Blount v. Collins et al, No. 7:2012cv00476 - Document 43 (W.D. Va. 2013)

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Ta n i t lgh mos f vor bl t r l r ng di l ppr l o nn ount ke n he i t t a a e o Bl ,t s e de pe misa r la e i e e e t tHae m a ii l a i d pe ount hi vi nce r t e ibl nf r nc ha l lc ousy pple ppers a t pr y o i lctpan on Bl mt Se Te nti i ot . e dderv.J hns o on, F.App' x - - , N o.1 6687,201 W L 2501 23 759, a * - (t Ci.Jme 1 ,2 3 (e rig g a to s mmayj dg n o imaescam t a t 3 5 4 h r t 2 01 ) rvesn rn f u r u me t n n t ' li h t ofi e pe rs a d hi f f lng t obe o de t r bln t hi t t whe e i ae pos d no fc r ppe pr ye m or aii o y r r o e r o s mi, r nm t e t ra) h e t. Ha e diput s Bl ' ac unt He de esa knowl dge of t mir a r ora l s e ounts co . ni ny e he ror nd az nd as e t Bl s rs ountha t eae t tood hi c l. Ha e saes t t he s w Bl mta tm p i t d hr tned o l s el l t t ha a ot te tng o 1 se Da ey v. Al n 5 0F.d 1 98 1 0 ( 1 Ci.0 8 ( b evn ta pe p rs ryi d sg e t 0 e nl l , 4 3 2 , 3 9 1 :1 r2 0 ) o srig h t p e pa s ein d o e dia et peron s a d ç ca i i e epan,abur ng s ns ton t tc us smuc t com eoutoft nos , s bl he s prye s by usng ntns i ni e a i ha a e us o he e a iv lnayco igofh e e , g g igrfe a dtmpoayp r lsso t 11 17(nen lq oainmaks n n ou tr lsn te y s a a gn elx, n e rr aay i fhe ay1 5 itr a u tto r x o t d) o er ldo oh rromd b Ra d lv S oq61 F.d7 ( 1 Ci. 01) mit l, v rue n te t s v n al . c t 0 3 01 1 1 r2 0. e br a t s i e ,s e k he prnkl r oughta r e ve a ova fo m e ca sa f t us pe r s a , and nd ec i d ppr l r m di l t f o e ppe pr y s a d t s t ei t Bl t ' c l t pr ve hi fom dn i sa epr ry. As lm i pr ye he ubsnnc n o omts e l o e nt m r mag ng t t ope t sl ng t tth of Bl mts s he rl t ot ' wom sa e t , howe , a t cour mus do a t s sa of t t t men s ver s he t t t hi t ge he pr ee ngs a r as bl f ctfnde c d c l t tHa e wa onl us d nonti lf cet oc di , e ona e a i r oul onc ude ha l nt y e rva or o ca e Bl us ountha m ,r t rt n aspa tofa good f ih e f tt r sor or r a dicplne a r ahe ha r at for o e t e de nd s i i nd pr ve de tuc i oft s i e .W hil 475 U. . a 320- . e nt sr ton he prnklr tev, S t 21 The e s m e diput of f t pr c ude Hae' a s re de e e of quaii d i uniy. s a s es ac e l l s s e td f ns lte mm t t ii d i t te mmuniypr e t ofkeswho c oual t otcs t r ommi c tttonalvi ai butwho,i lghtof t onsiui oltons ni ce ry e t bls d lw, c d r as bl beleve t t t i a tons we e lwf .' H enr v. la l sa ihe a oul e ona y i ha her c i r a ul ' v Pmn l,6 2 F.d 5 4 5 1 (t Ci. 01 )(iig Sa ce v. t,5 3 U. 1 4 2 ( 01, el 5 3 2 , 3 4h r 2 1 ctn u ir Kaz 3 S. 9 , 06 20 ) o m ze i pa tby Pe s n v. Calh n, 5 U. 2 ( 0 9 W h nr s lto o teq aiid ve l d n r ar o la a 5 5 S. 23 2 0 :. e e o uin f h u lfe - i mt t que ton a t ca e is f bot de nd upon a de e mi ton of wha a t ly