Howard v. Phipps et al, No. 7:2012cv00079 - Document 171 (W.D. Va. 2013)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 09/20/2013. (kab)

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&=> > OFFI U, A. CE AT F. NTL URI DI X I ROAN:t E,A glt : V 'SK lc b - sEP 2 ,03 21 A E I THE UNI N TED STATES DI STRI COURT CT FOR THE W ESTERN DI STRI OF VI CT RGI A NI ROANOK E DI SI VI ON R O B ERT PH AR O A H H O W A R D, ,' s . J AC ULI =' CL ' ERK ( bY; DEP K CLERK CA SE N O .7: 2CV 00079 1 Pl nt f , ai i f M EM O M N D U M O PI I N N O ( p i Re r a Re o e a in) Ado tng po t nd c mm nd to L. PHI , M u, B. PPS c . By:Gln E. n a e Co r d ChifUnied St e Dit i Judge e t at s s rct Deendants. f t) Thi prs r cvi rghs a ton s ki moneay dn ge unde 42 U. C.j1 i s ione i l i t ci ee ng tr ma s r S. 983 s p e e ty beo e t e c u to te rp r a d rc mme d to (t p l ) o M a itae J dg r sn l f r h o r n h e o t n e o n ain Ee of' f gsrt u e r Pn l M e d S r e ta d panifso j cinsteeo. F rter ao ta f lo ti c u t mea a e a g n n litf b e to h rt o h e s ns h t ol w,h s o r wilo mzepanifso j cins a o ttema itaej d e srp r, rn W ad n M ahe as l ve l litf' be to , d p h g srt u g ' e o tg a t r e t n ' mo in f rsl r j dg n ,g a ti p r a d d n i p r t oh rd fnd ns moin fr to o l mmay u me t r n n a t n e y n a t he te ee a t' to o sl r u g n, e panifsmoin f rsl r u g n , n s ttematrfraj r l mmayj d me td ny litf to s o l mmayj d me t a d e h te o u y ti l ra . Backzround The pr K pli if Robe t Pha oa Howa d, a s known as Abdul Ha o antf, r r h r lo mza W al i o a e i on M tha a 1i a i a e a Re Oni n St t Prs . Re ni be or t c ta eHowar s t mm d, s n nm t t d mai ng f e he our r d' cams t tte d fn a tp io o fcas S t L.B.P i s (o k o a Sg .M e sr, li ha h ee d n rs n fiil, g . hpp , n w n wn s t se ) t nd r n ndal co to l ofi e s S.Fi l ,W hie aec ina fc r eds s nhunt Hea 2 a d Ta e,a ROSP W a de Ra l C. , d, n M ahena us e e sve f c a i t Howa d o f ie t pr t c hi fom s h f r o t , ed xc s i or e ga ns r r a ld o o e t m r uc o ce n 1 To be c it wih t r c d i t s c s ,t cour wilc i t r f rt t pl ntf ast- r ' ons sent t he e or n hi a e he t l ontnue o e e o he ai if ll lowa d. ' 2J udge Sa ge m e i i t rpor t tsnc wai ng s r i i t sca e, De e ntHea hasdi r nt ntons n he e t ha i e vi e vce n hi s f nda d ed. Hewa n tryee tdb ct e adddn toni temoinsteoh rd fn at fld I Ho r wih st s o ersne y omsl n i oj i n h to h te eed ns i . f wad se o e purue hi cl m bas d on He s alge aci ,he m us m ove t s tt e a a oprat i vi s s al e ad' le d tons t o ubsiut n ppr i e ndi dualas a d fn a ti Hed' pa e p ua toFe . Ci. 2 () ee d n n a s lc, ms n t d R. v P. 5 a. N ove r7,2011 i vi a i ofhi Ei ht Ame e rght . Thecour r f red t m a tr mbe , n olton s g h ndm nt i s t e e r he te t J o udge Sar nt f de opme of t f t i s ge or vel nt he ac s n uppor of t c os m otons f r s ma y t he r s i o um r j d me t Afe alwi s mea dio a d s o r a d c n u tnga e d n ir h a ig o u g n . tr lo ng o d t n l ic vey n o d ci n vie tay e rn n i Aug t8, 3, udge Sa ge is d he r po ta r omm e ton. us 201 J r nt s ue r e r nd ec nda