Villar v. United States Of America et al, No. 7:2011cv00538 - Document 23 (W.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 11/2/2012. (tvt)

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' i N o. nvol ng . t r e e . ai if d os t s is vi ton, la O Bren, 7: 0-v1 c 00376,at lhoughhe fld i wihi sxm ont oft BO P' Fe ua y 11 201 lte de nghi ie t t n i hs he s br r , 0, e tr nyi s a i srtvet tcl m ,andplitf di notfl t i tnta i wihi sxm ont oft BO P' lte .See28 dm nita i or ai an if d ie he nsa cton t n i hs he s etr U. C. 2 0lb (e urn atr cam t b b re u e sa a t na o th cam i b g nwihnsxmo tso S. j 4 ( ) rq iig o t li o e ard nls n ci b u te li s e u ti i nh f o t ea e c sd nil ft ea m iita iet r cam) Plitf d e n talg h e e prs n e a a mi sr t e h g n y' e a o h d n srtv o t li . an if o s o l e e v r e e td n d nita i e v t tcl m t t Unied Stt M arhalSer c t t yea saueoflmia i ha lngexpiedf a or ai o he t aes s vie, he wo r tt t i ttons s o r or ny alegai i vi D ow o M oni ,andt Unie Stt woul bee il t s r i i m uniy. Se 28 U . 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Pl i iff l d t i t ac i i N ove be 2011 cr d a e ha m r a ntf ie he nsant ton n m r , a oxi a ey a ye rafert t yea sa u eoflm iai e r Eve t lng t ppr m t l a t he wo- r t t t i t tons xpied. n oli he lm ia i pe i f t tm e pl i if spr ora tons 7: 0- 00376 a 7. 1 c 00 i t tons rod or he i a ntf i c i , 1 cvnd ' - v- 355,w e e 1 r pe ng i t scour , he t o- a lm ia i pe i f e nt a U SP Le a r dy e r d ndi n hi t t w ye r i t tons rod or ve s t e lea xpi e befr pli iffldt i tntaci Se VA. o e antf ie he nsa ton. e CODEj8. -29( ( )(oli t lmiai 012 E)1 t lng he i ttons pe i f t tm e a pr or s m ia a ton w a pe ng bef e be ng a e ordi m i s d w ihout r od or he i i , i lr ci s ndi or i bat d s se t deemi ngt meis;Tor e- kv.W veh,739F.Supp.2d 887,89 ( D.Va J 1 tr ni he rtl ki-for t 4 E. . une 6, 2 0 (e o nzn VA. E j8012 ( ( )i n t i tdt as cfcj rs ito t a 01 ) r c g iig COD . -29E)1 s o l e o pe ii u id cin,o mi s cii t ofc to t as ii t ofa ton) pe fc ype our, r o pecfc ype ci . 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