Howard v. Watson et al, No. 7:2013cv00534 - Document 9 (W.D. Va. 2014)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 1/2/2014. (tvt)

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Twombl 550U. 544,555( ' v, S. 2007)(ntma quotton i e l ai makso te ) A plitf sb ssf rrle ( e ur smoeta lb l a dc n l so s. .' z mitd . an if a i o eif l q ie r h n a es n o cu in . . r ' 1 .Th r f r, plitf mu tt l g fcss fkin t saealheee n so (h qcam.l d ee o e a an if s t l e a t u f e t o tt 1t lme t f t e li ' ae ' Ba sv.E..Dupon deNe s& Co.324F. 761 765( hCi. s 1 t mour , 3d , 4t r 2003) . 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( 9 )( v rue i ir lv n pa'h Da il v W iims 4 4U. 3 , 3 - ( 9 6 1 81 o er ld q ree a t l . n es . l n , 7 S. 27 3 031 1 8 :. ty l Besde t VDOC' i ae gre nc pr dur ,Pli tf hasapos- prva i r m e vi i s he S nm t iva e oce es a n if tde i ton e dy a t Vigi aTor Cli Ac (Ã» he r ni t ams t t VTCA' .Se VA. ' e CODE j8. - 95. s as W a msv. ) 01 1 3; ee lo dha Pr c n e, 7 F.d 7 , 8( t Ci.1 8 )(o dn teVignaTo t amsAc a dVign a o u ir 7 2 2 5 7 4h r 9 5 h l ig h r ii r Cli t n r ii tr 1w pr dea uaepos- prvai rme e frt t c o ta ovi deq t tde i ton e dis o ors ommitdby saee oye ) te tt mpl es. Cse ton 1 wasi e s c i 983 nt ndedt pr ec onl f de alrg sgua a ee by f de a l w,a no t t o ot t y e r i ht r nt d e r l a nd t or c a m s f rw hi h t r a e a qua e r e e unde s a e l w . W r c v.Coli ,766 F. 841 li o c he e r de t em di s r tt a ' ' i ht lns 2d , 8 9( t Ci.1 8 ) F rh r r, o cu oy alg to so rtl to a ei u tce t osaea 4 4h r 9 5 . u temo e c n ls r le ain f eai in r ns fi in t tt a cli .Adn v. c ,40F. 72,74( hCi.1 .Mor ve,Pli iff l t desrbea am ms Rie 3d 4t r 994) eo r antf ais o c i p i a yitr s i t tohbus S eJ n sv. u ry, 6 F.d3 2( 9 2 ( odngVDOC rv c n ee t n he o t r h. e o e M ra 9 2 2 0 1 9 ) h li prs r haveno Fourh Ame m e pr e tonsfom havi bl dr wn f t i DNA t be ione s t nd nt otc i r ng ood a or her o anayze f i niiai f i ove lw e ore nt;VA. l d or de tfc ton or mpr d a nf c me ) CODE j1 2- 0. 8) 9. 31 2( ( n aigt c le to o DNA fo e eyf lnb f r t er ee s fo i ac rto ) ma d tn he o lcin f r m v r eo eo e h i r la e r m nc re ai n . A c di y, ai i f s l sofa t hbr h doe noti plc t a f r lr ght a t cl i cor ngl Pl ntf os oot us s m i a e ede a i , nd he a m m us be di m i s t s s ed. B. Pl ntf doe notha af r lrghtt a d ort bepl e i as cfcc t a ai if s ve ede a i o voi o ac d n pe ii usodil ca sfc to , n h sc t da ca sfc to sd no ce t amao ds zto i hs lsiiai n a d i uso il lsiiain o t r ae j r inp in n i e r nvionmen .Sa nv.Co r 51 U. 472, 6- 7( 995) Sttsma ce t lbe t i eess t ndi nne, 5 S. 48 8 1 . ae y rae i ry ntr t 3 pr ec ed by t D ue Pr es