Donohue v. Lambert et al, No. 7:2013cv00397 - Document 384 (W.D. Va. 2015)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Chief United States District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 12/16/2015. (tvt)
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CLERK' OFFI U. DI COUX S CE S. ST. AY ROANOKE, VA F ' ''' 1' DE2 15 2 1 25 FNTI INI TERNDITRITRI VI NG I THEJ TEDS S DI OF COURT OR V WES TATES CT CT RGI S ROANOKE DI I ON V SI JO H N D O N O H U E, t ; UL s x D , CL CA SE N O .7: 3CV 00397 1 Pl ntif ai f , V. M EMORANDUM OPI ON NI LT. . LAM BERT, K , J D. c By: Gln E. nr d e Co a Chi f Unied St e D i t i tJudge e t at s s r c Dee n t) fnda ts. J l D o hue a V igi a i a e pr ee ng pr K ,fld t sci lrght a ton pt s nt om no , r ni nm t oc di o ie hi vi i s c i l ua r . t 42 U. C.j1983,alegi i de sofe si fr ea Re Oni Stt Prs on J 6 o S. l ng nci nt xce sve o c t d on ae ion une a 7, 2013,a r lt d cli . Pr s n l be or t co t i J nd nd e a e a ms1 e e ty f e he ur s udge Sa ge ' r por a r nts e t nd rc mme d to o No mb r 1 , 20 5 (G e rpof' pu s n t 2 U. 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Lambert et al Doc. 384 rc e omme ton t whihnopary ha o j ce t cour ç tonl stsy is l t tt ei ndai o c t s b e td, he t & mus y aif tef ha her s 1 Thec ur de e ,n pa t d fn a t'i ta,on moinfrsmmayj d me , w d fn a t o sl o t nid i r, ee d ns ni lj it to o u r u g ntne ee d n c un e i etrdapern e,a t cs i no sh d e frajr tili Jn g 20 6 Th cuth srfae a1 nee p aacs nd he ae s w ceuld o uy r n aua 1 . e o r a ee d 1 a p era matr,icu n sc n moin frsmmayj g n ,oU.. gsrt J d ePa l Mr d S r et rtil tes n ldig e o d to s o u r ud me t t S Ma ltae u g mea a e ag n t e 6 () frc nd c o a p o raepo e dig .Dee a t S n y a dRo efldsp rt, e o moins md r 36b, o o u t f p r pit rc e n s fnd ns wie n s ie e aae sc nd to frsl r j d me t b sd o ter d caain ,Do o u ' de o iin tsi n a d oh r e ie c ,a d o t y u g n, ae n h i elrto s n h es p sto etmo y, n te vd n e n mma Donohueha r s s e pondedt t rm oto . o hei ins Dockets.Justia.com no cla e r o t f e oft r o d i or rt a c ptt r c e r ror n he ac he ec r n de o c e he e omm e i n. Dim o v. ndato ' n nd ' Coo il f & Ac ie tI . , 6F.d31 , 5( t Ci. 0 ) ln a Lie cd n ns Co.41 3 0 31 4h r 20 5 . I t c n he ompl i ,Do ant nohue e pr s l s d Ox c rRos If f ii t i e v ne'o J x e sy ue e e tor a lng o nt r e ' n une 6,201 a lgi t tRos G dl sood b 'a wa c d t ot rofi e sus e es i f r e 3, le ng ha el y t i y' nd t he wo he fc r e xc sve o c a an tDo o u d dng ac l e ta to . ( mp . 