Yowel v. Virginia Department Of Corrections Director et al, No. 7:2012cv00569 - Document 10 (W.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 12/21/2012. (kab)

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CLERZS OFFI U.S. ST COLRT CE DI . I A ROAN.KEV T FI JI ,A I LeI DE2 212 1 22 I TH E U N I N TED STA TES DI STRI CO UR T CT FO R TH E W ESTERN D I STRI T O F V I G I I C R N A R O AN O K E D I ISIO N V H ABA K K U K E.BEN Y OW EL, JULA C. DI ' . i . k J B;Dl 8z L h Y E ?t ( a 6.:9/ C CA SE N O .7: V00569 12C Pl ntf ai if, M EM O M N D UM O PI O N NI V IRG INIA DEPAR TM EN T OF CORRECTI ONS DI RECTOR c K , By: Jam esC .Turk Seni U nied St esD i t ctJudge or t at s ri De e nts. f nda t) Ha bakkuk E. n Yowe , Vigni i t pr ee ng pr K ,tl d am o i f Be l a r i a nma e oc di o ie ton or tmporr rsri ngor r whiht scvi rghsa to purua t 42U. C.j1 algi e ay etani de , c hi i l i t cin s nt o S. 983, le ng t the f a spr s of i a sw ils t a f rhi f om a s gr ga i ce lt a t o- a ce l ha e r i on fci l l oon r ns e m r e e ton l o w m n l. Upo r vi w oft r or t c tfnds t tt a ton m us be s m a iy d s i s n e e he ec d, he our i ha he c i t um rl i m s ed. Yow e a ot r i a e lke hi who r us f r r lgi r as t c pl wih t l nd he nm t s i m ef e o e i ous e ons o om y t he Vigi a De rme ofCore tons( r ni pa t nt rci VDOC)g oo ng polc ( r mi iy Yowe rf st t sgr a l eer o hi oup s <86 e s' ha be n hous d f ye si sngl pes cel. Yowelase t,ho ver t ta t 4-r' ve e ) e or ar n i e- ron ls s rs we , ha t s e f ur tm e,V D OC of i i l i e t pl c t 8 e s i a he u tw he e t y w o d om ut e i f c a s nt nd o a e he 64- r n not r ni r he ul be r quie t ha c lm a e . Y o e w o r e t tm an oft 864- r a e m e aly ilorha e r d o ve el t s w l r i s ha y he es r nt l l ve ga a tla i ns a wilbe da r ce lm a e . Yow e fl t s a i n s e ng a r s r i ng ng fi i to nd l nge ous l t s l ied hi cto e ki e t a ni or rt pr ve do e- li of 8 e s untlt y c n be e ua e f a m e c lorm e a de o e nt ubl ce lng 64- r i he a val t d or ny di a nt l he t c tonst tm i htno be co i t ntw ih do e c li alh ondii ha g t nss e t ubl - e lng. The co tf l d Yow e ' c pl i c to l and diec ed hi t c pl t a r t n ur ie l s om a nt ondii naly r t m o om e e nd e ur a ver fed s at ent i catng w he her he had exhaus ed avaiabl adm i s r i r edi i i t em ndi i t t l e nit atve em es beor flng t a ton,a r quie unde 4 U. C.j 1 e( . Yowelsgned a rt ne a f e ii he ci s e rd r 2 S. 997 a) i nd eur d ve ii sa e t i c tng t thi a nita i r mediswe e sili pr r s a ha not rfed tt men , ndi a i ha s dmi sr tve e e r tl n og e s nd d be n c pl t be or he s it d hi m oton c m pl i . e om e ed f e ubm te s i / o a nt ThePrs nLii tonReor Ac (ç io tgai f m t 1PLRA' prvi s a ' o de , mongot t ngs t ta ) her hi ,ha prs rc nnotbr ng a c vi a ton c e ni pr s c tonsuntlhe ha fr te use i one n i i l c i onc r ng i on ondii i s i s xha t d a ia ea nitai rme es Nusl v. tr 5 U. 51 524( valbl dmi srtve e di . se Pore , 34 S. 6, 2002) Thi e usin . s xha to r q r m en a i st t 1i a e s t ,whe he t y i ve ge r c r um s a e orpa tc a e uie t pple o $ nm t uis al t r he nvol ne al i c t nc s ri ul r e s s ... he hert y a l ge e e sve f r ors e ot rwr ngy a w he hero nott pi ode , w t he le xc