m miy si nd he s tel h pe t r na i t c ua l h p e e ,sl r j d me to g o n ofq aiid i n t i n tp o e . Bu n c r v. ap nd l mmay u g n n r u ds u l e mmu iy s o r p r o o o e f Hars 65 F. 347,359 ( h Ci. 1 ) Ac or ngy,t dititc ts d no g a ri, 3d 4t r 995 . c di l he src our houl t ' nt r s mmay j d me twh r çh r rmans a y maeil fcu ld s u e r g r i t e a ta u r u g n ee l ee e i n t tra a t a ip t e adng h cu l c onduc oft dee nt.' JJ Fo t ra ons sae t c tde e Hae' moton f t he fnda s' .. r he e s ttd, he our nis l s i or IS sl r j d me t l mmay u g n . C l m 2: U s ofs- ntr s r nt on A ugus 1 201 ai e poi e t ai s t 0, 2 The us of4-o s- n r tant i a g e r poi t esr i s n ood f ih efo tt c r prs i t i not at f r o ontol ion nma es s per . K t o siui n l Se W i imsv. nn n, 7 F.d 7 6 7 3 ( t Ci.1 9 ) Sa lrv. mc n t to a. e l a t l Be imi 7 3 5 , 6 4h r 9 6 ; de Yomc 3 5F.u p.d68 , 0 ( . Va 2 0 ) rv' o oh rgomd ,1 8F. p x7 2(t t , 2 s p z 9 7 2 W D. . 0 4 ,e d n t e r t s 1 Ap ' 6 4h Ci.2005) On t ot r ha lngt r tantoft s mag t c n s tsy t obeci r . he he nd, e hy esri hi niude a aif he j tve 8 C pt l Of a' C S X C F 'C C a m .1 Se W ila s 77 F. a 762,762 n.2 ( i t t om melt l XCC S l O1 l i l C e li m , 3d t notng ha b c us çmln i h sd v s ds met ru e t a la n lsi gp y ia e ie eofij r y e a e t a knd a e ie o o tr s h t e ve o a tn h sc l vd nc nu y' l ' ç o rss ul b wa y o fn i g u e o f re ta i lc i r l pan b tn tij r 't be ç u t ho d e r f id n s s f o c h t ntit me ey' i u o nu y' o c o tit t s o o Eih h Ame d n p oe o ) Sa lr 3 F.u p.d a 7 4 ( i g usd he c pe f g t n me t r tdin ; d e, 25 S p 2 t 0 fndn û t i la men pan' ofha ng allmbs a c tr tane f 2 da w a s t intt physca nd Gl i ' vi l i nd hes esr i d or ys s ufk e o me to j ci c mp ne t. e be t o o n) ve Si y sa e t r a e lm ist how l a prs rca be consiu i ly r tai d: mpl tt d, he e r i t o ong ione n tt tona l esr ne ûW h n t e i da y o t e dsu b n e (l a a e d ...h l ne e s r ifito o i e ) h mme ic f h it r a c is t n n l te l c sa y n lcin f n c i d pan t oughouta pr onge tme pe i cea l s ontnue i hr ol d i rod l ry uppo t an i e e t tt gua ds rs nf r nce ha he r wee aci t pt s rt rt n t quelt dit ba .' W iln ,77 F. a 765 ( tng r tng o mih, ahe ha o l he sur nce' lims 3d t cii Unie Stt v.Co 905F. 784,78 ( hCi.99 Ctplmii i e be ndadee ts td aes bb, 2d 9 4t r1 0) l t tve ntnt hi fndan ' us off c m a be i e e whe t f c i notr a ona y r l t t a lgii ae nonpunii e or e y nfn'd n he or e s e s bl e aed o e tm t tve g ven n a o j ci e' ( u tto o te l. Th ,a piai n a do c n iu d u e o 5 o r me tl b e tv .) q oains mitd ) us p lc to n / r o tn e s f ' poi r s r n s on a i a e w ho doe notc r nty pos a t e tt s c iy or di c plne ca nt e tai t n nm t s ur e l e ny hr a o e urt si i n be vi a i oft Ei ht A m e m e e n w he t ti a e doesnots f rs gnii a phys c l ol tve he g h nd nt ve n ha nm t uf e i f c nt ia ijlis Sa lr 3 F. p .d a 7 4;Da sv.Letr 1 6 F.u p.d 5 8 5 4 ( . Va nt e . de , 25 su pz t 0 r vi se , 5 S p 2 8 , 9 W D. . 