-RSB Winters v. Russell et al, No. 7:2011cv00579 - Document 7 (W.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Amul R. Thapar on 03/20/2012. (kab)

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CL ERTS OFFI U.. S7. .J CE 3 D1 CI R7 X ATK ANOKN, VA FI LED MA2 22 2 1 22 I TH E UN I N TED STA TES D I STR I T C O U RT C FO R TH E W ESTERN DI STR I O F V I G I I CT R N A R O AN O K E D I I O N V SI H A R O LD C LA Y W I TE R S, N JULAC. I DUDLE CL Y ERK BY; DEPU , r . CA SE N O .7: 11CV 00579 Pl nt f , ai i f M EM O M ND U M O PI I N N O VS. SUPER I NTEN DEN T B .D.R USSELL, By: Jam es C.Turk Seni U ni ed St esD i t ctJudge or t at s ri W AL. , D ef endant s. Ha ol Cly W i e s aVigi ai t pr ee ng p oK ,tl t sci lrgh sa ton r d a nt r , r ni nma e oc di r ied hi vi i t c i p ru n t 4 U. 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W itr eid e e s n ac rtd t h sen r ii g o l al $he al)' ne s t ' be i ve t thi e s ghtw or e ove t spe i be us he di notha eye gl s e . le s ha s ye i s ned r hi rod ca e d ve a ss W i e sm a r ue t t t me c lde rm e tt s ea eyedocora bet ed e gl s s nt r de eq ss o he dia pa t n o e n t nd m ye as e , bu tej i' me ia sa fddn t ee hi t a e ed do .W itr t dj io t ast a h t h als dc l t f i o r fr m o n y o r ne s ol al fkil h t e wa i i e t ndddn t a te$1 00 j ip lc rq ie beo eo fcaswo l arn ef r s ndg n a i o h ve h 5 .0 al o iy e ur d f r f il u d ra g o a i a e t be e m i by a ou s de doc ora hi own cos . W i e s c pl i t t n nm t o xa ned n ti t t s t nt r om a ned ha bec us he had a tve- rpr s s nt nc t s r e, f c a ss d ha c a s fe hi s one a e i yea i on e e e o e v of i i l houl ve l s i i d m o r f ta frt t Vigni De t ntofCore tons( or rnse o he r i a parme rci VDOC) W i e sbele t tVDOC. ntr ived ha 1 W i er r centflngsi cae t the i now i r aed a Powhat Cor ec i Cent r a nt s' e ii ndi t ha s nca cer t t an r tonal e, VDoc- r ed prs f lt ope at ion aciiy. c a sfe i aeswoul no ber uie t pa f pr s rpton e gls e . W i e ss t l s ii d nm t d t eq r d o y or e c i i ye a s s nt r ues he VDOC a dt j i s p rne d n , e kngijmci rl fo d rn t t fiil arn ef r n he al u ei tn e t s e i n l t ei r eig ha o fcas ra g o ve e hi t be tted f reye gl s es W i e sa s s e m one ar c pe a i f pai a m o it o a s . nt r l o e ks t y om ns ton or n nd s f rng. uf e i 1 1 The c ti r uie t di m i s a a ton orc a m fl d by a pr s r a ns a our s eq r d o s s ny c i l i ie i one gai t gove n e t le iy orofi e i t c t e m i st a ton orcli i fi ous malci , r m n a ntt fc r f he our detr ne he c i am s rvol , i ous o f i t saeacam o whc r l f yb g a td 28U. C. 1 5 b () Tosaea r al o tt li n ih ei ma e rn e . s e S. j 91 A() 1. tt ca eofa tonunde j1 apli ifmus esabls t theha be nde i dofrg s us ci r 983, antf t t ih ha s e prve iht g r ntedby t Consiuton orlwsoft Unie Stt sa t tt sde i ton r s td ua a e he tt i a he t d a e nd ha hi prva i e ule f om c nd tc m it d by a pe s a tng unde c orofs a e l w . W e tv. t ns 487 U . r o uc om te r on c i r ol tt a s A ki , S. 42,48( 988) Pli ifsEgl t algai mus beeno ht riearghtt rle a t 1 . antf' Gfacual le tons t ug o as i o eif bove he s c a i lve ,'o o t ti E a i e o isf e'r t rt n m e el Ic ei bl ' Bel pe ultve e l't ne ha s i usbl n t ac ,' a he ha pl r y tonc va e. l ' At.Com . Twombl 550U. 5 570( l v. y, S. 44, 2007) . W i es algai fit saea a tona ej 1 cli a ns t dee a she ntr' le tons al o tt ny ci bl 983 am gai t he fnd nt ha na ed. The V D OC ,a a a ncy