8 ECF No.1) I i t ip tdt a Ro e g is n h e u el xr ci n Co l ! , . t s mds ue h t s was on t fve ofk e e r to t m t te e e Donohue' c l t r tan hi on Jm e 6, he i - f r xtaci n en ha nt r d s e l o esr i m l 201 J 3. udge Sa ge f r nt ound 9om Do hue sde ii t tmony t tRos wasbe i t c l no ' poston esi ha e sde he e l doo ,wih t f l ot r ofi e s i i t c l,whe Ofi er W hie a Ca r la lged y r t he otr he fc r nsde he el n fc s t nd rol le l sr c Do o u f t t swihn 1 s c n s no ued e n to j c t t sc rceiain tu k n h e ol i r me t i 5 e o d .Do h o s o be t o hi haa trz to o hi t si ony. f s e tm Tacng t r c d e denc i t lg m os f vor bl t Donohue,J li he e or vi e n he i ht t a a e o udge Sa ge f md r nt ot t te n i Ros s w i o ra i by W hie a Ca r l 1 s co wasno a a qua e ha ve f e a mpr pe ctons t nd rol, 5 e nds t n de t pe i of tme t al w li a r a ona e opport t t pr ve a of t e a tons Se rod i o lo lm e s bl tmiy o e nt ny hos c i . e Ra d l v. i e Ge r e sCn y.M d,3 2F.d 1 8 2 3 0 ( t Ci.2 0 )(et g sa ad n al Prnc o g ' t . . 0 3 8 , 0 -4 4h r 0 2 s ti tnd r n frb tn e la i t) n h ema e n patc ldz do j ci nt t i f i . I ta ,h o ysa d r ibl y .Do o u k s o riua e be to o h s mdng nse d e i me el s c a e t tRos m a h> kno fom t pe ii d,prori de s t W hie a r y pe ul t s ha e y ve wn r ms c fe i nci nt hat t nd Ca r lwo d us e es i f r e,o t ti 1 s onds Ros m i ha r pore t e e sve rol ul e xc sve o c r ha n 5 ec , e ght ve e t d he xc s i fr et s p r io so ti et ec l. I t esl r j d me tc n e t h we e ,û l n l o y o c o u e vs r u sd h el n h l mma y u g n o tx , o v r Gc o cus r l o s c ltvealg to sd n ts fie n rd e aG r si tl o e i e c 'i s p o t f(h r pe u ai le ain o o u fc , o o s mee cnil f v d n e n u p r o t e a no mova 'qc s ' Thomps v. oma Elc.Powe Co.31 F. 645,649( h Ci.2002) n- nts a e. ' on Pot c e r , 2 3d 4t r (ne n lq oain a d ctto o te ) Rah r t wi tndasl r j d me tmoin, h itr a u tto n iain mitd . t e, o t a hs l mma y u g n to t e n nmo a tmu tpr d c s fiin e ie e fo wlc a ra o a l j r c ul rtml a o - v n s o u e u fce t vd nc r m l h e s n b e u y o d et i v r iti lsfv r An e s n v Lie t Lo by I .47 U. 2 2, 49 5 (98 ) Th c u t ed c n l a o . d ro . b rv b . nc, 7 S. 4 2 - 0 1 6 . e o r i 2 a e wih J gr es t udge Sa gen ' c l i n t tDonohue has f ie t f r ca t s h e de e i r ts oncuso ha a ld o o e s uc vi nc n s uppor o hi cai agans Ros tf s l m i t e. I t c n he ompl i , Donohue e es l s ant xpr sy ued Uri M a ge Swi y f al ge y lt na r ne or le dl l o d ng l a d e c u a gn l' a d lal t itr e ' wh n h s s b r iae u e & no i c ng n n o r g ig ' n G ing o ne v ne' e i u o dn t s s d f i e es i f c agans Donohue o Jme 6,201 dutng a c le r ci a s xc sve or e i t n t 3, i el xta ton nd howe ,a he d r nd l hi i fv - on r srit f rh t so J n 6a d7 2 32 ( o 1! 1 . Do o u d e n t m n i ep it e tan s o ot n u e n , 01 . C mp . 4) n h e o s o r o j c t J d eS r e tsfn igfo t ee d n en w i t er c r , o ve,h tS n ywa b e t o u g a g n ' idn r m h vie c o n h e o d h we rt a wi e s no physcal pr e ta Re Oni on Jme 6 a 7,2013,a ha no per o li ve nti t i ly es n t d on t nd nd d s na nvol me n t c l e r c i n ort fve poi r sr i s a he e l xta to he i - nt e tant boutwiih Do hue i c lc no s ompl ilng. D o hue ari no as d e n t o j c t J d e S r e ts c rceiain o hs d p sto tsi n a lo o s o b e t o u g a g n ' haa trz to f i e o iin e tmo y s f o c dg g h ha no p o f t s p o th s cam t a S n y c n o e a d e c ma e ' t ne i j e d c n r o o u p r i li h t wie o d n s n n o g s' ofc r t us e e svefr e ( p r 1 , No 3 5. Fial, n h d e n to j c t fie s o e xc s i o c . Re o t 0 ECF . 