-RSB Smith et al v. Clarke et al, No. 7:2012cv00032 - Document 5 (W.D. Va. 2012)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 3/20/2012. (tvt)
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G ERK' OFFI EU.S. ss. J Y S C Di ' R' CG AT ROANOKE,VA FlHD t. - I THE UNI N TED STATES DI STRI CO URT CT FOR THE W ESTERN DI STRI OF VI NI CT RGI A R O AN O K E D I ISIO N V TAY O N SM I ,JO R DA N NEW BER R Y, TH C ED RI REI ,and TR O Y O A K ES, C D MAq 2û 2 1 22 J D' svUUA C. D , CL ERK ,op 8; Eu ; CA SE N O .7: 2C V 000 1 32 Pl ntff ai i s, M EM O M N D U M O PI I N N O V S. By: Ja e C .Tur m s k Se or Unied St e Di t i tJudge ni t at s s r c HAROLD CLARKE, AL. c , D ef endant s. Te n Sm ih, or N ewbe r Ced i Re d, Tr y Oa ,Vi gi a i a es yo t J dan r y, r c i and o kes r ni nm t pr e ng pr # , ie t scvirg saci purua t 42U. C. 1 oce di o q fld hi i l iht t on s nto S. j 983,algi t tt i le ng ha her - a sg me tot t tu tr dl i gt t ((LU' a P c h n a Co cin l n e (TCC' sin n t he t r ct e i n mi' i ' t o a o ts ae to a Ce tr < ' s l v 'S ) ) vi a e t i c tt i rght. Upon r viw oft r co d,hec tsl olt s her onsiutonal i s e e he e r t our lmmarl dimis s iy s s e t sa ton. hi ci I Pl ntfsa l et f l ng f c sfom whih t rc am sars ThePo hont ai if leg he olowi a t r c hei l i ie. ca as Oren a i Ha boo de i st SLU a age r lpopul to housngpod o r t d f r i t ton nd k fne he s ne a ai n i pe a e o ofe e swho ha de f nd r ve monsr e ahi ne d f sr t e.An i aem a be c i r d f tatd gh e or tucur nm t y onsde e or asgnmen t t SLU when:a heha bee c ce ofa oft f l ngi rci i t si t o he ) s n onvitd ny he olowi nfa tons n he pas sxmo hs Any 1 sre c r o a 21 21 or239;b)heha be nc cedof t i nt : 00 e is hage r ny 2, 8, s e onvit t eeCaegor 1 Ofe e wihi sxmont ;c heha d monsrtdpoori epe s l hr t y 1 fns s t n i hs ) s e tae ntr rona r l to wih ohe ofe r o sa f a ha e bie be vi rt ti no c e ai ns t t r f nde s r t f nd s xhi t d ha o ha s t onduc vet t i o he or ryopeaton a pr a tcgoasoft i tt i d)hei r ea e fom as ca del r i nd ogrmmai l he nsiuton; s el s d ' r pe il housngbed;a d)hei ne yta f rdt PCC a me t anyoft ot rlse ciei A. i nd s wl r nsere o nd es he he itd rtra. n i nat s uni m anagerorpod oficercan r m e' t t ecom m end an i at f SLU ass gnm ent bas on nm e or i , ed a yo te eci ra b t h wade o t ete t n p o r m s p r io (TPS' mu tfn lz n f h s rt i, u t e r n r h r ame t r g n u e vs r t ' s iaie e t ) t i a e' a s g e t t SLU . l a e dt no r c i a hea i be or orafe be ng he nm t s s i nm nt o he nm t s j t e e ve rng f e tr i a s g d t t SLU and ha no o s i ne o he ve ppor u t t a a t shousng as i nm e . Once a sgne t niy o ppe l hi i s g nt si d t t SLU,a i a emus c o he n nm t t ompl t t 90- y ma t y SLU pr a a r m an fe of ee he da nda or ogr m nd e i r e a r evi a i i or rt ber t ne t t gene a