Hughes v. City of Norton, VA et al, No. 7:2012cv00542 - Document 9 (W.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Samuel G. Wilson on 11/30/2012. (tvt)

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' a t rt s e oun er t N or on Polce D e rm e a r s e Hug f publc i oxi ton a fe hi nc t , he t i pa t nt r e t d hes or i nt ca i nd usngf lngua i publc,a t ne da a t ii c r d hi wih f z co mt of i oul a ge n i nd he xt y u hortes ha ge m t otr t s a ucton.Hugheswa booke i t SW VRJwhe eher mai hed wihoutbond a tng ti l bd i s d no r e ns l t waii ra, w hi h i s hedul d f D e m be 4,201 c sc e or ce r 2. Hug sc ne dst a t ej g a dt Co n at sAto n yh v if r dhm he o tn h t h ud e n he mmo we l h' tr e a e n o me i t tt sore oft al ge vitm sa e i c lc .Hug smai ai t tt vi tm ' ha he t is he le d c i r n onfi t he nt ns ha he ci s c lc i al ga i s d c us t Comm onweat t dr t c e, hecli st onfitng le tons houl a e he lh o op he as and am he Comm on lh' f itr t do s i r cily motvaed. weat s a lle o o s a al i t Hughese e s dis ts a ton wih t xpr s es s a if c i t he l h ofhi pr -r a i ar r i and f sr i wih t posponem e s i hi c e. e s e engt s e ti l nc ce aton nz taton t he t nt n s as H e ks c ompe a or da a sa dimis loft c r s ns t y m ge nd s s a he ha ge . II . 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S el8 4F.da 1 6(nen l u tto mak o te )( et ni oiia) oc fa ' p l 2 2 t 38 itr a q oain rs mitd i ri n rgn l. ' y ns o f cua al ga i a i tt Ciyort De rme s a t l le tons ga ns he t he pa t nt howi ar caly m otva e polc or ng a i l i t d iy c so la igt hi ar s a dpr s c to .Th r fr , ls a tt j 1 5 e( )B) tec u t u t m e dn o s re t n o e u in e eo e pt u n o 91 ()2 ( ,h o r r w ildi m i s Hug 'cl m s a ns t Ciy a t D e rm e f f itr t s a e a c ai upon l s s hes ai gai t he t nd he pa t nt or a lze o t t l m w hi h r i m a be g a e c elef y r nt d. 1 11. Hug s al ga i do notr mot l s w orplusbl a l et thi a lgedvi tmsa he ' le tons e ey ho a i y leg ha s le ci nd t i pae sweea tngunderc o ofsaelw,ane sayelme ofaj1 3a ton.Se her rnt r ci olr tt a ce sr e nt 98 ci e W etv.At ns 487U. 42( ) Theeor t c tdimis sHug 'cai a i t s ki , S. 1988 . rf e,he our s se hes l ms gans t m ,a wel. he s l Fort s a e r s ,3t e cour di m i s st sa ton f f iur t sa e a cl i he t t d ea ons h t s s e hi c i or a l e o t t am purua tt 28U. C.j 1 5()2)B)i) s n o S. 91 e ( ( (i. ENTER : Nove be 30, 2. m r 201 e r UN I TED STATES D I STRI J D GE CT U 3Thec tas not t ta e e r di r cic t es f de alc t mus r r n fo i e frng our lo es ha bs nt xtaor na y r umsanc , e r ours t efai r m ntre i wihasaesp n n ci n l rc e i s S e eg, u g rv Hars 4 U. 3 ( 9 )Csn etebe inn t tt' e dig rmia po e dng . e . ..Yo n e . ri, 01 S. 7 1 71 fic h gn ig o c u ty' hso yCo ge sh s sbe tofw e cpin , nfse ad sr t p r tsaec ut t tysae f o nr s itr n rs a ,u j c t e x e to s ma ietd eie o emi tt o rs o r tt c s sfe ho itre e c byf d r l o rs' .Th sr q ie f d r l o rst a s nfo c n tt to a a e r e 'm n e fr n e e e a c u t.l i e u r s e ea c u t o b mi r m o siu in l ' c aln e t saejdiil r c e n s n matrh w mei ro stec aln e itefd rlcamsh v b e o h le g so tt u ca p o e dig , o te o rt iu h h le g ,fh e ea li a e e n r o c udb p ee tdi tesaes u iil r ce ig Hu h sse sds sa o tec ag sa an t m. we e, o l e rsne n h tt'j dca p o e dn . g e e k imis l fh h r e g is hi Ho v r Hughesha s w nnot ngt woul c pelt c rto i ere ewih t Com m onweat ofV igi a' pe ng s ho hi hat d om he ou t nt fr t he lh r ni s ndi ci n l rc e n s Co s q e ty a t sjn tr , g s c aln et tesaec u t r c e ig muta e rmia po e dig . n e u nl, thi u cu e Hu he' h le g o h tt o r p o e dn s stk pl ei t epr ee ngs ac n hos oc di . 4

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