oft Com m onw e lh,i nota i r on' w ihi t s m s n ge he at s ç s ' t n he pe me nn o j 9 3 Se W il Miha nDe to SaePoie 4 U. 5 ( 98 ) Th r fr , a ig f 1 8 . e l v. c ia p' f tt l , 91 S. 8 1 9 . ee oe c W i t r c nnotpu s hi c am c e ni hi e c r a i tt VDOC. The ohe de e nt nes n r ue s l i onc r ng s ye a e gans he t r f nda W itr na s t j is p rn e d n ,saç e s n' ti t me nn o j1 3.W itr fis nes me ,he al u eitn e t i s ro 'wihn he a ig f 98 p nes al t s a e f c s how e r c o tt a t , ve , once ni a s cii cond tt s rnt nde ,pe s ly, r ng ny pe fc uc he upe i e nt r ona l c ommitdi vi ai ofW i es'c tt i lrg ss a t saea j 1 cam a i t te n olton ntr onsiutona iht o s o tt ny 983 li gans t sde e ntf t a l ge de i ton. W e t 487 U . a 48. M or over t s rnt nde hi f nda or he le d prva i s, S. t e , he upe i e nt lwf l r l do t o i o o tej i' me ia safa t tep o rc t s o te t n f r a ul ei n he pnin f h als dc l tf s o h r pe ol e f r ame t o y e r W i tr ' d c lc n iin . M iirv Be r , 9 F.d8 , 5 (t Ci.1 9 ) Fo te nes me ia o dto s l e . o n 8 6 2 48 8 5 4 h r 9 0 . r h t s a ed r s , i e sha no a l ged f c ss a i a a i t t ea ons W nt r s t le a t t tng ny ctonabl c a m aga ns t e li i t he s r n e nt The c ts m a iy di m i s a lcl i sag i tt s r nt nde a t upe i t nde . our um r l s s es 1 a m a ns he upe i e nt nd he V DO C. Bec us W i e si pr e ng pr K , hec tc d al w W i er t n a e nt r s oc edi o t our oul lo nt s o mendt sa to hi ci n . t na ea de e n si vi lofi i l who ha s o m s f nda t ndi dua fc as d omepe s li veme i t al ge r ona nvol nt n he le d vi ai ofhi co tt i lrght. Afe r viw ofW i e s s isons ho ver t c t olton s nsi ona i s tr e e m nt r ' ubm s i , we , he our d e n tfn ta teitrsso j sierq iealwighm t n n . o s o i d h t h n eet f u t e ur l n i o me d c o W itr'cam f rij n tv r l f o d rngj i ofcast ar n ef rW itr t b n es li o n u cie ei , r ei al fiil o ra g o nes o e e e m i d by a out i doc ora fte f gl s e ,wa m oot d by W i t r ta f r Se xn ne n s de t nd it d or a s s s e n e s' r ns e . e Ma e v. aes 81 F.d4 ( t Ci. 98 )( rs n rsrq e tf rij n tv rle o g e W tr, 0 2 51 4h r 1 7 p io e ' e u s o n u ci e eif n i deq yof1w lbrr cl m rnde e mootbyta frofprs r;W iln v.Grfi 95 na uac a i ay ai e r d rnse ione) lims ifn, 2 F.d8 0( t Ci.1 91 (rn fro p io e mo tdcamsfrij n tv a dd caao yr l f 2 2 4h r 9 ) ta se f rs n r o e li o nu cie n e lrt r ei e r gadi aleg yunc tt i prs n c ndii ) hieW i es ta frdoesno moo e r ng l edl onsiutonal io o tons.W l ntr' rnse t t hi cl i s f rm one ar r le ,bec us t c ti s t si d t tW i e shasno a i s am o t y e if a e he our s a i fe ha nt r ctonabl e j1 8 cam a ans a y n a teji. 9 3 li g i t n o e th al Onl aprs ofi i lsde i r t i fe e et an i t ss rousmed c ne d y ion fc a ' lbe a e ndif r nc o nma e' e i i al e vi ae t Ei t Ame olts he ghh ndme .Se Esel v. mbl 429U. 97,1 2 ( 976 .A s fce l nt e tle Ga e, S. 0 1 ) ufiinty s r o m edi alne d i G t thasbe n di gnos d b a phys c an a m a tng t e t e or e i us c e st one ha e a e y i i s nda i r a m nt o t ti s obvi t te n a1 ype s n woul e iy r ogni t ne s iy f adocors ne ha s o ous ha ve a r o d asl ec ze he ce st or t ' atn in'I ov. h e e 5 5F.d2 5 2 (t Ci. 0 8 , n ap io o fca i I eieaey te to , k S rv , 3 3 2 , 41 4h r 2 0 ) a d rs n fiil s d l rtl ' d b i f e e ' onl i he ç ndif r nt' y f t know s ofand dir ga dsan e e s ve r s t i a e hea t o s f t ' se r xc s i i k o nm t lh r a e y. ' Fame v. e n,511U. 825,837( 9 .A cam c eni adiagre ntbewee a r r Brnna S. 1 94) li onc r ng s e me t n n i aea m e c lper onne r r ng di g i a c ls ofteam e doe no i ia et nm t nd di a s l ega di a noss nd otr e r t nt s t mplc t he Eiht Amendme .W ra v. lns 766F. 8 ,8 ( hCi.1 . g h nt iht Coli , 2d 41 49 4t r 985) The aloca i oft c tofprs ne s m ed c c r i a m a t rof s a e l w ,whi h i no l ton he os i o r ' i al a e s te tt a c s t a tona eunde j1 ci bl r 983.Se Ciy o Reveev.M as c et Ge a Hos tl463U. 239, e t f r sa hus ts nerl pia, S. 2 5( 9 3 . Th fc t tlc l al ma rq ieimae t c v rahih rpec n a eo tec s 4 1 8 ) e a t ha o a j i y e ur n ts o o e g e re tg f h o t s oft i me c lca et n i t sa sa ef ciiisa er quiedt pa i no adif e ewih he r di a r ha nma e t tt a lte r e r o y s t fer nc t a yc nsiu ina sg i c nc .S eSrc lrv. ae s 9 9F.d 1 75 1 8 (t Ci.1 9 ) n o ttto l in t a e e tike W tr, 8 2 3 , 3 9 4 h r 9 3 i (i ngnoeq lpr e tonvi ain wheei t wihs ne et s l ei saeprs fclt fndi ua otci olto r nmae t e tnc o e' n tt ion a iiy v s n ln p ro i l c l al t ls fv r bec n iin , e a ei t wa n t i lry pe t o g e id n o a j iwi e s a o a l o dto s b c us nmae s o smial h st tdf e lprt tonpupos wihsaefciiyi ts. iuae or qua oeci r es t tt a lt nmae) W i er doesnotsa ef c si c tng t tofi i s f l et pr dehi wih gl s nt s t t a t ndia i ha tcal' aiur o ovi m t ases c n tttdd lb rt i ifr n et asro sme ia n e W itr' re a c ss o ta j i o si e eieae ndfee c o e iu dc l e d. ne s g iv n e h w h t al u o fcas ddn t e yhi a c s t me ia te t n .Theji me ia sa fa s se W itr' fiil i o d n m c e s o dc lrame t al dc l tf se s d n es vi i on m or t n one oc s on a pr lr a pa rofr a ng gl s s f hi . W hie W i er s on e ha ca i nd oc zed i e di as e or m l nt s dia e d wih t medi lsa fsdecson t thedi notha as rousmedi lne t s a s gr e t he ca t f ii ha d ve e i ca ed o ee s e ils a o t r s rp inga s sd ighi ic r eaina tej i, u hd s ge me t p cait b u p e c ito lse urn s n ac rt t h als c ia r e n s o be wee doc o and pa i ntdo nots ppor a c ai ofde i r t i f e e t n tr te u t lm lbe a e ndi f r nce. W r g ,766 F. a i ht 2d t 849. M o e v r W i tr 's b sinsidc t t a W itr prma i c aln e t ej ip lc r o e, ne s u miso n iae h t n es i rl h le g d h al oiy y t a imae wh ds g e dwi t ji d co s c u s o te t n a dwa tdt s ea h tn ts o ia re t he al o tr ' o re f rame t n n e o e n h outi s cils a sde pe ait boutgetng gl s swoul havet be rt c toft to sdee m. The ti as e d o a he os ha ut i xn polc is l doesnoti plc t W i e s c tt i na rght ,i m uc asW i er 'ale tons i y tef m i a e nt r ' ons iuto l i s nas h nt s l ga i ce ryi c t t t alofi il pr de hi wihme c lasesme ofhi vii lal ndiae ha j i tcas ovi d m t dia s s nt s son. 4 W itr as h sn a to bej1 3cam t to fcaste tdhm dfee tyta nes lo a o cina l 98 li ha fiil r ae i ifrn l h n V D oc- l s ii d i a e . Be aus W i e sw a no sm ia l s t t d t V Do c- l sfed c a st e nm t s c e nt r s t i l ry iua e o c as ii i a es he had no e nm t , qualpr ec i r ghtt be t e t d lke s h i a e . St i kl r 989 F. a ot ton i o r a e i uc nm t s rc e , 2d t 1389. F rt era o sae t c u t imissW itr' c mplitwi o tp eu ie o h e s ns ttd,he o r d s se n ess o an t u rj d c , h purua t j 1 A( ( ) f f l et saeacai a tona eunde j1 s nto 915 b)1, or aiur o tt l m ci bl r 983. TheCl r i diecedt s nd c e oft sm e a e k s r t o e opi s hi mor ndum opi on a a c pa ng ni nd c om nyi or rt pl i if de o a ntf . 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