eti ie t t fe om fom r tantwhi h,whie uc i ry nt r t or onvit d e o r t m t d o he r ed l r esr i c l notexc edi t s nt nc i s h an une pe t d m a m e ast gi rs t pr t c i by t Due e ng he e e e n uc x ce r r o ve i e o o e ton he Pr e s Cl us ofisow n f c ,none he es i pos s a ypi la sgni i n ha ds p on t oc s a e t or e t l s m e t ca nd i fca t r hi he i a e i r l i t t or na y i i nt ofpr s lf ' Sandi v.Conne ,51 U . 47 48 nm t n e aton o he di r nc de s i on ie.' n r 5 S. 2, 4 ( 995) 1 . Unde t eprncpl s She man' de e i n i a m i sr tve s r gai snc Augus r hes i i e , r s t nto n d nitai eg e ton i e t 3,2011doe no gi rs t a duepr es c am .Hi c c i e i s d hi lbe t s t ve ie o ny oc s l i s onviton xtnguihe s i ry i e e t t t e e t tprs ofi i s i l ng t USM S,ob ai d dic ei t hous hi nt r ss o he xtnt ha ion fcal,ncudi he t ne s r ton o e m i w ha e rprs ors r ga i t tt y de m ed a opr a e t a e st l ve ofr s hi n t ve i on eg e ton mi he e ppr i t o ddr s he e l i k s c i ea hi ba o pr s nt d.M e c , U. a 224- M or r hehasnot rm nd s ckgr und e e e a hum 427 S. t 25. eove , al ge a f t i c tngt tt de e ofr srci appledt hi r pr s nt a a y c le d ny ac s ndi ai ha he gr e e titon i o m e e e ed n t pial ha ds p when com pa ed t t or na y i i e s o a c i i ls nt e unde Vi gi a prs r hi r o he di r nc d nt f rm na e enc r r ni i on r gul tons s a t c e t any f r ly pr e t d lbe t i e es r quii a he r ng on hi e ai o s o rae ede a l ot c e i r y nt r t e rng ai s ho i sa usa sg nt Sa n,s a.Fo t s r a ons t c t l s usng tt s i nme . ndi upr r he e e s , he our wil umm a iy d s is rl im s She m a sd pr e sca msc e i hi de e i n sncehi g ly pla. r n' ue oc s li onc m ng s t nto i s uit e She manm e i ot dis tsa tonswih va i elm e t ofhi o i m e a t r ntons her s aif c i t rous e n s s onfne nt t he t j iswheeheha be ndeane i Vigi asnc hi ares.Hefis howe r t saet e wo al r s e ti d n r ni i e s r t al, ve ,o tt hes c r asspa aecai f r lefunde j 1 l a e t hi algai aei ufii oncens e r t l ms or ei r 983. n ny ven, s le tons r ns fcent t s o uppor a co tt i lcl i c e ni t s a tona i s s A lhough he c pl ns t ny ns iutona a m onc r ng he e ddii l s ue . t om ai t thewa nota lwedt a tnd gr p c lc s r c , f ist a lge f c si cai t t ha s lo o te ou htr h e vies he al o le a t ndi tng ha t sc t o pl c d a s t talb de o hi abiiy t e r s hi r lgi be i f . See hi ondii n a e ubsan i ur n n s lt o xe ci e s e i ous le s O' n v.Esaeo S a a z 48 U. 3 2( 9 7 .Hi alg to t a o fcasrsrce h s Lo e tt f h b z , 2 S. 4 1 8 ) s le ains h t fiil etitd i a lt t pa tc pa e i r c e ton do notr s t c tt i lpr biiy o r i i t n e r a i i e o ons iutona opori , he f l t a l ge tons as ais o le a sro o sg iia tij r h s fee a ar s l.S eS rc lr W aes 9 9F.d 1 7 , ny e ius r in fc n nu y e u frd s e ut e tik e v. tr, 8 2 3 5 1 8 - 3 ( t Ci.1 9 ) salg to t a o fcasc nic tdlg l p r r fo h sc l 3 0 1 81 4h r 9 3 .Hi le ain h t fiil o ts ae e a pa e wo k r m i el s a e no c ai t tt ra tons de i d hi o ac es t t cour,s nc he f ist a l ge any tts l m ha hei c i prve m f c s o he t i e a l o le a reefc o hi ltgain ef t.Se Le sv.Cas y,51 U. 343( 996) Fi ly, dve s fe t n s ii to fors e wi e 8 S. 1 . nal She ma sco l or a sri ofrtlai aei ufkintt s r n' ncus y se tons eaiton r ns t e o uppor aj 1 cai See t 983 l m. Adn v.Ri ,40F. 72, ( hCi.1 . ms ce 3d 74 4t r 994) Fort r as s a ed, he c tc nc udest tShe m a s c pl ntf ist a l f c s he e ons t t t our o l ha r n' om ai a l o lege a t s a i a a tona e c tt i na c a m aga ns a t tng ny c i bl onsiuto l l i i t nyone a w il t r f e di m i st e ie nd l, he e or , s s he ntr c mp an wih u p eudc , u s a t oj 1 5 b ( )f rf i r t saeacam. o lit t o t rj ie p ru n t 91 A( )1,o al e o tt li u The Cl k i die t d t s nd c esoft sm e or ndum opi on a ac om pa ng er s r c e o e opi hi m a ni nd c nyi o d rt pli if r e o a ntf. ENTER:Thi 3* s da of &ô;t N -Ry 2 w > 2011 . . .- 4 Chi fUnie Stt sDititJ e t d a e src udge

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