-RSB Coleman v. Western Virginia Regional Jail, et al, No. 7:2012cv00025 - Document 3 (W.D. Va. 2012)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 1/30/2012. (tvt)
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CL S OFFI U, DI . ERK' CE S. ST COURT AT ROANOKE, VA FI LED I THE UNI N TED STATES DI STRI CO URT CT FO R TH E W E STERN DI STR I O F V I G I I CT R N A R O AN OK E D I I O N V SI LA RR Y DA RN ELL C O LEM AN , J 3 12 1 A8 22 J UUA B Y. U 8Y' '- . C tK (q '' ) j . D J L,ER8 ' 7Y ': * - CA SE N O . 1 V 00025 7: 2C Pl nt f , ai i f M EM O M N D U M O PI I N N O VS. W E STERN VI G I A R EG I N AL R NI O JA I SU PERI TEND EN T L, N CH A RLE S 1 PO FF, . . JR , By: G l n E.C onrad e Chi fU nied St e Di t i tJudge e t at s s r c D ef endant s. La r D a l Col m a , a f m e V i g ni i a e pr ee ng pr y , fl d t s ci l r y nw l e n 1 or r r i a nm t oc di o q. ie hi vi - rg sa tonpu s ntt 42U. C.j1 iht ci zua o S. 983.Colma aleg i hi co ai t twhiehewa e n l es n s mpl nt ha l s ic r eae a te W e tr Vign aRe in lJ i (t ej i', alo fcask o ngyf i d t n ac rtd t h sen r ii go a al ih a1)j i fiil n wi l al o t ' e pr de s f bunk be f i a es i vi a i n ofCol m a s c tt i ovi a e ds or nm t , n ol to e n' ons iutonalr g s a t ta a i ht , nd ha s r s l, lma fl a dwa ij rd Th c u ti d t a t e ealg to fi t saea ycam e ut Coe n el n s n u e . e o r tn s h t h s le ains al o tt n li a tona eunde j1 3andsl rl dimisst co an . ci bl r 98 tmmaiy s se he mplit Col m a a l gest f l w i s que ofe n s o w hi h he bas hi cl i s W he e n le he olo ng e nce ve t n c es s a m . n h a ve a t ej i h f u dteb n b da rn e n t b c alngn .Th be sh dn e ni d t h al e o n h u k e ra g me t o e h l i g e d a o , e l r , nd no t bl , har orot rie scl e e adde s a a es c is he tm os noug t a ss a i aea t i t ci b h o s it n nm t temptng o lm i o t t bunk.Col n as t bea sg d t aboto bunk be aus ofhi a ,he g , nt he op ema ked o s ine o tm c e s ge i ht wei ,a m edi lco tons n of i e i o m e hi t no botom bunk w a a ia e a ght nd ca ndii .A fc r nf r d m hat t s va l bl t t tm e,s Col an w asas gned t a t bl k. W hen he atem pt t cl m a botom bunk hat i o em si o op m l ed o ai t 1 Colm an i curenty i ce at i New Je s . r ey e s r l ncar r ed n wihou a ho i a i ofi e sr prm a d hi a as i d t tbotom bunk t a he t t ut rz ton, fc r e i nde m nd sgne ha t o not r i a e. nm t To r c t t p bunk,Colm a hadt sa o t sdeoft boto bur hol t ea h he o e n o t nd n he i he t m l k, d he sdeoft t bunk,ump, ndhoithi fe l ont t t bunk.W hieexecsngt sb l i he op j a s s r e eg o he op l rii hi urk- momt gp o e ur o Ap i 1 , 01 Co e nsip da df lt t efoo ,nu igh sb c t i r c d e n rl 1 2 2, lma l e n el o h l r ij rn i a k. n p Colma ltrha s ge y t r m ovet dic fom hi s ne a c i st ha pr e e n ae d ur r o e wo s s r s pi nd ontnue o ve obl ms wih hi ba k t t sda t s c o hi y. Coe n s e tej i a d Mr Pof iss p rne e ta s rigta Mr Po fs o d lma u s h al n . f,t u eitnd n , se t h t . f h ul n ha f e e n t tt bunk be d i n w a uns e. Col m a s eksm one ar da a s f hi ve or s e ha he d es g s af e n e t y m ge or s pai s f r ng,a f ur m edi ale ns s n, uf e i nd ut e c xpe e . 