-RSB Wall v. Neice et al, No. 7:2012cv00020 - Document 21 (W.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 03/26/2012. (kab)

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CLERK' OFfI t S. DI COURT S ZCE ) ST. AT ROANOKE, A V FI LED I THE UNI N TED STATES DI STRI COURT CT FO R TH E W ESTERN DI STR I O F V I I I CT RG N A R O AN O K E D I ISIO N V MA2 25 2 1 22 J uuw c. a ot sv; ospu r c CA SE N O .7: 2C V 000 1 20 M A TTH EW O N EA L W A LL, cusnx f g. Pl nt f , ai i f M EM O M N D U M O PI I N N O VS. By: Ja e C .Tur m s k Se o Unied St e D it i tJudge ni r t at s s r c NURS RI E CKY NEI c AL. CE, , D ef endant s. M a t w One W a l aV i g ni i m a e pr e ng pr K ,fl d t sci lrgh s a ton the al l, r i a n t oce di o ie hi vi i t c i p rua tt 4 U. C. 1 8 algn ta n re a alc l al a eviltdh sc nsi to l u s n o 2 S. j 9 3 le ig h t u s s t o a j i h v oae i o tt ina u rght by f ii t pr de hi wih tea m e tf rH e ttsC a a s e a e. 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Thi i or toni c tst tHCV paint s da dhi dos P1f' t a fr ) s nf mai ndiae ha te s houl voi gh es ofTylnol Ne rhe e s a s poit whe W alcompl ne ofpan, s sbr e . ve t l s , t ome n , n l ai d i nur e oughthi m Tylnol W alt d t nur ea pilc l t tTylnolwa ba f hi ,b s madehi t t e . l ol he s t l a l ha e s d or m ut he m ake he me c ton a di ai nywa f s ve days a o wih o he me cai m e ca saf waspr di t y or e n , l ng t t r di tons di l t f ovi ng o hi W alalege t thi ûi rsa t huri gndhe c dn' us (he bahr ' On m. l l s ha s tve tred tng a ) oul t e t l t oom. l ' Ja ua y 26, 2, doc o e m i d W al a pr s rbe û t ot 'f pa n. n r 201 a t r xa ne l nd e c i d ç z on' or i ne r W albeive t thene s ge y onhi a ea ne t sa t l le s ha eds ur r s nkl nd eds o t r HCV te t nta r a me s s a pos i e. Hea kst co tt or rt d e n st ta f rhi i medit y aprs oon s sbl s he ur o de he ef nda t o r nse m m ael ion fclt opeae byt Vigi aDe rmen ofCore to ( a iiy rtd he r ni pat t r cins VDOC)t tc dprvi pr r ha oul o de ope t e t e f hi H CV and pr de s ge y f hi a kl r a m nt or s ovi ur r or s n e. 11 The c r i r quie t dimisanyaci n orc am fld by aprs ra ns a ou t s e r d o s s to l i ie ione gai t gove n ent le tt orof i ri t c t t r i t a to o c ai i f i ous m a i i , r m a n iy fce f he our de e m nes he c i n r l m s r vol , lc ous o fist saeacam o wh c rle ma b ga td 2 U. C.j1 5 b () Tosaea r al o tt li n ih eif y e r ne . 