populton. ny ul oltons n de o eur d o he rl ai Onc a i a e i a s gne t t SLU , fc sm o hi t t s par t SLU a ea oft e n nm t s s i d o he of i er ve m o he e a e r he prs n. I her f est m o ,ofi er t eae hi wih t us o f cea ora sg e t a io f e us o ve fc s hr t n m t he e f or nd/ s inm nt o hi rs c iy i tt i whih a r el a f c st ti ae' good tme e r ngl ve .Ea h ghe e urt nsiuton, c dve s y fe t ha nm t s i n ni e l c ne y a sg d SLU i t r eve aha wl s i ne nma e ec i s ndouta boutt pu pos oft uni,whih i t pr de he r e he t c s o ovi a c r ntpl n t a s s prs r i a uii a m a nt i ng r s ohe e a o s i t i one s n cq rng nd i a ni e pons bl a pr i e nd oduc i tve be a irs t a t e c na j s t t erq ie nsd ma d d i a e vio me t fp io . At h vo o h t h y a du t o h e urme t e n e n n n r n n o rs n' ' las oneofi e es rsSLU ea h i t f a move nt SLU i t sha no c nt c wih e t fc r co t c nma e or ny me . nma e ve o at t i a e i t ge r lpo a i nm t s n he ne a pul ton. l mae i S aes b e t olmiso p iie e , r pet, n a tvte .SL imae n t s n LU r u j c t i t n rvlg s p o ry a d ciiis U n ts ha no o runiy f r lgi c e ton.M usi prs r r ei Rn a n m e l ve ppo t t or e i ous ongr ga i lm ione s ec ve m da as out ie f si hotr ,butar notper itd a ot rr lgi a tvii wih ot rM usi sd a tng ls e m te ny he e i ous c i tes t he lm i t s e n ot rM usi shous d i SLU, nd a enotpe mit dt pa tci t i t f s nma e , ve he lm e n a r r te o ri pa e n he ea t cee a i t e ofRama n. SLU i aesma kee t i pe s lt l son s t a CD lbr tng he nd da nm t y p her r ona eevii es nd pl ye s butt SLU c l ha no eecrciy bewee 1 1 pm a 6: a. . i c r tt a r , he els ve l ti t t n 0: 5 nd 00 m , n ontas o PCC g r lpo a i ce l , c ha e ec rciy a 1t tm e Eve y day,SLU pr s r ene a pul ton ls whi h ve l ti t l he i . r i one s r c ve one hourofpod r r to ea h m o ni and e c e ni w he t y m ay s e ei ec ea i n c r ng a h ve ng, n he howe , r w a c t e son,o pl y t bl ga es SLU prs ne sa s r e ve o hour o out i r c e ton t h el vi i r a a e m . i o r l o ec i ne f s de e r a i e c w e kda a t noo Unde t s r t i to ,SLU i a e say i t i ce l s ve hour a h e y fer n. r he e esr c i ns nm t s t n he r ls e n s 2 mor pe dayt n ge r populton i aes who m a pa tci t i podr c eai n f a las e r ha ne al a i nm t , y ri pa e n e r to or t e t t o hou si t m or ng,f hour i t afe noon,a f urhotr i t eve ng. The w r n he ni our s n he t r nd o z s n he ni r duc d pod r r a i hour a s lm i t tm eswhe SLU i a esm a t l pho l d one . e e ec e ton s l o i t he i n nm t y e e ne ove s SLU i aesha t s mebed ng a t ge r populton i a e ,b mus we rt nm t ve he a di s he ne al a i nm t s ut t a he S u io at - ic blg n ytpa dp n s Ge e a p p lto imae we rbu j a LU nf nn, wo pe e t u d o n a t. n r l o uain n ts a le e n r pa t a bl s rs a m a a s we rs t nt ors rs.SLU i t sr cevet