1 1 The c t i r quie t dimis a a ton or c am fl d by a prs r a i t a our s e r d o s s ny c i l i ie ione gans g nune t le iy orofi e i t c tde e m i s t a ton or cl i i f i ous m a i ous ove n a ntt f c r f he our t r ne he c i a m s rvol , lci , o fist sae a cam o whih rle ma b ga td. 2 U. C.j 1 1 A( )1. W l e r al o tt li n c eif y e rn e 8 S. 9 5 b ( ) wr p anifst a lalg to gr n t e o g t rie arg tt r l fa o et es c ltv litf t dua le ains ae o) n u h o as ih o ei b v h pe uaie m e l ve , t one t ti û a i e on is f c ' BelAt.Cor v.Twombl 55 U, 544,5 e l' o ' ha s k usbl pl t a e, l l ' p. v, 0 S. 70 ( 2007) t c antma be s , he ompli y ummaiy dimis l or t saea ca eofa ton unde rl s sed. n der o tt us ci r j1 983, a pli if mus esa ih t t he ha be n de i d of rght guaa e d by t antf t tbls ha s e prve i s rnte he Consiuton or lws of t Unied St t a t t t s de i ton r s t fom conduc tt i a he t aes nd ha hi prva i e uled r t c ommitd by a pes a tng unde c orofsae lw. W etv.At ns 487 U. 42 ( 988 . te ron ci r ol tt a s ki , S, 1 ) Co ma frtn me tej i a ad fn a t Th j i i n taC e s n' n i n ta n bl l n is a s h al s ee d n . e als o d ro 'a d s o me a e p t s i u d rj 1 8 . S e eg.P e a v. n ,No 9 - 9 0, 0 0 W L 2 5 ,a * (t Ci. o ut n e 9 3 e , . , r v l Re o . 9 6 5 2 0 0 91 t 1 4h r Jn.1 20 )( a 3, 00 unpubls d)( i W î1v.Mihi n De tofStt Polc 491U. 58,71 ihe quotng 1 c Ma p' ae ie, S. (98 ) T rf r , 1 camsa an ttej i mus b s mmaiy ds s e a lg ly fi oo s 1 9 . heeo e a1 li g is h al t e u rl imis d s e al rv lu , purua tt j1 A( ( ) s n o 915 b)1 . A c pl i t t f l t a l ge s cii co om a nt ha ais o le pe fc nduc unde t n by e ch de e t rake a f ndantof i a , fci l pe s ly, i vi a i of pl i if s c tt tona r g s does not pr de f c ua ba i f a r ona l n ol ton a ntf ons iu i l i ht ovi a t l s s or j1 cl m. Se Fihe v.W ahi t Mer ia Ara TrnstAut r,6 F.d 11 3, 983 ai e s r s ncon topoltn e a i ho . 90 2 3 11 43( hCi.1 . Mor r a ofii c no beheda omaialy la ef vilto 42- 4t r 982) eove, n fcal an t l ut tc l ibl or oains ofpli ifs rg st ough t a tons ofs di t ofi as l (i ng t tdocrne of antf iht hr he ci ubor nae fcil. d. fndi ha ti rs ndea s rori i pplc et j1 3a i ) e po t upei s na iabl o 98 ctons. Co e n n me t ej i' s p rne d n ,Mr Po f a a d fn a ta s rig ta,i h s lma n s h als u e itn e t . f, s ee d n se t h t n i n s pe v s y r e M r Pof s ul ha known t thad m ealbunkswihoutl dde sf a ce s u r ior ol , . f ho d ve ha r t t a r or c s t t t bunk w e e da r us t i at s Col m a doe notalege an f c s i c tng t t o he op r nge o o nm e . e n s l y a t ndi a i ha M r Pof waspe s nal i ve i c i t b be de i ort thewasawa et tt . f r o ly nvol d n hoosng he unk d sgn ha r ha he be de i pr e e a s g fc tda e t i a es Fi he ,s a. M os i pora l Col m a d s gn es nt d i nii an ng r o nm t . s r upr tm tnty, e n doe notc t nd t tM r Pof ha a r e i de e