Hoglan et al v. Robinson et al, No. 7:2013cv00258 - Document 96 (W.D. Va. 2015)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 6/11/2015. (slt)

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De e f ndan sa guet tls d tnd c am 7 mootbec us t ba i pos on M ar h 2, t r ha houl i l i a e he n m ed c 201 a PSCC w a lfe a 2, t s i t d bouts x m ont l t r t VD O C Chi fofCor ec i nsO pe a i ha i hs a e ; he e r to r tons s snc r ie a e t twa de s d f l VDOC OPsr a e t comm e c a phot r phs a i e et r t d ha r ns houl olow elt d o ril og a ; nd, upon co elsi o ma i andbei f t VDOC ha no f ur pl n t ba c uns ' nf r ton le , he s ut e a o n omm e cal ri phot r phs c i i o is f c ltes s a i t tS t og a om ng nt t a iii , t tng ha t hough V D OC hast a lt t c nge is al he biiy o ha t own polc i i no pr bl t tt wildo s ' Itndt tca m 7i notm ootduet i y, t s t oba e ha hey l o. i ha li ' s o Pl ntf scli f da a s.Cove ntM edi ofS. . ai if am or m ge na a C.LLC v.Ciy ofN . re t 493 F. t Cha lson, 3d 4 , 2 n. 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Se eg. mm t otcs f nda s n her fci apa tes r m s e. . , W i v. c De to SaePoie 491U. 5 , 1(9 9 . l Mih. p' f tt lc , l S. 8 7 1 8 ) 4 A. De e nt ha no esabls a pe og c li er s t wa r ntt whols l ba f nda s ve t t ihed ny nol i a nt e t o ra he e ae n a c ns s p ofc me cilpho osf a oxi a ey sx m o hsatPSCC. Theonl r tonal nd e or hi om r a t or ppr m t l i nt y ai e br e l m e i d f t ba w a t tt f nde s a e onl a l w ed t or rf om an a ove i fy ntone or he n s ha t e r r of y lo o de r ppr d m a lor rve i de ndora i w asnotpos i e t ve iy t lc ur oft onlne vendo st ts d nd t s bl o r f he i ens e he i r ha ol t c me cily diti edphot a t PSCC. Def nda sha notofer d a r s ni he om r a l srbut ogr phs o ' ' e nt ve f e ny ea o ng t c o onne tt ra lged c c hei le once. a l boutunknown a u elt d pe s 'c i sorlc nsngt n nd nr a e r ons opyrght ie i o a a t lpe ogi li e es.5 Cons que ty,Pli ifhass fcinty e t bls d t tW a den n cua nol ca ntr t ufi e l sa ihe ha r e n l antf Young' ba vi aed Pli ifsFis Am e e trg ,bu onl a t t m unda phot of s n olt antf rt ndm n i ht t y s o he ne os Pr i n Oba t Pope,J m W a esde t ma, he ol yne, nd f me Vigi aGove norRobe tM c nnel t t a or r r ni r r Do l ha Pl ntf ti d t or r 6 ECF N o. 60- page i no. ai if r e o de . 3, d. 949. Furhe mor Def nda sdo notofera c e 1w f t pr posto W a de Young di t r e, e nt f ny as a or he o ii n r n d notvi ae cea l esa ihed lw .l ed,c s l w s ol t l ry t bls a nde a e a upporshol ng t tW a de Yo s t di ha r n ung' ove l br d ban on c me cilpho oswascla l vi ai ofe tbls d l w. 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Cas PlnA g . he r t nt an ha om t vint vi s ncl ng e l vint havi s' ' e a t, ECF No.47,pa i no.8 Thesa e goa oft te t tplnwast add es Pl ntf' ( tuci s xual ge d. 20. tt d l he r amen a o r s ai ifs d r tve e des is ' d i lr pa tt hi l o bl'crmi t nki obs r in, c i c e a l kofac ptnceof s ues' ue n age r o s ç ba e' i nalhi ng evato whih ndiats ac pr ce a r ponsbiiy f hi c i ofa a t s lbat y,unlwf fl ng/ t a a pos