s i o ce om he o ' nd ' t r he f r o r i t i ae s e i a ia et o h e usi ofa nitai r medis l o m f elef he nm t e ks s va lbl hr ug xha ton dmi sr tve e e . d. Toc ywih j 1 e() a i t mus f l e c se oft e tbls a nitai ompl t 997 a , n nmae t olow a h tp he sa ihed dmi srtve pr e u eta tesaep o d st p io esa dme t ld a l e wi nta p o e u ebf r oc d r h t h tt r vie o rs n r n e al e di s t h t r c d r eo e n hi Wln hi f 1 8 a to Se W o dfr v. o 5 U. 8 , 0 9 ( 0 6 . jg s 9 3 cin. e o od Nc , 48 S. 1 9 - 4 2 0 ) I i c e rfom Yowe ' r e s t s la r ls ec nt ubmisonst thedi notc s i ha d ompl t al aval bl lves ee l ia e e l o r vi unde t prs sgre nc pr ed esbe or flng t saci Be a eYowelt f e ew r he ion' iva e oc ur f e ii hi ton. c us hus a m ison t f e ofhi s i sonst the di no c pl w ih t e us i r quie e of d t he ac s ubm s i ha d t om y t he xha ton e r m nt j1 ()a rquie t c t tdimishi c ai wiho prj c f 997ea s e rd,he our mus s s s ompl nt t ut eudie or nonc inc wih j1 ompla e t 997e() a. Thec ta s dim is t a tonbec us Yowe ' aleg tonsdo notde onsr t t t our lo s s es he c i a e ls l a i m tae ha hei e ildt atmpo ayrsri ngore unde Rul 65( oft Fe r lRulsofCi l s ntte o e r r etani d r r e b) he de a e vi Pr e e, he onl f m ofr i he s e . Te por r r s r i ng or r a e i s w ihout oc dur t y or elef e ks m a y e ta ni de s r s ued t notc a onl rr l whe t mova pr t thewils frijly i rle i no grntd ie nd y a ey, n he nt oves ha l ufe ntr f eif s t a e be or t a r e pa t c d be no ii and ha a o f e he dve s r y oul tfed ve n ppor uniy t r s t t o e pond. See Fe R .Ci d. v. P. ( .l s 65b) n uppor ofs h amoton,hepl nifmus prs ntts ik fcsi a afda tor t uc i t aitf t e e dpect a t n n fi vi aveii c antcl rys i t ti dit a irparbl ij r l s orda ge rfed ompli eal howgngj ha mme ae nd re a e n u y,os , ma 2 wi rs l t t mo a tb f r t a v rep ry c nb h adi o p sto 'a dmu tû e tl l l e ut o he v n eo e he d e s a t a e e r n p o iin' n s t ri y l c t i w rtng a e f t m ade t gi no i a t r as w hy i s d notbe r quie ' Rul n ii ny f ors o ve tce nd he e ons t houl e r d. ' e 65( ( ) b)1 . Yow e ' c r ntm oton of e sm e e y hi pe s lf ar t tdoubl - eli 86 e1 ls ur e i f r r l s r ona e s ha e c lng 4- . i t sw ilpl c hi a rs ofha m f om a unknown c l a e a s e poi i t f t e. He mua e l a e m t i k r r n elm t t om nt n he u ur f ist sa e a f t s a l o t t ny ac s ugge tng t tt ss c a i ha m i s i m i ntt the i e il d t s i ha hi pe ul tve r s o m ne ha s ntte o c ta ton be or alo i t def nda prs n o tci l t r pond t hi a l ga i . Thus our c i f e l w ng he e nt i o fi a s o es o s le tons , hi m oton f r s r ni or r i w iho m e i. s i or e tai ng de s t ut rt Fo t er a o sae t ec u t imissYo lsc mp an wih u p eu ie p ru n r h e s ns ttd,h o r d s se we' o lit t o t rj dc , u s a t t j 1 e()f fiur t e us saec trme e ,a de eshi moin f r tani o 997 a or al e o xha t tt our e dis nd ni s to or esri ng o de . A n a opra e or rwili s t sda The Cl r i die t d t s nd c esoft s r r ppr i t de l s ue hi y. e k s r c e o e opi hi m e or ndum opi on a ac om pa ng o dert pl i if m a ni nd c nyi r o a ntf . ENTER:Thsé i a o Dee e, 01 y f c mb r2 2. i U nie St t sD it i J or t d a e s r udge 3

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