Swanson v. Davis, No. 7:2012cv00474 - Document 18 (W.D. Va. 2013)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 2/14/2013. (tvt)

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CL S oFfl u.,ot Qour ERK' cce s sm ATM NVILE, L VA 5 Fl D I THE UNI N TED STATES DI STRI COURT CT FO R TH E W ESTERN DI STRI T O F V I G I I C R N A RO A N O K E D I SI N VI O LA W REN C E SW A N SO N , Pett oner, ii V. ) ) ) E * M EM OM NDVM OPI ON NI By: 1 JULA ( L raIRK I ) EM z BK C i lA cton N o.7: c 00474 vi i 12- v- ) ) ) ) K E I W .DA VI TH S, R espondent . F5 H on. t on L.K i e Jacls sr Se or Uni e St e D i t i tJudge ni t d at s s r c Lawr nc Swa on,aVigi ai aepr e ng pr K ,fl d apeii f awrtof e e ns r ni nm t oc edi o ie tton or i . ha a c pus ptrua t 28U. C.j2254.Re ponde fl amotont dimis a t tme be s or , ts nt o S. s nt ied i o s s , nd he i f pe ii rt r pond e r d, a ng t ma trrpef diposton. Afe r viwi t or ttone o es xpie m ki he te i or s ii tr e e ng he r co d,ldim ist pe ii astmeba r d. e r s s he tton i re 1. Th Cic i Co r f rt eCiyo Ma t vle(cic tCo l ls ne c dp tto e o e rut u to h t f ri il d rui uf' e tn e eiin r n ns t J nua y 25, a r 2007, o as ve e n- ra tvet nn ofi ionm e a trpe ii rpl a guit t e nt e yea c i e mprs nt fe ttone e ded ly t muli edr and c pia c r esf diti i c i Pe ii rdi no fl a a a o tpl ug ons r cy ha g or srbutng ocane. ttone d t ie n ppe l t t Cour ofAppe sofVigi abutdi fl amoton t r onsde t s ntnc wih t o he t al r ni d ie i o ec i r he e e e t he Cic tCour on M a c 8,2007.TheCic tCour de e t m o i on M a c 1 2007. r ui t rh r ui t nid he ton r h 0, On Se t m be 30,2008 pe ii rfld hi fr tpeii f awrtofha asc puswih pe r , ttone ie s is tton or i be or t t Supr m eCour ofVigi a, c dimi s d t pe ii on M a c 18 2009.Pe ii rfl d he e t r ni whi h s s e he tton rh , ttone ie a s ond saeha aspe ii wih t Cic tCo ton Oct r 1 2009,whi h wa dimis d ec t t be tton t he r ui ur obe 4, c s s se on Fe ua y 1 201 Pe ii rs eque l tl ape ii f am i ofcor m vo swih t br r , 0. ttone ubs nty led tton or t a bi t he Cic tCour on J ua y 4,2011 whih wasdim is o J r ui t an r , c s s ed n anua y 7,2011 Peii rfl hi r . ttone ied s t r s a eha aspe ii w ih t Ci c tCou ton Fe ua y 9,2011 w hi h dim i s d t hid t t be tton t he r ui r br r , c s s e he peii on Se e tton pt mber1 2011 Peii rfl hi f urh sae ha aspe ii wih t 3, . ttone ied s o t t t be tton t he Supr m eCour ofVig ni on Jme 1 201 whi h wa dimis d on Augus 9,201 e t ri a t 2, 2, c s s se t 2. Pettone fldt i tntfde a ha aspeii onSe e r27,201 Se R.Gov.j2254 ii r ie he nsa e r l be tton ptmbe 2. e Ca e 3( ( c i ngt prs mal r e . s s d) desrbi he ion- ibox ull l. l Ha e spei o fldt rj2 5 aes be t oao ey a p ro o l tto 28 b a tt ns ie mde 2 4 r u j c t n - e r ei d f i ain. i mi U.. j2 4 ( )1. G e r l , t speidb gn t r nfo t ed t o whiht ej d me t SC. 2 4 d ( )1 ne aly hi ro e is o u r m h ae n c h u g n ofc ci bec sfna. 28IJs. .j2244( ( )A) A c cinbe me fnalonc t onviton ome i l2 .c d)1( . onvito co s i e he . a ia lt ofdie tr viw i e use Unie Sttsv.Cly,537U. 522,524( valbiiy r c e e s xha td. td ae a S. 2003) The . o - a flng pe i i t ld whieaconvitst ope l fl a i ton f St t ne ye r ii rod s ole l c' s pr ry ied pplca i or a e p tc n cino oh rc lae a rviw'i S n i . 