Carter v. Unnamed Wallens Ridge State Prison Employees, No. 7:2012cv00339 - Document 10 (W.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 8/16/2012. (tvt)

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Bas d on W a den Holow a stm el r s ns t c t e r l y' i y e po e, he our now c udest tt s a ton oncl ha hi c i m us be s m a iy dim i s d, c us t onl r uesed r lefi now m oot t um rl s s e be a e he y eq t e i s . 1 Bec us Ca trso i na mo inf rp ei nayij ncier ifdi n tna a y d f n nt a e re ' rgi l to o r lmi r n u tv ele d o me n e e da s r at t hi Ram adan cl m s t c tsyld t sne acton asagai tUnknown W alensRi St e el ed o s ai , he our t e hi w i ns l dge at Prson Empl i oyees Cas N o.7: , e 12CV00339,and t pari s lcontnuet uset sheadi t a d he tes hal i o hi ng o voi c uson. 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Holowa sa est t r n l s a s ue t re ' le tons l y tt ha f o hi e m i ton ofr co ds i a a s t ta t rCa t r sta f rf o Re Oni t r m s xa na i e r , t ppe r ha f e re ' r ns e r m d on o W a lnsRi ofk i st r i dve tnty f ie t a Ca tr sna et t Rn a n le dge, t al he e na re l a ld o dd re ' m o he m da Pa t i to Lit Hol wa Afi !4 W ad nHolwa , e h wa ma ea r o ti ri pai n s. lo y fd. . r e l y wh n e s d wae f h s c o m it ke t ough t flng oft pr s ntadi c r t d t ove s g ,a C a t rw a a s a hr he ii he e e on, orec e he r i ht nd r e s dded o n t PM ii tonls asofJ y27, 2.Holowa Afi !4. he cpai it ul 201 l y fd. 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Ca t rs a eshi ve e ve m ol a s m l tons a n cc s on, ote r t r e t t s i e i t f l a pr pe c pl i a t re us i a i s r tve r m e es nt nton o ie o r om a nt fe xha ton dm ni t a i e di . 2 11 Asap ei n r ij n o tmpo ai af r a e ta r ia yr me yp irt tilte r l ay nu din e r rl fo ds n x ro dn r e d ro o ra,h mi y p rys e n tep ei n r ij n to mu td mo taeta : 1 t i lk l t s c e do a t e kig h r l a y nu cin s e nsrt h t () l s i ey o u c e n mi he t meis'( d i lkeyt s frirpaabl ha i t absnc ofpr i nayr i , ( he rt, 2) ç s i l o ufe re r e nn n he e e elmi r elef' 3) ' he ' theb ln eof q i e t i h sfv r'a d()ç nij ncini i tep bl i tr s. 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