i D i si scus on J udge Srge ' r por a r c nts e t nd e omm e ton sl a e Howa d' a l tonsi s nda i tmm dz s r s legai n uppor t ofhi r mai ng ca msa f l w s s e ni li s olo : Ho r camsta ROS c re to a o fc r S.F ed a dW h sn u tijze wa d li h t P or cin l fies ils n ie h n n l d r hi l f n m t tda whe t t k t s ct iy box of ofhi tay sotdoora s e t r ha y n hey oo he e l t r f sr l nd dug s r ws l a ed i t t oft box i o hi lf f e r a wrs,c usng c e oc t n he op he nt s e t or n m nd it a i de p pt tle wounds Howa d as c am s t t Sgt M es e s a d hi wih e mctr . r lo l i ha . s r pr ye m t pe p rsrywih u g tigme ia cernc t uiiet sry a d ta te j e p a to t et n dcl laa e o tlz he pa n h t h prs sa f r us d t de ont mi t hi afe wa d.Howa d c am s t t afe lon t f ef e o c a nae m tr r r l i ha , tr t si i nt Ta epl e hi bac i hi c lon m odii srp c l sa uswih no hi nc de , t ac d m k n s el fed ti e l tt t wae t de nt m i t hi s f t r o co n na e m el. Re t2. Howa d' s isonsalege t tW a den M ahe waspr e a ROSP dt i t por r s ubm s i l d ha r t na es nt t l ng he r i de on Nove be 7,2011 a f l t sop hi ofk e sfom ha mi Howa d. nci nt m r , nd aied o t s t r r r ng r Th ma itaej g as s mmaie d fnd ns tsi n a vd oe d n e F eds e gsrt ud e lo u rz s ee a t' etmo y nd ie vie c . il t tfe t tafe hepl c t s c iy bo on Howa d' door Howa d be a e be lge e a esii d ha tr a ed he e urt x r s , r cm li r nt nd knoc t box of. Fi l sr ggl d t hol t bo ove t tay so ,a W hienhuntas itd ked he f e ds tu e o d he x r he r l t nd s sse hi ,whie Howa d contnue t ty t knoc t box of . M e s t tfe t t s or e m l r i d o r o k he f s er esi d ha he der d Howa d s ver ltm e t t hi a m o oft box. W he he r f e s s a d hi one tm e r e a i s o ake s r ut he n e us d, he pr ye m i wih pe rs ay. Ta et n a rve a a horz d plci Howa d i t srp c l be a e he t ppe pr t he ri d nd ut i e a ng r n he ti e l c us ha t e tne t ha ofke s Lt Pay t tfe a vi o e de e i caed,t tofke s d hr ae d o nn t r . . ne esiid, nd de vi nc ndi t ha f r t ok Ho r t t s w e f de ont nai n,butHo r r us d dec a i ton. W a de o wa d o he ho r or c nmi to wa d ef e ontm na i r n M a he t tfe t the s w H ow a d onl afe t i i nt t na es ii d ha a r y t r he nc de . 2 Bas d on t e de e a e he vi nc dduc a t hea i J ed t he rng, udge Sar nts r por r c ge ' e t e omm e a nds fndi t t ge ne is s of m ae il f c r m an i dipu e r ga di Howar s c am s of i ng ha nui s ue tra a t e i n s t e r ng d' l i e s i f ce a i t M e s r Fil ,a W hie mt The ef e t r por r comme xce sve or gans s e , e ds nd s nht . r or , he e t e nds d n i d fn a t'a d plitf smoinsf rs mmayj d me ta t ti cam. Th rp r e yng e e d n s n an if to o u r u g n s o h s li e eot r comme a fndi t tno ma e i f csr i i diput on whi h Howa d coul pe s de e nds i ng ha t ral a t ema n n s e c r d rua a f c fnde t tW a de M ahe a De e a t i r ha r n t na nd f ndan Tae vi a e Howa d' consi i t t olt d r s tmtonalrg s i ht on Nove be 7,2011 Thus t r po tr omm e gr ntng de e nt 'motonsf s ma y m r . , he e r ec nds a i f nda s i or um r j dg n a d d n i plitf smo in f rs u me t n e yng