2 01. 0 ) l t co tc edis Bl ' ve son ofe t o rde e nt 'e de whe e diput f he ur r t ounts r i ven s ve f nda s vi nce r s es a ie,a r quie a t ssa oft ca e he saest e e t ofa exc sve f c cai a t rs s e r d t hi t ge he s , tt he l men s n es i or e l m s o hi pl e e and c i ton i t r tai s Bl ' e de e i t t ofi e s ha s ac m nt ontnuai n he esr nt . ounts vi nc s ha fc r d s c suly us d ot rc r m e sle t a es hi proro br a on Augus 1 201 a uc es f l e he ontol a tr s o ddr s s i ut e ks t 0, 2, nd 1 I Bl ' c e, ted fn a t fc stersl r j g n ag me to t s be t ep o go t 1 n ounts as h ee d ns o u h i t mmay ud me t ru n n he u jci r n fhe v e svef c a yssunde W iki They donotaguet tus ofs- ntr s nt t i xcesi or e nal i r l ns. r ha e poi e kai s o mmobiieBl f 9 lz ount or hour co ttt s m ee ti alf ce Thus lke t deenda ofk e si W ilam s the appa e l c ede t t s nsiu e r rvi or . , i he f nt t r n li , t y t r nty onc ha teei a lat nis eo fc wi rg r t t oj ciec mpo e t'7 F. a 7 2 h r s te s a gu f a t t e ad o he be tv o n n. 7 3d t 6 . h ' 9 ha hi s f l c i d i a srp cel He as e t t tat d m a ey onfne n ti l. s rs ha lhough t ssm ai di no pr en a hi i ton d t es t n i me ae s c t t e tornee f add to lf r ,Coli and Younc al ge y us d af s m di t e miy hr a d or ii na o ce lns e le dl e ale a c a i t tBl mtha s r t he t wi c us ton ha ot d c a c d he ndow t c eae a e us t ma ii l i lc pa n o r t n xc e o lc ousy ntit i o hi tr ug te us o spon r sr it. Be a s a ra o a ej r c ul fn fo t i n m h o h h e f - it e tan s c u e e s n bl u y o d i d r m hs e denc t tt ofk e sa id t r ta nt malc ousy r t rt n i a good f ih e f tt vi e ha he t r pple he esr i s ii l ahe ha n at for o r sor o pr s r or r t c tfndst tBl mthass tsi d t W hilv f c o sast t s e t e r e e ve de , he our i ha ot a ife he te a t r o hi a pe tofli e es i f c cl i . s c ls xc sve or e a m Bl ' e de ounts vi nce a s pe m is a r s lo r t ea onabl i e e e nf r nce t t de e nt c i d t ha f nda s ontnue he r sr i t f 9 ho tswihoutbr aks m e e y t punih Bl e ta n s or tr t e , rl o s ountr t rt n i a good f t a tmpt ahe ha n aih te t r sor or r Bl untsa est the wasno physcal orve ba l dir i ort e t ni a o e t e de . o tt ha t i ly r ly s uptve hr a e ng t a tm e whie i r sr i t a t tt r sr i s ca e hi pan. He a s rs t tt che t ny i l n e ta n s nd ha he e ta nt us d m i s e t ha he s r sr i tcuti o hi a ms fom t be nni t ti obiia i i a ai co tone r e ta n nt s r r he gi ng, ha mm lz ton n n r ndii d oom c us d hi t s f rfom c ls sif s fom notbeng a e t cha poston,a s e s a e m o ufe r hil, tfne s r i bl o nge ii nd or ne s l tng i o t ne da br ahi toubl fom beng de i d