Wallace v. Federal Bureau of Prisons et al, No. 7:2012cv00258 - Document 16 (W.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 12/18/12. (tvt)

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