anif to s o ummayj d me ta t h scamsa ans t e e r u g n s o i li g i t h s d f n a t. Dee d nsh v fldnoo j cin t J d eSag n ' r p r. ee d ns fn a t a e ie b e to s o u g r e ts e o t Ho r h ss b te pe d n sta tec u t a c n tu d a o j cinst t p rin wa d a u mitd la i g h t h o r h s o sr e s be to o he o t s o o t erp r rc mme igt a h smoin f rsl r j d me tbed ne a t ts mma y f h e o t e o ndn h t i to o l mmay u g n e id nd ha u r j d me tb g a td a t hi camsa ans De e d n Tae l lg tofte e o j cins t e u g n e rn e s o s li g i t fn a t t . n i h h s be to , h c t srviwe #tnovo,t epo tonsoft r por a petne tpori oft r c d. our ha e e d,. . hes ri he e t nd ri n tons he e or Cl r f c ua diput r m an bewe n t pa tes a comt ofN ove r 7,2011 as ea a t l s es e i t e he ri ' c t s mbe , rc u td i terpo ta d sl rz dh r . Th r fr ,Ho r ' o j cint a h i e tte e o ne n h e r n l mmaie e e ee o e wa d s be to h t e s n ild t sl r j d me to hi e c si f recamsi wi o tmei a dmu tb o e z d Se ol mmay u g n n s x e sve o c li s t u rt n s e v m l . e h e F d R.Ci P.5 (uho ii g s mmayj g n o y wh r mo n p ry d mo tae t t e. v. 6 a t rzn u r ud me t nl e e vig a t e nsrt s ha Gheei n g n i d s u ea t a ymaeilf c's c t a p ryGse tte t j d me t sa ç r s o e une ip t s o n tra a t u h h t a t t n ild o u g n a t ' i matroflw' . te a ' ) Ho r ' o j cin r g r igDe e d n Taei as wi o tmei.Ho r ' o jcin wa d s be to e a dn f n a t t s lo t u rt wa d s be to h a s rst tTa e plce hi i a srp c lwiho wa e wih i e t c us li pan whe he s e t ha t a d m n ti el t ut t r t nt nt o a e lm i n c d notwa h of t OC pe oul s f he ppers a f al te g holr . Howar a s rst tbe a e he pr y or mos i ht zs d s e t ha c us c d no de t i t hi s l fom t s a i hi ce ldm i t tei t hotr perod,he oul t connm na e m ef r he pr y n s l ng ha gh l i s frda at ufe e n shma a tc sx d l tr ta k i ays ae . The rpo ts rc mme ai n ta Tae i e tte t s mmay j d pe tr ss o te e r' e o nd to h t t s n ild o u r u g n e t n h unc e t d vi o e de e pr e t d a t hemi ont s e de vi nc es n e t he ng, de ons tng t t H owar r f e m ka i ha d e us d de ont mi ton. Ba e on t vi o,t r por r c c a na i sd he de he e t e omm e a fndi t tno ma e i lf c s nds i ng ha t ra a t r m an i diput on whi h Howa d c d pr t tDe e ntTa e' a to de i d hi of e i n s e c r oul ove ha f nda t s c i ns prve m t o r t t bedec a na e he ppo hmiy o ont mi t d. The c tha rviwe t svi o r c di é:novo. The vi dae Nove r7, our s e e d hi de e or ng, deo, td mbe 2 1 b gnsj ta trM e srh sp p rs rye Ho r I s o Ho r v r al b rtng 01 , e i us fe se a e pe p a d wad. t h ws wad eb ly eai sa ff s ver lmi t ,wih no i c ton t tHowa d i havi a toubl br a hi ort t t f or e a nu es t ndia i ha r s ng ny r e e t ng ha he i s f i a pai o dic f r fom t s a l s s uferng ny n r s om o t r he pr y. t hows Howa d r f i i tal t r e usng, nii ly, o ba k u t t ta sott be r sr i d f r m ova fom hi c l silwih no i c ton t the c p o he r y l o e tane or e lr s el, tl t ndi a i ha i s f rng ilefe t fom t s a W he Howa d fnaly alowshi s ft ber taned,t s ufe i l f c s r he pr y. n r i l l m el o esr