8 S. 91 A( )1. tt ca eofacinunde 51 apli ifmus etbls t thehasbe n de i ofrghs us to r 983, antf t sa ih ha e prved i t gua a e d by t Cons iu i orl ws oft U nied St t s a t tt sde i ton r s t d r nt e he tt ton a he t a e nd ha hi pr va i e ule fo c r m onduc comm it d by aperon aci unde c orofsa elw .W e tv. ki ,487 U. t te s tng r ol tt a s At ns S. 42,48(988 .Pl ntf sçfa t laleg tonsmus bee 1 ) ai if t jcua l ai l t nought riearg t rle a t o as iht o eif bove he s c a i l ve ,'o onet ti ç ausbl on isf c 'r t t n m e e y G onceva e' Be l pe ultve e l't ha s t pl i e t a ey aher ha ' rl û c i bl-' l At.Coz . Twombl 550U. 544,570( ) l ' v. p v, S. 2007 . A pr s of i i ' de i r t i fer nc t a i a e s s r ousm e ca nee vi a e i on f c als lbe a e ndif e e o n nm t ' e i di l ds ol t s t eEihhAme me t S eEsel v. mb e 4 9U.. 7 1 2(97 ) A c nsi to a h gt nd n . e tle Gn l, 2 S 9 , 0 1 6 . o tt i n l u vilto i ti c n e tiv le b t a o j ciea das b e tv c mp n n .Th o j cie oain n h s o tx n ov s oh n b e tv n u j cie o o e t e be t v c m pone ti m e i t de i ton i ts fce l s ro . Fa me v. e n,51 U . 8 o n s t f he prva i s sufi inty ei us' r r Br nna ' 1 S. 25, 8 4( 9 4 .Th s be tv c mpo n i me i ap io ofca i C eie aeyid fee t' 3 1 9 ) e u j ci e o ne ts t f rs n fiils l l rtl n if rn, d b ' t ti i he' ha s f l knowsofa dir r an e e svers t i eheat o s f t 'a r s nd sega ds xc s i ik o nmat lh r a ey' nd e ponds unr as bl t t r s Far e , 1 U . a 837. A c a m conc r ng a m er di ag e m e e ona y o he i k. m r 51 S. t li e ni e s r e nt be wee a i a e a m edi alpe s t n n nm t nd c r onne r a di di gnos sand c zs oft e t e doesno l eg r ng a i olr e r a m nt t i i t t Eiht Ame mplcae he g h ndme .W rchtv.Coli ,766F. 841 8 ( hCi.1 . nt i lns 2d , 49 4t r 985) Queto sof d c l u g n aen ts b e t oj dca rve t e j 1 8 .Ruselv sin me ia j d me t r o u j c t u iil e iw md r 9 3 sl . Shefr 528F. 318( hCi.1 .M oeo r me c map a tc doe no saeafdea fe, 2d 4t r 975) r ve , dial lr cie s t tt e rl c am , t le,429U . a 1 1 no d sme e ne i nc i di gnoss Sos beev.M up hv, l i Esel S. t 05- 06, r oe r glge e n a i. e 797F. 1 ( hCi.1 . 2d 79 4t r 986) W alsalg to a dg iv n e idc t ta j i me ia safaeno in rngW als l' l ains n re a c s n iae h t al dc l tf r t g o i e l' m e c lnee . W a lw a t s ed f H CV , m e ca s a fa e m onio i hi e y e l vel , di a ds l s e t or and di l t f r t r ng s nz m e s e l tng hi e i biiy f rmedia i teame ofHCV, ndpr di hi i or ai a vaua i s lgi lt o c ton r t nt a ovi ng m nf m ton bout o he te t nto i nsf t f ur Theme c lsa fa s pr de W a lwih m e c tons t r r a me pto or he ut e. di a tf lo ovi s l t dia i , i l ng pai m e c ton f hi n e nc udi n di a i or s nkl . W al sd saife wihtec r p o ie b t ej i sa fbeivn t t es o l li is tsid t h a e r vd d y h al tf, le ig ha h h ud r ce ve s ge y f hi a e, o e f que e m i tonsby a doc or no Ty e ,a e i ur r or s nkl m r w nt xn na i t , l nol nd i m e a e t e t e f H CV . Thi di a e m e tbe w e n t m edi ls a f a t pa i nt m di t r a m nt or s s gr e n t e he ca ' f nd he te t 3 ove t a opra ec s ofteam e n ou st a al gai n t tt sa fa t d ne i e l r he ppr it our e r t nt m nt o n le to ha he t f c e glg nty i m a ng t e t e de i i ,whi