ofhi i l ,a t dic f t asi nt he xt y, e t ng r e r i prve s nhaer nd he s om or a i gniy ofha ng no t l ta es a urna i on hi s f nd ndi t vi oie cc s nd i tng m el . D e e nt of er e de i diput of Bl mt s ac ount - t t Bl f nda s f vi nce n s e ot ' c ha ount s r t hed t cac he wi ndow a t e t d ofi e s c i d t ma ve ba t e swhie i r tai s r eve hi nd hr aene fc r , ontnue o ke r l hr at l n esr nt , ec i d s i e ,a r us d br aksofe e t hi . Compa i t t ve sonsofe nt , hecou tfnds nhalr nd ef e e fr d o m rng he wo ri ve s t r i t t ge ne is s of m ae il f tr ma n i diput unde t f t s i W hil y a t t ha nui s ue tra ac e i n s e r he acor n te s o he s be tv c mp n n o Blu ts cam t t t c n iu d us o spon r srit wa u j cie o o e t f o n ' li ha he o tn e e f - it etan s s e s i f c The e s me dipu es of f c pr cude def nt ' a gl e t t t y a e xce sve or e. s a s t at el enda s r lm nt ha he r e tte t sl rl j d me to t gomd o q lfe i nt Bu n c r ,65 F.d a ni d o l l mmaiy u g n n he r t f uaiid mmu i y. o o o e 3 t 1 0 35 Fo t s r a ons t c tde e de e 9. r he e e s , he our nis f ndan s m o i as t Bl un ' s- ntr tait t ' ton o o ts poi esr n s c am ofe es i f r e.1 li xc sve o c 2 B. D ue Proees s Bl ountc ompli i Cl i 3 t bef e,durng,a a trt r tantpe i ofier ans n am hat or i nd fe he esr i rod, fc s di notpr de hi wih notc ora cha e t be he r r grdi t de i ton ofhi lbe t d ovi m t ie nc o ad e ng he prva i s i ry t ough t us of t s- nt r tai s De e nt sa e t t Bl mts own aci ns m a k he e he poi esr nt. f nda s t t ha ot ' to de pr e al pr ec i i oc dm ot tons mpos i e be or and dti t r sr nt perod. Fi ng ma e i l sbl f e u ng he e tai i ndi t ra ds ue a t t i cam,h c u t e iss mmayj d me to Blt ' d ep o e scamsl ip ts s o hs li t e o r d ne u r u g n n omts u r c s li . 3 The Due Pr es Clus of t Fo te h Am e e t r quie s e t pr vi oc s a e he ure nt ndm n e r s ut s o o de pr e alr es t pr t c pe s agans m itke de i i ns of lf lbe t orpr ry. oc dm ul o o e t r ons i t sa n prvato ie, i ry, ope t Cae v. p us 4 5 U. 2 ,2 9 ( 9 8 . Saep io p lce ma c e t ac n ttto al ry Pih , 3 S. 47 5 1 7 ) tt rs n o iis y rae o siuin l y pr e td lbery i ee twhe t y ti ll (nj aypia and sg fca hads p on t otce i t ntrs n he tmpose a t c l inii nt r hi he i ae i r ai t t or na y i de so prs lf .' Sa n v. nm t n elton o he di r nci nt f ion ie' ndi Conne ,51 U. 472,484r 5 S. 8 (9 5. 6 19 ) Def nda s c e nt once t t s- ntr tant a gua y i pos a a y c a sgnii nt de ha poi esr i s r bl m e n t pial nd i fca ha ds p unde Sa n,gi ng i t apr e t d lbe t i er s i a di s h r tant s r hi r ndi vi nma es ot c e i ry nt e t n voi ng uc esr i s and t ec u ta r e . S eFas nv. mrn,Ca eNo. 0 CV0 7 9 2 0 W L 4 71 5 ( . Va h o r g e s e io Da o s 7:0 0 3 , 0 2 6 4 W D. . 