2 U. C.j2 4 ( )2 .Se W al os- o vito r te oltrl e e 's é dng' 8 S. 2 4 d ( ) e l v. pe ' Khol, i U. S. ,1 S.Ct 1 1 - 9( )( susi pr e ngst tqualf a 31 . 278, 288 8 2011 dic sng oce di ha iy s c l trlrve . ol ea e iw) a P tto e ' j2 5 p tto i t i l t e j22 4 d ()A) Peiin rsc n ito eiin rs 2 4 ei n s mtmey md r 4 ( )1( . tto e ' o vcin i be n efna on Fe u r 26,2007,whe t tme e r d f peii rt not a a cm i l br a y n he i xpie or ttone o e n ppea fom lr 1Theone-y a p ro o l tt nfrtln ah besp tto u d rj2 5 be i t rno telts o fu d ts er eid fi ai o iig a a eiin n e 2 4 gns o u n h aet f o r ae : mi o ( t daeo whc te u g n b cmefn l ytec ncu i o dr c rve o t e prto o te A)he t n ih h j d me t e a ia b h o lson f ie t e iw rhe x iain fh tme f s e ng s hr vi i or e ki uc e ew; ( ted t o whihtei e i n t tl ga a pl aincetdb Saea to i vi aino te B) h ae n c h mp dme to ii n p i to rae y tt cin n olto fh n c Consiuin orlwsoft Unied Stt i r tt to a he t aes s emoved,i t applc ntwa pr ventd fom tlng bys h f he ia s e e r ii uc Stt a ton; ae c i ( ted t o whc tec nttto l ih asre wa i tal rc g ie b teS p e Co r,fh C) h ae n ih h o si ina rg t setd s ni l e o nz d y h u rme utite u iy rghtha bee ne yr ogniedby t Supr Cour a madertoa i y a i bl t ca e o i s n wl ec z he eme t nd er ctvel pplca e o s s n c lt r r ew;o ola eal evi r ( t daeo whc tefcu l rdiaeo tecam o camsp ee tdc ul h v b e dso ee D)he t n ih h a ta p e c t fh li r li rsne o d a e e n ic v rd t o t e r ieofduedii nce. hr ugh he xe cs lge 28U. C. 2 4 ()1. S. j 2 4d () 2P eio e ddno ag tmeiest e s b e t n ( tr u h( . tt n r i t rue i ln s md r u sci s B) h o g D) i o 2 t Cic tCour t t Cour ofAppeasofVigi a.Se Va.Sup.CtR.5 6( (ttnga he rui t o he t l r ni e . A: a) sai n a alfom t ti lcou tt t Cour ofAppe si a l d onl i t a la flsanotc ppe r he ra r o he t al s lowe y f he ppel nt ie ie o a p a wi i t it d y o tetn l u g n ) Peiin rfldhi frtsaeh b a peiin f p e l t n hry a s f h s a j d me t. t o e ie s is tt a e s t o h t t o S pe e 3 , 0 8 moeta 55 d y atrhi c n ito b c mefn le e ipeiin rs n e tmb r 0 2 0 , r h n 0 a s fe s o vcin e a ia v n f t o l' t motont r consde t s e wa apr ry-ied moton f pos- onviton r le , i o e i r he entnce s ope l fl i or tc ci ei f purua t Vigi aCodej 1 2- t twar st lng.Ac r ngl t lmiai pei s nt o r ni 9. 