esin ofc l es i lt or s rmes ggr vaed exua ter a ul imi phoogr phy, nd s so hid po nogr phy.ECF No. pa i no.8 Plitf agr dt t pln on De mbe 1 201l r a 47, ge d. 20. anif ee o he a ce r 6, . Pl ntf c l dt te t e pln i cai 9,algi t tsafunlwf l e td i a r t itont ai if halenge he r am nt a n l m le ng ha t f a uly nace t s ealai o pr bi hi f o pos e s ng,i e a i ça t' os H owe ,Iale y de e m i d t tPl ntf ' cha l nge t ohi t m r m s s i nt r la, 4 dul' phot . ver r ad t r ne ha ai if s le o t teame pl wa no pr ry tl bec us hef l t e us a lbl admi srtver he r t nt an s t ope l ied a e aied o xha t vaia e nitai emedi abou i. es tt Cons nty,Iwil tco eque l lno nductaTur a yssa t nec s iyof ort s cik r srci i ateament ner nal i bout he e st , he pe t e titons n, r t pln frac ce s x ofe rt tpr bie i erai,Sa t' os. a o onvitd e f nde ha ohi td, nt la idul'phot 5 Prs Leg N e sv.St l N o. 1 v424,201 U . D i t LEX I 43 i on al w ole, 2: 3c 5 S. s . S 228,a * 34,201 W L t 255 1 71 0 a * ( D. . a . 1 2 5 (o lcigc s st a fu n prc d n u h l igt e 48 9 , t 8 E. Va M r 3 , 01 ) c le tn ae h t o nd o e e e t p o dn h co tt i iy ofco r c i polcesba ng ie duet s xual s nsiutonalt r e tonal i i nni t ms o e ly uggesi ,nontve nude phot ) Si lrt W alt br rrghtofprs nest rcevemunda c os. mia o l,he oade i io r o e i ne ommuniai by c tons m alunde t Fis Am e i r he r t ndme e se be o e W a de Young i plm e e t ba Se .e. , nt xit d f r r n m e nt d he n. e g. Pr unir 41 U. a 40809(e oc e, 6 S. t - rcogni ngc ns s pofprs mali t t i t sa zi e orhi ion i mpacs he nmae' nd s it sFis Ame ocey' rt ndme rght t co nt i s o mmuniae;sealoRe v. Ci lLi risUni c tl e s no Am. vi be te on, 5 U. 844,874( 997)( clrngit bei fcl ce rt tsxuale esi whih i 21 S. 1 de ai t o é e ty la ha e per xpr son c s i c tbutno obs e i prtce byt Fis Ame nde en t c ne s oe td he rt ndme ) Acc di y, ade Youngi nf'. or ngl W r n s note il dt qualfe i muniy. 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Li r ly co t e Pli ifa gue t tRe onalAdmi sr t rHi ei alo la ef be al nsnz d, a ntf r s ha gi nita o nkl s s ibl or W a den Young' ba bec us he s r s sW a de Youngandw a i o me o t ba 7 To r s n a e upe vie r n s nf r d f he n. etbls s vior labiiyunde j 1 apli ifmus s w t t ()t s pe vs ha sa ih uper s y i lt r 983, antf t ho ha : 1 he u r ior d a t lorco tuci knowldget tas r na ewa e cua nsr tve e ha ubo di t s ngage i c d n onductt tpos d ( ha e t a pev sv a du a o a l rs 'o c n ttto a ij r t p o l l tepanif ( ) h r a ie n me s n be ik' f o si in ln u y o e p e i h litf; 2 t e u ke s viorsr s et t tknowldg wass i qua ea t s tde i r t i fe e e t uper s ' e pons o ha e e o nade t s o how t lbe a e ndif r nc o ortciauhorzai oft alge ofe i prci s'a ()t tt r wasa datnuai a t t i ton he le d fnsve a tce'; nd 3 ha hee n sfi tve 1D eenda sdi notadd es t s r ior rltons pbet e W a de Y o a Re ona f nt d r s he upe vs y ea i hi w en r n ung nd gi l Ad nitao Hikl, tfrtep rpetv srq ie o smmayj d met l t o sd rheVDOC' mi srtr n e bu o h es cie e urd n u r u g n, musc n ie t S e utvesr t e a ha ng t r i ad i sr t diecl a xec