2 0 )(iigW i ims 7 F.d a 7 9 .Dee a t a s r ho ve,ha p o e u a p o e to s 0 2 ctn l a , 7 3 t 6 ) fnd ns se q we r t t r c d r l r tcin l f Bl or ountbef e ordurng t r sr i tpe i d we e no pos i e on Augus 1 201 bec us or i he e ta n ro r t sbl t 0, 2, a e 1 Dee nt alo add es Bl ts 5- i r tant cam unde t delbert i fernc sa r 2 fnda s s r s oun ' po nt esr i s li r he i ae ndif e e tnda d a id t aleg i ofha mf prs n c tonst tvi ae t Ei h Ame pple o l atons r ul io ondii ha olt he ght ndme . Blun net phr s d hi nt o t iher a e s cam i s h t r i t c li n uc ems n he ompli norr s ant e ponde t deenda s dei r t i fe e a g d o f nt' lbe ae ndifr nce r ument. M or ove , s e r de e nt a s r t tt r tai s we e a id a manti i r s e t Blt ' co i fnda s s e t ha he esr nt r pple nd i aned n e pons o omts ntnued dir ptve su i be vi . Fort e r s ,t c tconsr Bl m ' s- ntr tan scli asa s ri onl exc sve f ce ha or hes ea ons he our tues ou s poi esrit am s e tng y es i or a dn td lb mt idifrn e S eHu o 5 U. a 6Cl ed l rt Zdfee c sa dad i ia p o rae n o eie e n fee c . e dsn, 03 S. t t ei ae ifrn e tn r s n p r pit h be wh na toiisus fret p d wnap io dsuba c '. e uh rt e o c o ut o e rsn itr n e' ) 1 Bea etec u td ne d fn a t' to frs mmayj g n ,h c u tas ds se a mo t 3 cus h o r e is ee d ns moin o u r ud me t te o r lo imiss s o Bl mtsmotont srke/ i frs nci f alege y s ti deeci e bis. ot ' i o ti moton o a tons or l dl ubmitng f tve xhi t ofier pl e Bl t i s poi r sr i si r pons t hi ongoi dim ptve and desnl i fc s ac d omt n - nt e tant n es e o s ng s i t ctve be vi . W iln ,77 F. a 769- (e og zng t t when prs scurt e r nc ha or lims 3d t 70 rc nii ha ion e iy me ge y p e ld sp e e rvain p o e s po td p iain p o e l a p o e to sa e a e u t) Th y rcu e r d p i to r c s, s- e rv to r c dz l r tcin r d q ae . e r alo as e tt tno hea i waspos i e durng t r sr i pe i be aus t tpe i e d a s s r ha rng sbl i he e tant rod, c e ha rod nde s s as ofke s dee m i t t Bl ' be vi was s fcenty c oon f r tr ned ha ounts ha or ufi i l omplant f hi t be i or m o r l s d. e ea e De e nt m a s e d i pr vi t rf t alas e to a ti l Bl ' e de e, f nda s y ucc e n o ng hei ac u s rins t ' a . ounts vi nc r ho weve ,t ke i t lg m os f vor bl t hi per isar a ona e i e e t the di no r a n n he i ht t a a e o m, m t e s bl nf r nce ha d t s r t t wi c ach he ndow ore bi dir ptve be vi rt tpr ve e ofi er fom gi ng hi no i e xhi t s u i ha o ha e nt d fc s r vi m tc a a c nc t be hea d be or pl eng a hol ng hi i s poi r sr nt f 9 hotr . See nd ha e o r f e a i nd di m n - nt e tai s or ls Zi r ne mon v.Burh,49 U. 11 32 ( 990) (tW q r t Stt f sbl ca pr de a c 4 S. 3,1 1 Gl hee he ae ea i y n ovi prd p i to h a ig b f r ( d p iain o a lb ry itrsl i g neal mus d s e e rvain e rn e oe a e rv to f ie t ne et, t e rly t o o r ga dls of t a e r es he dequa of a posde i ton t t r med t c cy t prva i or e y o ompe ae f