Rountree v. Clark et al, No. 7:2011cv00572 - Document 79 (W.D. Va. 2013)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 10/22/2013. (kab)

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Spe t al Rounte c pl ns t tbe or t he rng,s di no ge a ma 1 cik ly, r e om ai ha f e he a i he d t t s ny aw lbr r a nt e s a s wa e prs ofi a s made he c e t pa he f l i a y ppoi m nt s he nt d, ion tcil r ons nt o y r ' ul phot opyi cossbe or pr vi ng he wih t r quesed pho oc e ,and ofk i sr viwe oc ng t f e o di r t he e t t opi s t al e e d t docz e spho oc e orprnt outf he bef r a l ng he t pos es t .Rounte he lm nt t opi d i ed or r o e lowi r o s s hem re as c l o ompli a ans boute nt snc t hea i ale ng t t he wor a sgnme wa c ve s i e ht rng, l gi ha : r k s i nt s hange d; s r c ved a dici i r c z f r f sng t wor he m e cai nswe e notr or r i a he e ei s plna y ha ge or e u i o k; r di to r e de ed n tmel m am e ss s m is d t ki t i y l r o he s e a ng hem f t e da ;an i ae who hashel d Rounte or hr e ys nm t pe re wi h rlg lrs ac ls h rl r r j b;a d Ro nre c n ta c s c ran lg lrfrnc t e e a e e rh o t e i ay o n u te n no c e s eti e a eee e h b t sa wrtng ut nsl . Sheas e t t ta 1oft s pas e nt s ool nd ii e is s rs ha 1 he e t ve s uppor atndi t ts wil t i ng ha he l s fr uns ii d lre rbl ham' i t cour doe no is a i el or ij ton ufe pecte irpaa e r ' f he i t s t sue n ntrocut y nunci die tng prs ofk i l ofce t n a tons t y m us t ke,or m us no t ,r r ng Rot tee rci i on t a s rai c i he ta t t ake ega di mr a he w ine s s 1 nd r t s e . Lie Ro nre s furp e i u moinsf ritro uo y ijmcie r l f he c re t k u te ' o rv o s to o n elc tr n t tv ei , r u r n e moton mus be de e Suc r le i a r r a e r or nar r m e whih t co twil i t ni d. h e if s a e nd xta di y e dy, c he ur l is onl whe t movi pa t make ace rs ngç()t thei lkeyt s ce d ont sue y n he ng ry s la howi ç1 ha s i l o uc e he me is ( hei lkey t s frirparbl ham i t a e ofpr i na yrle ;( t t rt ;2) s i l o ufe re a e r n he bs nce elmi r eif 3) hat he baa c o e u t stp i h sfv r a ( )a ij n to i i tep lcitr s. 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I t s ca e t r cor is l def a s Rot t e s c l or c a m t hi ha a t rza i n hi s , he e d t e f e t m r e' onc us y l i t the ltga i c ciy ha be n,ori lkel t be ha m e Att he rng,a trpr e i ha r ii ton apa t s e s i y o , r d. he a i fe es ntng mor t 500 phot opi e bis and c rs Roun r e a fr e t t c tt t s had e han oc ed xhi t ha t, te fim d o he our ha he 1SPecii l , Rountee as t cour t or def fcaly r ks he t o der endant t s op is ng r alat y dici i y s o: t s ui et i ol s plnar char agai the sop har si herand he wines es,sop i er e i w ih he acces t m ai and t ges ns r, t as ng r t s t nt f rng t r so l he l lbr y,s op i er e i wih heracces t prvieges lkevi ia i and t ephoneusage,ne as gn aw i ar t nt f rng t so il i stton el ver si he t l scomf t e housng,sop char ng he f El copi ,'s op denyi hera he wines es r o es orabl i t gi r or Gegal es' t ng nd r t s m edi i sar gr ntng he unlm ied acces t t 1 lbr y,sop del ng delve y ofr caton, t t a i r i t s o he aw i ar t ayi i r equesed l t egal copi and prnt s, sop sus ndi qualfed i vi s fom wor ng i t 1 lbr y, sop es i out t pe ng ii ndi dual r ki n he aw i al t i rngi on herr i ousbelef i uns fed ways and sop denyi heracc t l r ear h and nfi ng elgi i s n pecii , t ng ess o egal es c ltga i m at i s. ii ton eral Rountee i es entaly as ng t cour t t overadm i sr ton oft prs a f ton t r s s i l ki he t o ake nita i he ion, unc i hat t c he ourti smpl not aut ied or qualfed t f fl. l r by f r cours r di prs s i y horz ii o ulil nquiy ede al t egar ng ion ma g me i lmie u e j1 3t wheh rapa t ulrs tm viltsa c nsiuto lp ovso na e nt s i td nd r 98 o t e ri a yse oae ny o tt ina r iin, c and,abs nts a s i coursmus l e uch how ng, t t eave m a t sofprs adm i sr i t t experie ofprs ter ion nitaton o he ts ion o fcas S e Belv.W olih,441 U. 52 ( 9 9) Blc v.Ru h ror 468 U. 5 6 ( 98 )( tng fiil. e l fs S. 0 1 7 , o k . t e f d, S. 7 1 4 noi t tc rsc n ts tt t t i o u me o isiu i al na e n f rt a ofp ionofiil) ha ou t a no ubsiue her wnj dg nt n n ttton ma g me t o h t rs fcas. pr e e (r woul s twihi a fw da ) a1ofhe e de rga di t is of es ntd o d ubmi t n e ys 1 r vi nce e r ng he sue e us i of a i s r tve r m e es Rount e a s does not s a e f t co c i her xha ton dm ni ta i e di . r e lo t t ac s nne tng o oi dis ts a ton wih lb a y a r s a c a ce st any pa tc a dea i ,l lis or ng ng s ai f ci t i r r nd e e r h c s o riul r dlne ega s ue, pladi t whih he al ge lck of a ce s c us d a s cik , a re e f c . 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