i tucur s vi he egonal m nitaor r ty boveaw ade w ihi t ad i sr t ' r on,as r n t n he m nitaors egi i t c ehee. s he as r 6 c u a ln 'b t e t es p r io ' ia to a dtep riua c nsi to a ij r s fee b a s l ik' ewe n h u e vs rs n cin n h a tc lr o tt in lnu y u fr d y u t pl ntf.Sha v.Sto 1 F. 791 799( h Ci.1 .Tos tsyt rquie nsof he ai if w r ud, 3 3d , 4t r 994) aif he e rme t t frtee nt apl ntf mus esa ih:()t s r iorskno e of( co uc he is lme , ai if t tbls 1 he upe vs ' wldge 2) nd t e ge i byas di t ( wheet cond tpossapevai andunr a ona ers of nga d n ubor nae 3) r he uc e r sve e s bl ik c n ttto a ij r t t pan if S a a v. re , 7F.d3 8 3 3( t Ci.1 8 ) o siuin ln u y o he litf. lk n Po tr 73 2 6 , 7 4h r 9 4 . 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Hi er d Pli ifsr ulrgreva e,whi h a lged,i e ai ,t tt ba lcke nkl nkl ea a ntf eg a i nc c le ntr la ha he n a d a r s bl pe ogi algoa a wasuncons iutona ;W a de Y o ny ea ona e nol c l nd tt i l r n ung' r pons ,w hi h s es e c e vade t c tt tona c l d he onsiu i l halenget t ba a Pl ntf sa o he n; nd ai if ppea , ch a i al ge t l whi gan le d he unc tt i lnaur oft ba I hi Le l1 r s ns Hi ewr e: onsiutona t e he n. n s ve 1 e po e, nkl ot Yotrg iva ea alhasbee r vi we al wih t Le 1r s e a l re nc ppe n e e d ong t he vel e pons nd your orgi i nal c pl i . Y our gre om a nt i vmw e ... ha bee i tga e s n nves i t d. I si ton r ve e W a de Young posed am e a nve tgai e ald r n t mor ndum da e 3/ / 2 t d 27 201 ma ngt populton a r t tdue t t i ttto çsi biiy t ve iy ki he ai wae ha o he nsiuingq na lt o rf v n o sta s l gijc mme ca ph t sael e s dg teisiuinwil o e d r h t ae sc o r il oo r i n e , h n tt t c ) o ln l ralow ofe r t a tmptt or rc onge l f nde s o te o de omm e cilphot . Bas d on t r a os e he i or ton pr ded,I a uphol ng t unf mde de son of g ade nf mai ovi m di he ot d cii W r n Yo n j M e r n u b W ad n Yo ng32 /2 a d ( 8 3 1a 8 32 u g . mo a d m y r e u / 7 1 n OP) 0 . nd 0 . gover jt sis nl hi sue. Pl' Ex. a 9,ECF N o.8 1 pag i no. .s M t - 2, e d. 252. Cons que l Pl i i fe t bls s f e nty, a ntf s a i he , or p po e o s mma yj d me t ta Hik esi a to t t eb nwa s ia e u t a t s o u s s f u r u g n,h t n l' n cin o h a s o n d q ae s o h w tdei r t i fe e t 'ortt i a horz ton'oft ba Asa r s tofHi e' f itr t s lbe a e ndif r nce o' lact ut i a i ' he n. e ul nkl s alte o i e v net i ldaehi s di t sabs ut ba Pl i ifwa una et e r ieaFis nt r e o nvai t s ubor nae' ol e n, antf s bl o xe cs rt Am e ndme rghtt ob ai phot t tdi notf sr t al ii t pe ogia i e e t nt i o t n os ha d nltae eg tma e nol c l nt r s . 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Pl i ifha no esa ihed a pe s antf s t t bls ny r onalfnancaldn a fom be ngpr cl d fom i i m ge r i e ude r or rng phot durngt ba a t up rsngl hehasnote t bls d ar e tphysc de i os i he n, nd, ms ii y, sa ihe elvan ial ij r fo t sx mo t b n.No eh ls, d frt aj r t r s v t fcu lq eto o n u y r m he i- n h a n t ee s 1 e e o u y o e ole he a t a u sins f ij r a dd ma e r s li fo teba Ac o dn l Plitf mus p o a e tte n t n u y n n g