s me n s nd ue hit, nd y lo a weapa s hit nma e e i he n viia i prvie asge r lpopul to i t sdo, t SLU unionnsmaket m sa st ton i l ges ne a ai n nma e but he f he t nd o i t vi ia i a e SLU i a esm a s nd onl ha f a m uc m one a ge r l ut n he st ton r a. nm t y pe y l s h y s ne a po a i i a esm a s nd f c m i s r ie s e c m o h. Bot gr pul ton nm t y pe or om s a y t m a h nt h oupsm a pur ha e t y c s he s m eie , tSLU i ae ha nom ir veprvie . SLU i t ha nophysc l a t ms bu nm ts ve c owa i lges nma es ve ia ac es t t lw lbr r ort ge r pu pos lbr r butma r que tcopi ofl alma e i s c s o he a i a y he ne al r e i a y, y e s es eg t ral. Ea h oft f l pl i if flng t sc vi a ton wasas i c he otr a ntf s i i hi i l c i s gned t t SLU f a pe i of o he or r od mo et n90da Te Smih,fom Ocobe 1 201 t i Aprl1 2011( 7da ) J r n r ha ys: yon t r t r 7, 0 mtl i 2, 18 ys; o da Ne ry fo M a 25 201 u tl ac 2 2 1( 0 d y ) Ce zcRed,r m J n r 1 wber , r m y , 0 n iM rh 4, 01 2 3 a s; d i i fo a uay 2, 2 1u tl a 1 , 01 ( 1 d ys; n Tr yOa e ,rm Aprl7 2 1 u tl u y1 2 1( 6 01 ni M y 2 2 1 1 4 a ) a d o k s fo i , 0 1 n i J l 2, 01 9 d y ) P an if a sr t th i a sga n t teS c n t ue amao c a g i ter a s. litfs se tha ter sil t o h LU o si td j r h n e n h i me t c tonsofc i m e t tprs ofki ss d notha i ondii onfne nt ha ion t al houl ve mpos o t m wihou ed n he t t a f di t m notc a ahe rng.Pl n if a s r t tit m alc a st ai n f msr aedt for ng he ie nd ai aitfs s e t ha n e l s ik to or elt o SLU as i sgnmen sa et tan i t s d r c veaduepr es he i a t tt de e nt t tt ha nma e houl e ei oc s arng, nd ha he f nda ofk i l a t d neglge l by f lng t pr de s pr dur lpr e tons Be us SLU t as c e i nty aii o ovi uch oce a ot c i . ca e i t sa eteaed dif r n l t n ge r lpopulton i t s pl ntfsalo a s ta e nma e r r t fe e ty ha ne a a i nma e , ai if s s er n qual pr t c i c ai . Pl ntf s s ek c pens t r a pt ii da age . o e ton l m ai if e om a o y nd m tve m s 11 The c ti r quie t di m i s a a to o c a m fl by a pr s r a i ta our s e r d o s s ny c i n r l i ied i one ga ns gove n e t e iy orof i e i t co t t r i st a ton orcl i i f i ous m a i i , r m n al ntt f c r f he ur de e m ne he c i a m s rvol , lc ous o fist saeacam o whc r l f yb g a td 28U. C. 1 5 b () I t s r al o tt li n ih ei ma e rne . e S. j 91 A()1 . n hi c e ,hec t a dim isasfi ousacli ba ed o d n i s a ym e il slga ont xt t our m y s s rvol am s n i ndiput bl rtes e l a t or 't l i sofi rnge e ofa lga i e e twhi cea l doesnote s 'orcai whe e he y, l am 'c nfi m nt e l nt r s ch l ry xit' l ms r t ta t lcone i aeceal ba ee s' Netkev. iln ,490U. 31 327( 989) he ç cua tntons r l ry s ls . iz W lims f ' S. 9, 1 . Tosaeac eofa tonunderj1 apli ifmu tesabls t thehasbee de i of tt aus ci 983, antf s t ih ha n prved rght gua a e d by t Consiuton orlwso t Unie St t