i he vi o s de hows ofk e s e c t hi t t s t r s ori ng m o he howe . W ih t c r f lon Howa d' f c a r t he nme a ul r s a e, n ofi e a ks hi i he wa s t be de ont nae fom t OC pe r s a a Howa d fc r s m f nt o c nmi td r he ppe pr y, nd r ans r no. He e es l s e on vi o t the tdoe notnee t be pl e i t s we s xpr sy ut s de ha i s d o ac d n he howe f r or de ont mi ton.' c a nai ' The c t a e w ih J our gr es t udge Sa ge ' r om m e d fndi t t t vi o e de e r nts ec nde i ng ha he de vi nc r f esHowa d' cai t tDe e ntTa eknew hewo d ca e Ho a d hn m fom t pe r e ut r s l m ha f nda t ul us w r r r he ppe s ay by pl c ng hi on s rp c l s a us w ihout t a lt t w as hi s l f s ve a ho s pr ai m ti e l t t t he biiy o h m e f or e r l ur . S e F r rv.Brr n 51 U. 2 ,8 5 ( 9 4 (i dn t tt p o Eih h Ame d n e a me ema , 1 S.8 5 3 1 9 ) fn ig ha o r ve g t n me t c a m r ga di pr s condii ,pl ntf m us s l i e r ng i on tons ai i f t how ofi a w a a a e of f c s f om w hi h he tci l s w r at r c c d r ona y i e e se e ofs t nta rs ofha m ,made t ti e e e,a f l t oul eas bl nf r xit nc ubsa i l ik r ha nf r nc nd aied o 4 r s ndras bl t t trs ;Sco tv. ri,550U. 372,380( epo e ona y o ha ik) t Hn rs S. 2007)CW he e ashee,t r , r he r c d co nsan unc l nge vi t peca urng t eve si que ton,t c tmus c e t e or nti hale d deo a pt i he nt n si he our t r di t ep an ifsv rino t ef cso l t t e tn i i n tc nr dce b t v d oa .) l h litf eso f h a t ny o he x e t t s o o ta itd y he i e tpe' ;ko ' v.Shrve,535 F. 225,230 ( h Ci.2008 tame . Thus t c tovenze Howad' e 3d 4t r )s l , he our r ls rs o j cint t erp r' r c mme d to ta Taesmo inf rst r j d me tb ga td. b e to o h e o ts e o n ain h t t ' to o l mma y u g n e r ne Ho r h s ma e no o j cin t te rpo t oh r fn i s c n l ins a d wad a d b e to o h e r' te i dng , o cuso , n s r c mme d to s Thec u t l a o t h ma itaej d esr p r a dr c mme d to i is e o n ai n . o r wil d p t e g sr t u g ' e o t n e o n ain n t e ie y asc i t ntw ih t r cor a a i a e l w . ntr t onss e t he e d nd pplc bl a Conc us on l i Fo te sae r a o s t e c u to e z span ifso j cin ,a o t t ma itae r h ttd e s n , h o r v m l litf b e to s d p s he gsrt e j d es r p r,d n e plitf s moin f r sl r j dg n ,g a t W a d n M ah n ' u g ' e o t e is anif to s o l mmay u me t r n s r e te as moin frsl r j d me t g a t teoh rd f n a t' to f rs mma yj dg n a t to o l mmay u g n , ' n s h te e e d ns moin o u r u me t s o r pl ntf scli a ns De è ntTa e butde est sm o i ast t c am t tDe e nt ai if am gai t f nda t, ni hi ton o he l i ha f nda s M es e ,Fi l ,a W hie s r eds nd s nhuntus d e e sve f c on N o mbe 7,2011. The c twils t e xc s i or e ve r our l e t smatrf raj r til Ana p o raeo d r l is et i d y hi te o u y ra. p r p it r e wi su hs a . l The Cl k i die t d t s er s r c e o end c es of t s m e o a opi hi m r ndum opi on a ac om pa ng ni nd c nyi or rt pli ifa t co elofr c d f de e nt . de o a ntf nd o uns e or or f nda s ENTER:Thi 70 da ofSe embe , 2013. s y pt r Chi fU nie St t D i t i tJ e e t d a es s rc udg

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