s e utng r m h n. c r igy, an if t r ve n n i me t o l d ma e t a l y. a g s o jz r Pl ntf ha al ge g ne aly t the e re d r t lai a ar ul ofhi tyi t ai if s le d e r l ha xpe ince e ai ton s es t s r ng o e r iehi c tt i rghtt r ceve i t si tnc ,non-tdul'phot i c r ve i n xe c s s onsiutonal i o e i , n hi nsa e ça t' os n onta nto oft ba Se s anot 6.To s c d on acli ofr t la i aprs rmus alegeçha he n. e upr e uc ee am e a iton, ione t l ç t t t r t it y a twa t ke i r pons t t exe cieofaco tt i l pr ec e rghto he eala or c s a n n es e o he r s nsiutonaly ot t d i r ta tea ti efvo ae s c arg t' Ad msv.tc , F3 7 , 5( t Ci. 9 4 . h t h c t l iltd u h ih . n s ' Iie 40 .d 2 7 4h r 1 9 ) Alhough Pl ntf de c i sr t iton t oughouti t Co pl nt hedi nots ciy i t ai if s rbe eala i hr n he m ai , d pe f t i one oft m a e e a e dam s n he ny num r t d i .Cons nty,Imus lbe al c t u t Compl i , eque l t i r ly onsr e he ant whih i a dit ul unde tki duet t l ngt oft cli ,Pli ifsnr a i s nni c s fk t ra ng o he e h he a ms antf tve pn ng many ye r , a hi i e a ton wih m a dif r ntpe ef ma dif r r as . se a s nd s ntr c i t ny f e e opl or ny fe ent e ons8 e. eg, i e v Ke n r 4 4U. 51 , 2 - ( 9 2 ; e as Cld etrv. p bl o S d n, ..Han s . r e, 0 S. 9 5 0 21 1 7 ) s e lo o fle Re u i f u a c 720F. 1 21 ( hCi.201 (e og zngt c le oflbe al c t i samt ,e 3d 99, 2 4t r 3) r c nii he halnge i r ly onsnzng t es 1t BAlho llbealy c tu pr # compl nt,Ido no ac asani t sadvoc t s s nt t ugh i r l onsr e o . q ai s t t nmae' ae, ua oo e de o ng s a ut r and c tt tona c a m snotc ea l r i ed i acom pl n . Se Br k v.Ca r l 1 F. 2 , vel pi t t o y ons iu i l l i l ry a s n ai t e oc r ol, 07 3d 41 2 3(t Ci.1 9 )( ti J, o urn ; a d tv. t o Ha tn, 7 F.d 1 7 ,1 7 (t Ci.1 8 ) se 4 4h r 9 7 Lut .c nc rig)Be u et Ciy f mpo 7 5 2 2 4 2 8 4h r 9 5 ;e g, as God nv Leke 5 4F.d 147 1 51(t Ci.1 7 )(e o iigt t dititc u tsn t x ce t lo ro . e , 7 2 1 , 1 4h r 9 8 rc r zn ha a src o r i o e petd o as met r l o a v c t frap oK panig. su he oe f d o ae o r litf 10 ao pr c ant) c us Pli ifsc le t t ba be nonAprl2,201 whe lne o q ompli s.Be a e antf' halnges o he n ga i 2, n he fld an i or a co pl i on t is ,1us t tdae a t sa tngpoi f whe ie nf m l m ant he s ue e ha t s he t ri nt or n r t la i c d ha beg on t s v vi c ai .9 e a i ton oul ve un he ur i ng l m Afe r viwi a lber ly c tungt Compli ,1fnd t tPl ntf saes tr e e ng nd i a l onsr i he ant i ha ai if t t a tona ecli sofr t la i wih s fc e s c i bl am e ai ton t ufii nt howi ofc us ton r a e t hi a tm pt t ng a a i elt d o s te s o c l halengeore det ba afe Aprl2,201 a i tt f l ng de e nt i onl t va he n tr i 2, gans he olowi f nda s n y he f l wi t cic sa s' olo ng wo r um t nce . 1. 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On Ocobe 2,201 Seni Ps hol s Boyd c r d Pl ntf wih d s s i n of t r 2, or yc ogit ha ge ai if t t e so pos con r band'f pos e sngpi t esoff l f m iy m e r who a ta ' or s s i cur ema e a l mbe s ppea e younge rd r t n l ye r ofageat ha 8 a s lhough Boyd ha r e d, ppr ve a r t ne t s i d eviwe a o d, nd e ur d he e mage s t P an ifsp se so i Fe r a y2 2 I . 