m i ng t tCol m a w oul be a sgned t a s on e ha . f d ny ol n t r ni ha e n d si o n u rbunk des t hi r ques t beas i d t a l rbur Bec us M r Pof c nnotbehel ppe pie s e t o sgne o owe l k. a e . fa d a tmaial la l u d r j 1 8 f rij re imae s fe i h sji,i. Coe n scams uo tc l ibe n e 9 3 o nu is n ts u fr n i al d, lma ' li y a i tt s i e ntmus bedimis dunde j 1 5 b)1. gans he uperntnde t s se r 91 A( ( ) l e t c ti s ts i d t t Col m a s f l f om t b nde d, he our s a i fe ha e n' a l r he unk does not gi rs t a ve i e o co tt i nalc a m a i t a ns iuto l i ga ns nyone. The Ei h Am e e pr t c s prs r fom c ue a ght ndm nt o e t i one s r r l nd unus llvi condii .Rhodesv. pma 452U. 337 (981 . To pr ac tt i l ua i ng tons Cha n, S. 1 ) ove onsiutona cai r ae t an uns ej i c ton,Colma mus s t tone ormor prs ofi as l m eltd o af al ondii e n t how ha e ion fcil a td wih dei rt i fee e ha t kne s j ci l he co iin prs nt a ce t lbeae ndifrnc -t t hey w, ub e tvey,t ndto e e ed 3 s t nta rs ofs rousha m a ne rhels f ie t t ke d e onabl m e ur s'o alvi t ubsa il ik e i r nd ve t e s ald o a t as r e as e 't le ae i.Fame v. en n,511U. 8 8 37( 994) t r r Br na S. 25, 35- 1 . Colm a s c e n' ompli f is t m a t r quie s wi ofdelbe ae i fe e by ant a l o ke he e r d ho ng i r t ndif r nce a y nea t j i.Co e nalg sn fcss o ngt to fcask e b f r Co e nfl ta n o the al lma le e o a t h wi ha fiil n w e o e lma elh t t l k of ac es l r on t bunks pos a e es i rs of s rous ha m t a yone. he ac c s adde s he ed n xc s ve i k ei r o n l ed,ofi e s r a ona y c d ha bele nde tc r e s bl oul ve i ved t t i a e w o d know t us c uton whe ha nm t s ul o e a i n clmbi i o a ou ofuppe bu i or rt a d f ls Pos i eneglge e by ofii l,i i ng nt nd t r nks n de o voi al . sbl i nc fc as n fiig t f r se t t s me ne mih b s ro sy ij rd wh n atmpt t e trt tp al o o e e ha o o n g t e eiu l nu e e te i o ne he o ng bt ,smpl doesnotgi rs t a y c tttona cam a tona eunde j 1 mks i y ve ie o n onsiui l li ci bl r 983. See e. , , g. Count of Sa r me o v.Le s 5 U. 833,8 (998 (;T1 Consiuton doe not v c a nt wi, 23 S. 49 1 ) $( he tt i s gua a e due c r on t pa t of s a e ofi i s la lt f ne i nty i lc ed ha m i r nt e ae he r t t tc al ; i biiy or glge l nfi t r s c tgorc l be ah t tlehol 'ofco tt i prtci ) W hie t c tcranl ae ialy ne t he l s d' r nsiutonal oe tons. l he our eti y s m pa hi s w ih Col m a r ga di hi ongoi ba k pr em s hi a l ga i s m pl do not y t ze t e n e r ng s ng c obl , s le tons i y gi rs t a c tt i lcam acina eag ns a ve ie o onsiutona li to bl ai t nyoneunde j 1 a f t tras r 983, nd or ha e on, h sc mp an mu tb dimis dwih u p eudc u d rj 1 5 b ()a lg lyfioo s i o lit s e s se t o t rj ie n e 91 A( )1 s e al rv lu . The Cl r i die t d t s nd c pi s oft s m e or nd opi on and a om pa ng ek s rce o e o e hi m a um ni cc nyi or rt pl ntf . de o ai i f . B E NTER:Ths' d yo Jn ay 2 2 i 5# a f a u r, 01 . Chi U nie St t s Di t i tJ ef t d a e s rc udge 4
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