King v. Whitt et al, No. 7:2013cv00434 - Document 19 (W.D. Va. 2013)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Samuel G. Wilson on 12/6/2013. (kab)

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- :OFFI t. Dl cour QE )s sm y oA u ,x y s Ã v Fi kn rt y I THE UNI N TED STATES DI STRI CO URT CT FO R TH E W ESTERN DISTR I T O F V I GI I C R N A R O A NO K E DI I O N V SI DEC 2! 2 1 23 JULI C. A W ! hv *. u 4; eu BER N AR D W I A M K I G , LLI N Pl nt f , ai i f DEP LERK ' CL ERK C i lA cton No.7: vi i 13cv00434 M EM OM NDUM OPI ON NI R. .W HI e c . W TT, t /, De e f ndant. s By:Sam ue G .W is l l on U nie St t sD i t i tJudge td a e src Thi i a aci n by Be na d W ila Ki a Vigi a i ae pr e di pr s ,unde s s n to r r lim ng, r ni nm t oc e ng o e r 42 U. C.j 1 3 a i tf Ke n M ounan Core tonalCene (I CC' safme s S. 98 gans our e ti rci tr C KM ' tf mber. ) Ki now housd a W alnsRi Stt Prs (Ã§ RSP',alge t dee ansvi aedhi ng, e t le dge ae ion C W ' le s he fnd t olt s ) Ei h Am e e r ght by f ii t pr t c hi . A s r i ,he s e i m edi t pl c m e i ght ndm nt i s a lng o o e t m elef e ks m a e a e nt n * N p o e tv c so y. Fid n t tKi g srq e tf rij n tv rle a KM CC i mo ta dt t r tcie u t d n i g ha n e u s o nu cie eif t s o n ha he ha no ot r s pl i y sa e a dei r t i fe e cli ,t c twildim ishi s t he wie ausbl tt d lbe a e ndif r nce am he our l s s s c s wih u p eu ieu d r2 U. C. 1 5 e( )B) a e t o t rj dc n e 8 S. j 91 ()2 ( . K i now a W R SP,w a f nne l hous d i s e ton a KM CC . W hie a K M CC , ng, t s o ry e n egr ga i t l t K i c ai s t nnm e s a f m e be s r l as d s ns tve i o m a i a ng l m m d tf m r e e e e ii nf r ton bout hi i o t g ne a m nt he e r l pr s po a i a t t as a r s t K M CC s a f a ga m e be s l be e hi a ts t h. i on pul ton nd ha , e ul, t f nd ng m r a l d m inic ' ' H e cl i s hi lf wasi da rt r and, c us off t rdi s m i ton oft i or a i n,i a m s ie n nge he e be a e ur he s e na i he nf m to s i d n e t r u ho t t e tr Vigni De a t n o Co rcin (t n a g r h o g u he n ie r i a p rme t f re to s $ VDOC' . Ki h s ' ) ng a pr oduc d one s ii e m pl t e KM CC c r c i l ofi r a lge y s d t di or e pectc xn e: hr e ore tona fce s le dl ai hey d woul do s ehi t Ki sf S ve y tme' t y pa s d o hi f ta . Ki doesno d om t ng o ng' ood t r i ' he s e ut s ood r ys ng e t m a a s ii ,f t la l ga i a ke ny pec t c ac ua le tons boutt ea e d ha m out i K M CC a doe nota l ge hr t ne r s de nd s le he e us ed hi ad i sr tve r m edi . He cl m s t de e n s s d ha pl ce hi i xha t s m ni t a i e es ai he f nda t houl ve a d m n # By pr ous or , t c tg a t K i , r evi der he our r n ed ng s eques t vol a iy di m i s hi r ques t o unt rl s s s e t f rdnm a . o ges pr eci c t