6 ) n ly Do o ue o s o be t o J d e S r e tsc ncu int a b t S n ya Ro eaee t ldt s mmayj d me to t u g ag n ' o lso h t oh wie nd s r ni e o u r u g n n he t gr md ofq lfe i muniy. ot uaii d m t Donohue a ppea s t ar t t he ha pr ry a lged a vi bl , s pa ae c am of r o gue ha s ope l le a e e r t li s r s r la lt a i t Swi y,ba e on va a lga i t tSwi y,as a s r ior upe vio y ibiiy gans ne sd gue le tons ha ne upe v s , mus ha lnown ofpa ti i nt ofal ge e s i f ce a m ius offve- ntr tant t ve c s nc de s le d xce sve or nd s e i poi esr i s by Red Oni of r a i t ot r i t s J on sce s ga ns he nma e . udge Sa g nt f und fom t r co d t t re o r he e r ha Do o u ' alg to o tlsis frta pe r di h ssl r j d me tr s ns ( No n h e s l ains n l sue is p ae n i l e i mmay u g n epo e ECF . 327) a trco ei oft dic r pei a wiho a nme me t t c ant For , fe mplton he s ovey rod, nd t ut n nd nt o he ompli . t s r as ,J he e e ons udge Sa ge r f s d t E ddr s Donohue' s r ior la lt a g e ,as r nt e u e o t es a s upe v s y ibiiy r um nt 2 I t spa a a oft compli , Donohue alo ale s t t Swi y Gc n hi r gr ph he ant s lge ha ne Eondones a e our s hi nd nc age s wor st m ius a o ri m e a heat polces' plcng Donohue o srp celsa u on t occ i i ker o s e nd verde ntl lh ii 'by a i n ti l tt s wo asons n Ma 201.Th c u'h sarayva tds r jd meta t Do o u ' camscncri teesrpcl j 3 e oz a led ne ummay u g n s o n h es li o enng h s ti el t i l nt. ncde s 3 d ig s wo l c nsiuea c n tu tv n n me to hsCo lit te e y p eu iig t e on o ud o ttt o sr cie me d n f i mp an , h r b rj dcn h d fn a t.3 ( e o t 1 . Do h fis t d mo tae t a h p o ry n n e l s ee d ns' R p r 2) ' no ue al o e nsrt h t e r pel me d d l i c pl i t r s s h a l ga i a i tSw i om a nt o ai e uc le tons ga ns ney. Fo t er ao sae ,te c u tc ncu e ta Do h ' o j cinswilb o e ze , r h e s ns ttd h o r o ld s h t no ues b e to l e v m ld J udge Sar ntsr por a r co me to wilbe ado e i is e iey,a t m oto f ge ' e t nd e m ndai n l pt d n t ntr t nd he i ns or s mmayj d me tf rDe e d n sRo ea Swi e wilb g a td. An a p o raeo d rwil u r u g n o f n a t s nd n y l e r ne p r p it r e l e ert sda nt hi y. The Clr i die t d t s nd c e oftzs m e or ndlm o ni a a ompa ng e k s r c e o e opi s li m a l pi on nd cc nyi or rt pl i ifa t c ms lo r or f t de e nt . de o antf nd o ot e f ec d or he f nda s ENTER: Thi s l & dyo- cmbr2015. $ a t e e De , ChifUnied St t sDititJ e t a e src udge 3 J dgeSage hasas de e Donohue' eforst e u r nt lo nid s f t o ngagei dicove yr ltd t t si o ry n s r eae o hi mpr pel pr s ntd cai . ee e l m 4
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