303,ha rant oli codi y,he i ttons rod ar dy e r d byt tm epe ii ne fl d hi fr tsaeha a pe ii n,a t ,sa ut y lea xpie he i tto r ie s is tt be s tto nd hus tt or t lng i no pe mit d f pe ii rsva i pos- onvi ton pr ee ngsi sa eco t Se . oli s t r te or ttone ' rous tc ci oc di n t t ur. e ec.Mi e v. k,230F. 663,665( hCi. . , ntr Bec 3d 4t r 2000)(e ogni ngt tasaeha aspeii r c zi ha tt be tton c r rvi almiai pei t tha ar a e rd) amot e ve i ttons rod ha d le dy xpie . Equia et lng i a ia eonl i Chos r r i t e whe e- due t cr umsa e tbl oli s va lbl y n t e a e nsanc s t r o ic tnc s e e nalt t pa t sown c xtr o he ry' onduc - i woul beunc c ona et e or t lm iai pe i t t d ons i bl o nf ce he i t ton rod a ans t p ry a dg o sij tc wo l r s l. Ro s v. e 3 9F.d2 8 2 6( t Ci. g i the a t n r s nusie ud e ut' u e Le , 3 3 3 , 4 4h r ' 2 0 )(nba c (n en l u tto mak o te )(iigHarsv Hu c i o 2 9F.d3 5 0 3 e n ) itr a q o ain r s mitd ctn ri . thns n, 0 3 2 , 330( hCi. 4t r 2000).Thus apeii rmus ha Ebe nptrui hi rg sdii nty,a ... ) , ttone t ve t e zs ng s iht lge l nd s ome e r or na y cic sa e sood i hi wa ' o pr ve tm ey flng.Hola v. orda xta di r r um t nc t n s y't e nt i l ii lnd Fl i , U. S. ,1 0S. . 5 9 2 6 ( 01 ) 3 Ct 2 4 , 5 0 2 0 . Pe ii ne ' lc ofkno e abou l lpr e so t saut y de i f f de al tto rs a k wl dge t ega oc s r he tt or adlne or e r ha a r le doesnots be s e if uppor g a i s h e r di r r i . Hari,209 F.d a 330. t r ntng uc xtaor na y elef rs 3 t Furhe m o e ldo notfnd a e r or na y cr t r r, i ny xta di r icumsanc si t sr c d t tpr ntd t e n hi e or ha eve e peii rfom flngatmeypeii Se eg.Unie Stt v.Sos ,364F. 507,51 (t ttone r ii i l tton. e- . , td aes a 3d 2 4h Ci. 0 4 (m â sau a din r n eo t e1w d e no j tf e utbet lig ; r e v. r 2 0 ) p q tt s n g o a c f h a o s t usiy q ia l o l ) Tu n r n J on,1 F. 390,392 (t Ci.1 ( i t tu a laiywih t 1w duet ohns 77 3d 5h r 999) notng ha nfmiirt t he a o ilt r cy or p o K sau d e n t oll tto sp ro ) Ac o dn l , tt n rfldhi lie a r tts o s o t l i ain eid . c r ig y peii e i s mi o e . f de a habe pe ii m or t n oneyea a trt c c i be me tna , tto ri not e rl as tton e ha r fe he onvitons cn i l peii ne s e il d t e tbl t lng,a t peii mus bedimi s d. ntte o quia e oli nd he tton t s se 11 1. Fort f eg ng r as ,lgr ntr s nde ' moton t dim isa dimist pe ii he or oi e ons a e po nts i o s s nd s s he tton f awrtofhabe co pus Bas upon m y fndi t tpeii rha notm a t r quiie or i as r . ed i ng ha ttone s de he e st s t i s ngofade a ofac tttonalrg a r quiedby28U. C.j2253 c,a ubsantal howi nil onsiui iht s e r S. () c rii ae ofa albiiy i de ed. e tfc t ppe a lt s ni TheClr i diecedt s nd aco oft sM e a ek s r t o e py hi mor ndum Opi on a t a co pa ng ni nd he c m nyi Or rt peii ral cou elofr co d f rr s nde . de o ttone td ns e r o e po nt E NTER: hs ) V a o F b zr,0 3 Ti y f enay 2 1 . 1 . * Se rUnie Stt sDititJ ni t d a e src udge 4

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