a KM CC a t the ne pr e tve c t t oughoutVDOC,i l ng ot tve usody t nd ha eds ot ci usody hr ncudi now atW RSP. Upon rvi ng Ki sr s f ij tverlet t c tdie td t defnda st e ewi ng' eque t or nunci ei l he our r ce he e nt o r pond. l r s es n e pons ,t y de Ki s al ga i a ar ue he di note us hi a ia e e he ny ng' le tons nd g d xha t s va lbl a nita i r di sorpr de a de a l o s ii t wa r nta as i e tt pr e tve dmi sr tve eme e ovi ny t is r pecfcs o ra n sgnm n o ot c i c t usody. The a s r t t i a e nt Ki s s gr gai sausa KM CC wasÃ§ o e s ur y s e t ha, n ny ve , ng' e e ton t t t s r ec e m t n pr e tve cus ody.' ha ot c i t ' I 1. Und r28 U. C.j 1 5 e g v r n p o e dn s i f r pau rs the c u ts l e S. 91 () o enig r c e ig n o ma pe i, l o r hal t dimist ca e a a tm e i t co tdee mi t t..t a ton ..f ist sa e a ca m on s s he s t ny i f he ur tr nes ha . he c i . al o t t li whih rle ma b g a td' 28 U. C.j 1 5 e( )B)i) Und r F d rlRu e o Cii c eif y e r ne . ' S. 91 ()2 ( (i. e e ea l f v l Pr e le8()2) apladi mus co an al hor a pli sae ntoft cam s ngt t oc dtr a( , e ng t nti t t nd an ttme s he li howi ha t p e d ri e tte t r l f'Tos r ierve t ecama tstta ta alg to smus be he la e s n ild o ei . e' u vv e iw,h li n ' sl cu l le ain g t enough t r ie a rghtt r le a o as i o e if bove t s c ai l ve , a t pla ng m us c an he pe ultve e l' nd he e di ' t ont i Ge c nough f t t sat a c ai t r le t ti pl us bl on is f e ' B e lA t.Com .v.Tw o bl ac s o t e l m o e i f ha s a i e t ac .' l l m y, 5 0U. 5 4, 5 , 7 ( 0 )(iain o te ) tl ra b r r ctl o teee n so ac u e 5 S. 4 5 5 5 0 20 7 ctto mitd . i- e d a e e ias f h lme t f a s -h ofa ton,s c i uppo td by m e e c us y sa e e s do nots fc ' As r tv.I ,556 U. re r oncl or t t m nt, ufi e. hc of qbal ' S. 66 678( 2, 2009) Pl ntfsmus ofre h fcsÃ§onudgegJt i cai a r st lnefom . ai if t fe noug a t c t her l ms c os he i r conc i bl t pl us bl ' Tw om bl 550 U . a 570,a f om w hi h t c t ca lng u n t t e va e o a i e, ' y, S. t nd r c he our , li po t s i j dca e pein ea d c mmo s n e' c n c n ld t a t p e d rh slh wn'ta h i u iil x re c n o n e s , a o cu e h t he la e a s o ' h t e s ' s e ildt rle .Fed.R.Ci P.8( ;l l 556U. at67 W hiec t s d c tueapr ntte o eif v. a) nba, S. 9. l ours houl onsr o s c e ompli lbe aly a hol i Ã§ o ls srnge sa r t n f mal pl di ,'t ant i r l nd d t d e s ti nt t nda ds ha or t ea ngs' he com pl na S us pl a f c ual m a t r t t pe m is t co t t i e m o e t n t m e e ai nt t t e d a t m te ha r t he ur o nf r r ha he r 2 p sblt o mic nd c. At ro v D. Ofi eo M a o ,5 7 F.d 6 2 6 -8 ( C. r osiii f s o u t' hetn . C. fc f v r 6 3 7 , 81 2 D. Ci. y ' 2 09 (n en l u tto mak a dctto so te ) 0 ) itr a q oain r s n iain mi d . t U nde