1 2.Be a s o Bo d' alg d o litf o s sin n b u r 01 . d ! 1 c u e f y s le e r t la i y c r ,Pli tf wa c ced oft i tt i c r l tt ry da ' e a itor ha ge a n if s onvi t he nsiutonal ha ge, os hit ys r r a i a t l phoneprviege , notal wedt ke p t f l pho os a was ec e ton nd e e i l s was lo o e he nmiy t , nd utmaeyta se rdt t ePSCC Snzt rdLiigUntfr9 da s J ! 1 4, 3 , li tl r n fre o h t cu e vn i o 0 y . . ! 1 1 7 Z 1 Alo a lgedl be us oft c c i Pl ntf s f r d me a a e o i 43. s le y ca e he onviton, ai if ufe e nt l nd m tonal d srs a ds itcn r p i d et t elc o rc e to .1 . ! 1 6 ,5 - 9 ite s n cai eve an u o h a k f e r ain d ! 5 ,1 8 5 . 9AlhoughPli ifs sst oug t antf ugge t hr houtt Compli t tde e nt ace wihagene a r tlaor he ant ha f nda s td t r l eait y moie lara yd tr n dta Dee d nsweee tte t s mmayj g n fral f anifscamse e t tv , led eemie h t fn a t r n i d o u r ud me t o 1o Plitf' li xcp l cam 7.S e eg, ro v. rio 20 F.d41 , 1 (t Ci. 0 )(e o nzn artlaincam cn li e . ..Hern Harsn, 3 3 0 4 5 6h r2 00 r c g iig eaito li a s c e dS nyt tee tn ta teu deligcamsh le mei'; CiiLiete Uninv Wio c Cn y, u c e ç l o h xe th t h n ryn li av ) rf) Am. vl b ris o . c mio t. o 99 F.d7 0 7 5(t Ci.l 9 )(Wheeteei n i ar n o teplitf srg t,h r i n n e frh 9 2 8 , 8 4h r 9 3 i r h r s o mp ime t fh anif ihs tee s o e d o te s p oeto po ie byac u eo a t nfrrtl t n.) 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( 9 6 (Wheet rc r tk na awh l c udn tla arto a tiro fc t tn frteno movn p ry 1 8 ) d r he e od a e s oe o l o e d ain lre f at o i d o h n ig a t, d teei n çe uieis efrtil') Co ha v. ri, 3F.d 1 0 1 7(t Ci.1 9 )Cç t p io c ne t h r s o g n n su o ra.'; c rn Mors 7 3 31 , 31 4h r 9 6 l he rsn o tx, ' n wetets c cams(f eaito lwihs e tcs be a s e eya to dicpiebyp io ot asi b ra u h li o rtl in t k p iim c u e v r c f s iln a rsn f l s y ki demiinrtlaoyi t esn et tirs o d drcl t pio rmic n u t'( tra q oainmaks f t eaitr n h e s ha t ep n s iety o rsne so d c. i en l u tto r o 'n o t d) Hug e v Be s l, F.d 1 7 ,1 8 n l (t Ci. 99 )( tn a imaemutalg fcss wi mie l; h s . d oe 48 3 3 6 3 6 . 1 4h r 1 5 noig n n t s l e at ho ng t e t thi exe cs ofconsiutona rght wa as tnta)f t motvai t r tlaor a i ;Adams 40F. a ha s r ie tt i l i s s ubsa i acor i tng he eait y cton) , 3d t 7 (oigcnlsr algto o rtlto aeisfkin t saeacamlWanrv Wh ee,1 F.d8 , 4 n tn o cuoy leains feai in r nut eto tt li ; c e . e lr 3 3 6 91 a (t Ci.1 9 )(ol tetmp rl rxmi b t e a imae'p oetdatvt a dt alg dyrtlaoy 4h r 9 3 n t h e oa po i t ewe n n n t s r tce cii n he l e l eaitl ng y y e ofca ato i smpl t se d rare o whc t b s acam) fiil cin s i y oo ln e e d n ih o ae li . 11 Co e u n l t e et camsof eaito wil r c e t ajl tilor s l wh te nsq e ty,h s wo li r tlain l p o e d o ty ra t e ove eh r r def nda sOfi e Sut n,l tt i ll si t Ca wrg ,Uni M a e Hal, Se or e nt fc r phi nsiutona nve tga or rt i ht t nag r l and ni Ps hol s Boyd a e labl f t a l e a t ofr t la i yc ogit r i e or he leg d c s e a iton. 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