h i no s f c e t s n ki r a m nt c s ons c s t uf i i nt o how t delber e i f e e e he i at ndi f r nc 1 ne esayt saea Ei hAme ntcam c z bl unde j1 3. W hiet co ti not c s r o tt n ght ndme li ognia e r 98 l he ur s uns ympat tct W a lsc e n a thi HCV dignoss t c tc nno quesi n t me c l he i o l' onc r bou s a i, he our a t to he di a safs u g n t a te t n f rW alsHCV i n twarn e b h sc re t o iin.W al tf j d me t h t r ame t o l' s o ra td y i u r n c ndt o ls ' c pl i f ist s a e f t s w i t tpr s of i s a e w ih de i r t i f e e t a om a nt a l o t t ac s ho ng ha i on ic al d d t lbe a e ndif r nce o s rousm e c nee Thus t Co ts ei dial d. , he ur umm a iy dim is st c rl s s e he ompl i , s ntt ant purua o j1 5 b)1,f fiur t saeanyc tt i lcam. 91 A( ( ) or al e o tt onsiutona li 2 M or over W a lsprm a y co e n i obt i ng at a f rt a VD O C prs f c lt e , l ' i r nc r s a ni r ns e o i on a iiy. I t sha no f de a co tt i lrgh t i a c r to i a pa tc a prs howe r nma e ve e r l nsiutona i t o nc r e a in n ny riulr ion, ve . M e c v. no,427U. 21 226- (976) Theeor W alha noa tona ecai t r a hum Fa S. 5, 27 1 . rf e, l s ci bl l m mde j 1 3co r ngt f tt hehasnotye be nta fre t t VDOC.Thec t t 98 nceni he ac hat t e rnserd o he our mus s m a iy di m i sW a l scl i s c e ni t a f r um rl s s l' a m onc r ng r ns e . Fo t era o sae ,hec u t imissW alsc mpli wi u p eu ie p ru n r h e s ns ttd t o r d s se l' o ant t t rj d c , u s a t ho t j1 5 b)1,f fiur t saeacai I a ton,be a eW alsaesnoco tt ina o 91 A( ( ) or al e o tt l m. n ddii c us l tt nsiuto l c a m , he co tm us den hi pe ng m otonsf ta f ra m o i f a nt e tof li t ur t y s ndi i or r ns e nd ton or ppoi m n c ouns l A n a o i t or rw ile e t s da e. ppr pr a e de l nt r hi y. 1 Thec rde lne t e ecs sp e najrs cinov ra rltdsaelw cams out ci s o x rie u plme tluidito e ny eae tt a li , pu s a tt 2 U. C. 1 ( ) a ddimis ss c camswi u prj die. ru n o 8 S. j 367 c, n s se u h li t t eu c ho l arc nt tons e n ta f rt aVDOC f cly, al ompli t t aisafha te tdhm n e e mo i e kig rnse o a ii W lc ans ha j l tf ve rae i t wih dir pec and arogance,m aki hi f uns e. W al doesnotas t amend hi compl ntt add t ses t r ng m eel af l k o s ai o cl ms norcoul he. Alega i ofver a e and ha as m e by guar ,w ihoutmor do notsat ai , d l tons bal bus r s nt ds t e, te a yc nsi ina cam.He lev. wi,1 Fe . p' 1 9 l 9 ( hCi. 005 ( iigColnsv. n o tt o l li ut nse Le s 53 d Ap x 7 , 7 4t r 2 ) ctn li Cu y, 3F. 8 ,8 ( 0hCi.1 7 nd 60 2d 25 27 1 t r 9 9:. 4 TheClr i die t d t s ndco e oft sm e a ek s rce o e pis hi mor ndum opi on and a compa ng ni c nyi or rt pl ntf . de o ai i f ,> 7 ENTER:Thi 7. da ofM a c , 201 s * y rh 2. ' A<3 r /v , J -x 'F - , , , ç j. ;' , y . .r , ni Unie St t Ditit pr t d aes src ge

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