t Ei h Am e e of t U nied St t s Cons iuton,pr s o f c al ha a r he ght ndm nt he t ae tt i i on f i i s ve dut t pr e tprs r .Far rv.Br nna 511U. 8 833 ( 99 . $ prs ofiils y o otc ione s me e n, S. 25, 1 4) ( ion fca' A t lbe at i fe e de i r e ndif r nce't a s bsa i lrs ofs rous ha m t a i ae vi aest Ei ht o u t nta ik ei r o n nm t ol t he g h Ame m e . I a 828. To ma a cai unde t Ei h Ame nd nt' d. t ' ke l m r he ght ndme ba ed upon prs nt s ion c n to ,t e pani' mus et bih o j ci l t a h i a rs o sro s h r a d o di ns h litt i f t sa l b e t y h t e s t ik f ei u am, n s ve s be t ey t tt d f n a ta td d lb rtl idfee tt t a rs .l .a 8 4. Dei eae u jci l ha he ee d n ce eieaey n ifr n o h t ik d t 3 v lb rt i fe e ,t gr vn ndif r nce he a men of s h a c am ,r uie t ofk ilt know ofand dir r a uc l i eq r s he t a o sega d n e e s ve r s t i a e hea t o s e y. Se i a 837. xc s i i k o nm t lh r af t e d. t Kig' r q etf rij nci r le a KMCC i mo tbe a e h i n ln e h us d n s e u s o nu t eif t ve s o c us e s o o g r o e t r SeeCount ofLosAngee v.Da s 440 U. 625,631(97 ;W iln v.Grfi 952 he e. y ls vi, S. 1 9) lims ifn, F.d 8 0 8 3 ( t Ci.1 91 ( rs n rsta se rnd rd mo th scamsf rijmcie mz 2 2 , 2 4h r 9 ) p io e ' r n fr e ee o i li o nt tv d d ca ao yr l t; M a e v W ae s 81 F.d4 , 5 (t Ci.1 8 )(o dn ta ta se o e lrt r ei ) e g e . tr , 0 2 51 4 2 4 h r 9 7 h l ig h t r n f r f ap io e rn e e mo thscam frij n tv r le Ta l rv. c r, 81F.d 1 4 ,1 4 rs n r e d rd o i li o n u ci e eig; y o Ro es 7 2 0 7 0 8 n. ( t Ci.1 8 )( od n t a ta frma emo tcam frijmci rle Ros v. e , 1 4h r 9 6 h li g h t rnse d o li o nt tve eig; s Re d 719 F. 689,693 ( h Ci.1 ;Ma tn- i nav.Shif 702 F. 380,38 ( Ci.1 3) 2d 4t r 983) ri TrRo f, 2d 6 2d r 98 (t' hal r ofamootc eorc r ves i t tt r le s Ã§fhe lmak as onto ry s ha he eif oughtca no l rbegi n or n onge ve i no lng rnee d.) Ast Ki scli ofpotnta ham a W RSP a alot rVDOC s o e de ' . ' o ng' ams e il r t nd 1 he f iii s he has m a onl ge r l al ga i . The W RSP ofk e s ha t s me Eiht aclte , de y ne a le tons t r ve he a g h Ame ndm e oblga i t pr e t Ki f om ha m a a 1o he pr s of i a s I t a e e of nt i ton o ot c ng r r s l t r i on fci l . n he bs nc s cii pl us bl f t ,t c tw ilno pr sz e t e ofi er a e di r r ng t i dut a pe fc a i e ac s he our l t e lm hos fc s r s ega di he r y nd co l nc udesK i ha notpl f c ss i he i e il d t r i . ng s ed a t how ng s ntte o elef 11 1. Fo t ef r g igr ao ,hec u t l d s s Kig sc s wi u p eu ieu d r28 r h o e on e s ns t o r wil imis n ' a e t t rj d c n e ho U. C.j 1 5()2 ( . S. 91 e()B) E E :hs dyoD cmbr21. NT R TiZ a f ee e,03 Z z' l ie s ae Ditit u g v td tts src J d e 4

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