Morel v. Zych et al, No. 7:2012cv00423 - Document 28 (W.D. Va. 2013)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 7/2/2013. (tvt)

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On Apr l20,2005, ttone w asr e ed f o prs f hi co c i f di ti i i pe ii r el as r m i on or s nvi ton or sr butng coc i i vi a i oft l w s oft D i ti tofColl bi ,a bega a fve ye t r of a ne, n ol ton he a he sr c lm a nd n i - ar e m s r ie r e e t rt Comm ison' J iditon.Unie Stt sv.M o el Cas No. upe v s d elas mde he s i s' s c i ur td ae r , e 2001- FE1.007383( C. p.CtAug.6,2002) Fe uay22,2006,t Commisonis da D. Su . .On br r he s i s ue wa r nta c i peii ra c usng ttonerofvi ai c tonsofs vie r e eby,i e a i, oltng ondii uper s d elas ntr la c ommitnga a sul wihada e ouswea i vi ai ofDiti ofCol aCodej22ti n sa t t ng r pon,n olton srd umbi 402. Morel v. Zych et al Doc. 28 On Se e be 29,2006,whiet s r s d r l as vi a i wa r ntwa pe ng,t pt m r l he upe vie e e e olton ra s ndi he Supei Cour oft DititofCol a(t rorCour lsntnc peii rt sxt ror t he src umbi 'supe i f' e e ed ttone o i y m ont 'i r er to f l w ed by t e ye r 's r s d r l s f c m itng t as a t hs nca c a i n olo hr e a s upe vi e e ea e or om ti he s ul Dockets.Justia.com . wih ada r wea t nge ous pon.On Aprl1 2007, heComm ison upda e t wa r ntt r fec t i 8, t si t d he r a o e l t he as a tc c i s ul onvi ton. On J y 1 201 peii ne c ul 0, 0, tto r omplt d t sxt mont s e ei e e he i y h entnc mpos d by t Superor e he i Cour a l rs r ng tfy-hr e m ont due t tm e c e t ,buthe waske ti c t be us t t fe e vi i t t e hs o i r dis p n us ody ca e he Com mison e ut d iswa a on pe ii ra t Unie Stt sPenienta y i LeeCount s i xec e t n'nt ttone t he t d a e t ir n y, V igi a on J y 9, 0. The Com m i s on notfe pe ii ron Se e ber 1 201 t ti r ni , ul 201 si i i d ttone pt m 7, 0, ha t w oul c d onduc a hea i t de e m i whe he t r voke pe ii ne ' s r s d r l a e i pos d t rng o t r ne t ro e tt o r s upe vi e e e s m e f t c ai diti i c c i Thefrtt he rng da e ofOc obe 4, 0, or he oc ne srbuton onvi ton. is wo a i ts t r 201 and Fe a y 1 2011, r pospone bec us pe ii rwa e c bnzr 7, we e t d a e ttone nt d ouns lwho di notpr tc i e d aci e n t W ese n DititofVigi a. he tr src r ni Cons que l pe ii r she rng wa pospone untlNove r3,2011 whe hewas e nty, ttone ' a i s t d i mbe , n tans e r d t t Phiade phi D e ento Ce t r a r pr e e by co elf om t Fe r l r f r e o he l l a t i n n e nd e es nt d uns r he de a Publc D e e r sO f i e i Phia l a. On D e em be 16, i f nde ' fc n l de phi c r 2011 t Com m i s on r vi w e t , he s i e e d he pr e ngsoft Nove oce di he mber3,2011 he rng a r vo d pe ii nerss r s d r l as , a i nd e ke tto ' upe vie e e e. Uli t l t Comm ison i tma ey, he s i mpos d a eiht e ghtmont s n e et tr c ur e ty wih e n g y- i h e t nc ha an onc r n l t t pr vi l s r e ffy-hr e m ont s nt e, e uli i a r m a ni ac i s nt nc of he e ousy- e v d i t t e h e enc r s tng n e i ng, tve e e e t ry- i m ont 'i r er ton. 1 Thi ne t ry-i m ont a tve s nt nc s a t d f om J y hi t fve hs nca c a i s w hi t f ve h c i e e e t re r ul 9,201 whih wa t dae t wa r ntwa e ut o peii .Not bl t Comm ison 0, c s he t he ra s xec ed n ttoner a y,he si di noti pos a ne t r ofs r s d r l as butdi r ogni t tpe ii rs ilhad t e d m e w em upe vi e e e e d ec ze ha ttone t l hr e ye r ofs r ie r l s t s r duet t as a twih a da r we po c c i a s upe v s d eea e o e ve o he s ul t nge ous a n onviton e e e by t Supe i Cour . nt r d he ror t 1Pe ii r sa al oft Com m i son' Dec m ber16, 2011 de s on r ule i va i usclr c co r to . ttone ' ppe s he si s e , cii es t d n r o e i al r ec i ns 2 Peii ttonera guest tt Comm ison vi atd t Se r ton ofPowe sClus a r ha he s i ol e he pa a i r a e nd D oubl J opar Cl us oft U nie St t s Cons iuton a com m it d t f l i e e dy a e he t d a e tt i nd te he olow ng pr ed la ero swhe i r vo d hi s r iedr e e a i pos dt t ry-i m on h oc tr l r r n t e ke s upe vs elas nd m e he hit tve t pzs s n e i on e t nce: The Comm iso f ie t gi pe ii rnotc Oft as a twih a de dl wea m s i n al d o ve ttone ie he s ul t a y pc c r c aned i a s e nt lwa r nta i to a de i d pe ii rt rg ha ge ont i n uppl me a r a pplcai n nd prve ttone he i ht t a l ut o t dr vi a i c r o loc e n he ug ol ton ha ge; The Comm ison dea d t he rng f e g e n m ont whe i s dha co uc e si lye he a i or i ht e hs n t houl ve nd t d ahe i wihi ni t daysoft vi ai n wa r ntse c i pe r ulton; arng t n ney he ol to r a ' xe uton, r eg a i Thehe rnge mi rwasi ompee t r l onpeiine ' pr e alob e tons a a i xa ne nc tnt o ue tto rs oc dur j ci ' nd , 4. The Com m i s o unl w f ly de r e f om is g delnesw he i i pos t t ry- i s i n a u l pa t d r t ui i n t m ed he hi t fve m ont pr s t r . h i on e m Peii ttonerf t ralege t thi c urhe l s ha s ouns lr nde ed i feci as it nc i vi ai n oft Si h e e r ne f tve ssa e,n olto he xt Am e en oft Cons iu i n, no a ndm t he tt t o by t ppea i t l ga iy oft s nt nc lng he e lt he e e e. Peii ttonera ksm et va a et t ry-i m ont prs n s nt ncei pos byt s o c t he hit fve h io e e m ed he Comm ison a tri r voke hi s r iedr las i s i fe t e d s upe v s ee e mpos f rditi i coc i Ho ve , ed o srbutng ane. we r t Bur a ofPrs r l a e pe ii rfom c t on J nua y 22,201 a trhec he e u ions e e s d ttone r usody a r 3, fe omplt d ee t t ry-i m on h a tveprs s nt ei pos d by t Commi so a pr e l he hit tve t ci ion e enc m e he s i n nd es nty c le ed bype ii ne . ha lng tto r ll. 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