sa t tt sde i ton i s r nt e he tt i a f he t d a e nd ha hi prva i r ule fom c es t d r onduc c mit by ape s aci t rc orofsa el W e tv.At ns t om ted ron tng mde ol t t aw. s ki , 487U. 42( 988) S. 1 . An i a e sas i nm e t a nitai s g egai n doe no e e t s n e nm t ' s g nt o dmi sr tve e r to s t xce d he e t nce i pos d on hi i s h an e r m e w a a t gi r s t t pr ec i oft Due Pr es m e m n uc xte y s o ve i e o he ot ton he oc s Clu eb iso f re n i v. n e, 5U.. 7 , 8 (99 ) M o e v r mee a s y t wn o c .Sa dn Co n r 51 S 4 2 4 5 1 5 . r o e, r lm ia i on prvie ,pr ry,a a tviisf a nitai l s gr td i t sdonot i ttons i lges ope t nd c i te or dmi sr tvey e egae nma e c tt e t t ca a s gnii a ' ha ds p i r l ton t t or na y i i nt ofprs n lf as ons iut ç ypi l nd i f c nt' r hi n e a i o he di r nc de s a i o ie r quie t c e t albe t i e es,rgge i f der lduepr es pr ec i I ;Be r t v. e r d o r a e i ry nt r t ti rng e a oc s ot ton. d. ve ai Smih,1 F.d 500,503(t Ci.1 ( di t ta nitai s r tonfrsx mont t 20 3 4h r 997) hol ng ha dmi srtve egegai o i hs wihve mi huma wa t foode t l t unbe a ehea ; d f t r n; n se; l d oie ; ar bl t col ood;dit cl hi lne ,a ry ot ng, i ns nd bed ng;l rperodsi c l; outi r r a i no e di onge i n el no sde ec e ton; ducai orr i ouss r i s a tonal elgi e vce ; nd ls f wasnots aypia a t i esgnii nthads p) Alegai t tprs ofiil e s ood o t c l s o mpos i fca r hi . l tons ha ion fcas vi a e pr s pr edur by c ngi pl i if s ho i as i e tdo notn ountt a ol t d i on oc es ha ng a ntf usng s gnm n m o c tttonalvi ai a tona et rj1 onsiui olton ci bl mde 983.Ricov. c i Count ofFaifxs r i a 907F. v ra Vicni, 2d 4 1 5 ,1 6 (t Ci.1 9 )(oligta wheesaelw g a t mo epr c d r l ih st nt t 4 9 4 9 4h r 9 0 h dn h t r tt a r ns r o e u a rg t ha h Consiu i n r uies s a e of i a ' vi l to o sa e pr e e i no a f de aldue pr es tt t o eq r , t t fci l s o a i n f t t oc dur s t e r oc s - 1s ) sue. Thecour c nno fndt tpli if 'alegai saea cai t tt i bre t a t i ha antfs l tons t t ny l m ha her if a sgn e st SLU de i d t m ofa f der ly pr eced lbe t i e e t Themi ra s i m nt o prve he ny e al ot t i ry nt r s . no nd t por r dif r nc i lvi c tonsa a l w e a tvii s a pr viege i t SLU ,a em a y f e e es n i ng ondii nd lo d c i te nd i l s n he s c pa ed wih ge r lpopu a i c tons ac i tes a prvieg ,a e nots a ypi ala t om r t ne a l ton ondii , tvii , nd i l es r o t c so i mpos a s g fc ha ds p o SLU pm i i nt .The e o e t c tc nnotfnd t t e ny i nii ant r hi n cpa s r f r , he our a i ha pl n if ha a f r duepr es rghtt notc o ahe rngr a e t t ssa usc aitf s d ny ede al oc s i o ie r a i elt d o hi tt hang e. Eve t ki a t u pl i if 'a l a i t tprs r g a i r r d of i i l t pr de n a ng s r e a ntf s leg ton ha i on e ul tons equie f c a s o ovi i t swih ahe i r a e t SLU a sgn e ,s h avi ai ofsa epr