t ns t or he (e rv to q' I Blt s p o e ,t e a p s- e rv to d s il r he ng c ud n t d p iai n . f o mt o r v s h n o td p iain icpi y mi o l o ). na s ts y due pr e sr quiem e s aif oc s e r nt . Furhe m or ,de e nt'qua ii i t r e f nda s lfed mmuniy de ens f iso t sc am . Therghtt d t f e a l n hi l i i o ue pr c s i c n t to wi s p itr sr it wa ce y e tbih d i 20 2,s e Da i,1 6 o e s n o jmcin t - on e tan s s lrl sa ls e n 1 e v s 5 h F. zd a 594 ( nyng quaiid i supp. t de i lfe mmuniy t prs ofi asr r ng cam t y gaveno t o ion fcil egadi li he n tc o h ai b fr pa i i mae i spon r sr it f r48 ho s. Fi ig g n i e oie r e rng e o e lcng n t n - it e tan s o ur) ndn e u n is so maeilfc i d s u e t ec u t e e d fn a t'mo in frs mmayj d me ta sue f tra a t n ip t, h o r d nis e e d n s to o u r u g n s t Bl ' cl m t t hi pl c m e and c i nc i s- nt r s r i s de i hi of a o ount s ai ha s a e nt ontnua e n poi e t a nt prved m c tt tonaly pr e t d lbe t i e es wihoutduepr s . onsiu i l ot c e i ry nt r t t oce s To t e e t tBl tcli st tde e ant de e hi a f r a c r orhemi he xt nt ha oun am ha f nd s ni d m ny o m l ha ge ng a trt r sr i pe i t c tgr nt de e nt 'm o i The c tfndsno f t is i fe he e tant rod, he our a s f nda s ton. our i acual s ue n diput t tt ofi e s br htdicplna y c r a i tBl mtf hi be oron Aug t s e ha he fc r oug s i i r ha ges ga ns ot or s havi us 1 201 whi h wasno tm ey s r d on hi .I t s c r ha be s r ed,Bl t woul 0, 2, c t i l e ve m f he e ha ges d en e v o mt d haveha notc and a hea i be or r cevi a dicplna y pe ly on t c r Bec us d ie rng f e e i ng ny s i i r nat he ha ge. a e oft s r i epr e ,howe r t ofi e sdr he e v c oblm ve , he fc r oppedt c r esi ke ng wih t pr dur l he ha g n epi t he oce a pr e tonsoft prs sdic plnar s he ot c i he ion' s i i y c me. Conc us on l i Fo t esae r ao ,tec u t e isd fnd n s moinsf rsl r j d me ta t r h ttd e s ns h o r d n e ee a t' to o l mmay u g n s o Bl ts Cl m s l 2,al gi us ofe s i f c a Cl m 3,a lgi t tdef nda s oun ' ai and le ng e xce sve or e nd ai le ng ha e nt de i d hi ofdue pr s whe t y pl e a m ant i hi i s- ntr tant wihout prve m oce s n he ac d nd i aned m n poi esr i s t n tc o ahe rng Th c u tg a t p an ifsmoin fraj r tila t te e cams Th o ie r a i . e o r rn s litf to o u y ra s o h s li . e c u tg a t s mmayj d me tf rte d fn a t m t Blu tscam t a hewa d ne d e o r rn s u r u g n o h e e d n s s o o n ' li h t s e id u pr s afe hi r las fom s poi r sr i t . An a o it or rwilis t sda oce s tr s ee e r - nt e ta n s ppr pra e de l s ue hi y. The Cl r i dieced t s nd c e oft s me or ndlm opi on a a co pa ng e k s r t o e opi s hi m a l ni nd c m nyi or rt pl ntf a t c de o ai i f nd o ouns lofr co d f rde e e e r o f ndan s t. ENTER:Thi l N da ofAugus s 3 y t , 201 3. 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