Cl us whe e t f e m f om r t a nti pos d Ã§ ypi la ot t he oc s a e r he r edo r esr i m e Ã» ca nd at sgnii a ha ds p on t i ae i r l i t t o di r i de sofprs lf ...'1 a i fc nt r hi he nm t n eaton o he r na y nci nt ion ie. ' d. t 484.Pl ntf ' pl c m e i s gr ga i ortans e t GRCC doe notexc ed as ntncei ai ifs a e nt n e e ton r f r o s e e e n s h a e r m ewa ast gi rs t t pr e ton oft DuePr e sClus by isow' f c uc n xte y o ve ie o he otc i he oc s a e t n or e. S eBe eai S t l 0F.d5 0 5 3( t Ci.1 9 )( ligta a miitai es g e ain e v rt v. mi 2 3 0 , 0 4h r 9 7 hodn h t d n sr tv e rg to h, f sx m ont wih ve mi hum a wa t ,foode t l t u a abl hea ; d f or i hs t r n; n se' l d oie ; nbe r e t col ood;dit ry cl hi lne , nd be ng'l rperodsi c l no outi r c e ton'no e a i or ot ng, i ns a ddi , onge i n el; sde e r a i , duc tonal r i o sr c ; ndl sf wa no s aypi la t i esg t nthads p) Nordoe elgius evies a es ood s t o t ca s o mpos inika r hi . s t ta f ors urt c a sf ton co tt ea Ã©aypi a a sgnii a 'ha ds p i r lton he r nser ec iy l s ika i nsiut n tt c l nd i fc nt' r hi n ea i t t or na y i de sofprs n lf be a e aprs rhasno co tt i lrgh t r i o he di r nci nt io ie c us ione nsiutona i t o eman i a ce a e i apm i ul rprs ort behed i as c fcs c tiy c a stcai n. Se M oodv nc r r t d n c a ion o l n pe ii e trt l s ii to e v. c et4 U. 7 , 8n. ( 9 6 (ee tn ap io e ' a g me t h tap n i war n Da c t, 29 S. 8 8 9 1 7 ) rj cig rs n rs r u n t a e dng ra t a de ane a r e y a f td hi prs n cl sfc ton a qualfc ton f i tt i na nd t i r dve s l fece s i o as ii a i nd ii ai or nsiuto l pr a s be us note r s a e a ton c r yi a r e c e ogr m ca e ve y t t c i a r ng dve s ons quenc f pr s i m a e es or i on n t s a t maial a tv t sad p o e srg t.Alh u hPlitf alg st a saf oae VDOC uo tc ly ciae ue r c s ih) t o g an if le e h t tf viltd pr e esby notc pl tng a pr s c i ca i f m ,t s m pl f c t ta prs ofi i lha oc dur om e i i on onf s ton or he i e a t ha i on tc a s no c t omple w ih t VDOC' i pe i d t he S nde nden polc e o pr dur sa s doesnotsae acai . t ii s r oce e l o tt l m S eUni d S ae v. c r s 4 0U.. 41 7 2 5 ( 9 8 ; c i v. t . fF ifx. .9 7 e t tts Ca ee , 4 S 7 , 5 - 5 1 7 ) Rico Cn v o ara Va, 0 e F.d 1 9, 4 9 (t Ci. 9 0 ( o dn ta i sae1w ga t mo ep o e u a rg t ta t e 2 45 1 6 4h r 1 9 ) h l ig h t f tt a r ns r r c d rl ih s h n h Co tt i rquie ,asae' filr t a debyt t1w i notaf rlduepr es is . nsiuton e rs tt s alze o bi ha a s edea oc s sue) A cc di y, a ntf s c as ii a i a t a f r do no i plc t a f der lr g ,a t or ngl Pl i if l sf c ton nd r ns e s t m i a e e a i ht nd he cl m sm us be di m i s d. ai t s se 4 1 11. 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