e a nzesdoe nma e t arng elt d o s i m nt uc ol ton t t oc dur l l s no prvi gr t o de oundsf a f rlduepr e scli a to bl t j 1 3.Fo t s or ny edea oc s am cina e mder 98 r he e r s ns t c ts m a iy di m i s s a f i ouspl i i f 'c a m st tt i a s g e t ea o , he our um r l s s e s rvol a ntf s l i ha he r s i nm nt o SLU vi ae f r lduepr s rg s Se Oua l v. lma Ci lAc i No. ol td ede a oce s i ht . e res Dil n, vi ton 7 1 CV00 7 2 1W L 1 6 9 ,* ( . Va 2 1 ( imisn t e j 1 5 b ( ) :1 21 , 01 8 9 61 2 W D. . 01 ) ds s ig md r 91 A( )1 i t sj198 cli r gadi sr t e lvi unia Gr e Roc Corecina Ce e) nmae' 3 ams e z ng tucurd i ng t t e n k r to l ntr. To s c d on a e lpr t c i c a m , ai ifm us fr tde ons r t t the ha bee uc ee n qua o e ton l i pl ntf t i s m t a e ha s n te t d d fe e l fom o he swih whom hei smia l st t d a t tt t ua teamen r a e if r nty r t r t s i l ry iua e nd ha he meq l r t t w a t r s tofi t ntonalorpur e uldi c i i to Se M or i o v.Ga r t 239 F. s he e ul n e i pos f s rm na i n. e rs n r aah v, 3d 648,654( hCi. ) Onc plitf sae f t s 4t r 2001 . e anif tts acs uppori t s frtt ee nt oft tng he e is wo lme s he c a m , m us a s de ons r t t tt c le ed t e t e i no r tona l r l t d t a l i he t l o m t a e ha he ha l ng r a m nt s t a i ly e a e o ny l gii a e pe ogi li e es . l e tm t nol ca nt r t d. Thec t i no r s c i whih pl n if 'al tonsa our fnds e pe t n c aitfs legai boutt ras i hei sgnme t SLU nt o s uppor a eq lpr e ton cl i . Pl i if 's a e f c sa t n ua ot c i am a ntf s t t d a t boutt SLU cl ary r f e tt tonl he e l e l c ha y i tsme tn c ran ciei aes be tt t r srcinst tS a sg me te tis nmae eig e ti rtra r u jc o he etito ha LU sin n n al. Pl i if do notca m t tofk il te t dt m dif r nty t n ot i aeswih sm ia antfs li ha t a s r a e he fe e l ha her nm t t i lr be vi a hi t i . M or over t SLU r s rc i pl i if de c i a e cl a l r l t d t ha or l s ores e , he e t i tons a ntf s s r be r e ry e a e o l gii a e pe ogi ali e e t i e o a ng i a e t c r t rbe vi a m a nt n e tm t nol c nt r s s n nc ur gi nm t s o ont ol hei ha or nd i ai i tt i ldici i a nec s a yt a lw t t gr atrfee nsiutona s plne s e s r o lo hem he e e r domsa f dedt ge r for o ne al popul ton i a es a i nm t . Fort r a ons s a e t c tc l st tpl i if 'co pl ntf l t sa e a he e s t t d, he our onc ude ha a ntf s m ai ais o t t ny c n t uina cam a to a eu d rj1 8 a dd s se t ea t nwih u p eu ie p ru n o si t l li cin bl n e 9 3 n imis s h ci t o t rj dc , u s a t t o o t j1 5 b () a lg l fiolu .Th Clr i drce t sndc pisof hsme r n l o 91 A()1, s e al rv o s e ek s ie td o e o e t i moa dl y m o ni a ac ompa ng or rt pl n if . pi on nd c nyi de o aitf s E NTER:Ths 2t+ d yo M ac 2 2 i 7 a f rh, 01 . J Se orUnie St t D i ti t dge ne t d a es s r c 6
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