Sun v. Virginia Parole Board Chairman et al, No. 7:2013cv00569 - Document 21 (W.D. Va. 2014)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Samuel G. Wilson on 6/5/2014. (tvt)

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CL S OFFI U. . ST. URT ERK' CE S DI O AT ROANOKE, VA FI ED L I TH E UNI N TED STATES DI STRI COURT CT FOR THE W ESTERN DI STRI OF VI NI CT RGI A RO ANOK E DI SI VI ON J 25 2 1 LN 2j J I ULA BY; D L ,C RK CL E I M A N I SUN , G Pl ntf , ai if Ci lAc i n No.7: v569 vi to 13c M EM OR ANDUM O PI ON NI VI GI A PAROLE BOARD CH AI AN, R NI RM ET A L . By:Sam ue G .W is l l on U ni e St esD i t i tJudge t d at sr c Defendant s. Thi i apr s a tonpurua t 42U. C.j 1 byKa niSun, / aJme Clnt s s o e ci s nt o S. 983 ma ak/ n s i on F r n( r ia tr: u ', e kigd caao ya dij n tv r l f o iiigteVigna o ma heen fe $ n' s e n e lrt r n n u cie ei pr hbtn h r ii S ) e P r l Boad(Bo r ' fo d n n hsrla e ic a la t2 1 t eBo r ha n n al a oe r $ ad' r m e yig i ee s .Sn e t e s 01 ,h a d s n u ly i ) r vi d St ' elgi lt f pa ol a on ea h occ son,de e m i d t par ewa no e ewe m s i biiy or r e nd, c ai t r ne hat ol s t wa r nt f rva i usr s . Sun cli st r as nsf hi 201 a 201 de al a e ra ed o ro ea ons am he e o or s 2 nd 3 ni s r a bir r a c prcousa t r f evi a ehi co tt i rghtt duepr es .The Boa d r ta y nd a i i nd he e or olt s nsiutonal i o oc s r ha move t dimis.Thec tfndst tSun f ist sa eacli f whih r le c n be s d o s s our i ha a l o tt a m or c ei f a gr nt d a dim is hi c a e nd s s es s ompl i . ant l 1 n 989,Sun pld g ly t br a ng a e e i wih t i en t commi r pe a r pe. e uit o e ki nd nt rng t he nt t o t a nd a The Cic tCour f t Ciy ofLync r ui t or he t hbur Vi g ni s nt nc hi t lf pl t n ye r . g, r i a e e ed m o i e us e a s Be us t ofe e we ecommit be or J nuar 1 1 ca e he f ns s r ted f e a y , 995,Sun i pa ol elgi e.Se Va. s r e i bl e Code53.- ( ihi dic ei r paol f ofe esonl a rs ddae.'heBo d 1 136 abols ng sr tonay r e or fns y he ai t) r ar r vi we Sun' c s f pa ol i Nove r2011.Afe co i rngva i f c or , heBoa d e e d s a e or r e n mbe tr nsde i rous a t s t r notfe Sun t ti ha decde nott gr nthi pa ol TheBoa dexpl ne t tt prm a y iid ha t d i d o a m r e. r ai d ha he i r ras weebe us of ( )Su srs t t c e ons r ca e : 1 n' ik o he ommuniy;( t s i nalea t 2) he erous tz nd r cr tncesoft ofe e;()t nee t s r emor oft sntnceprort r l s ;a ( icumsa he fns 3 he d o e v e he e e i o eea e nd 4) t naur oft c i comm itd. I Nove be 201 t Boa dagan r viwe Sun' c ef he t e he rmes te n m r 2, he r i e e d s as or pa ol,a agan t Boa d denid hi pa ol Thi tm e t Boa d e ane t tpa ol was r e nd i he r e s r e. s i , he r xpli d ha r e nota o it be us of( )t srousnauea cr umsa e oft ofe ea be us ppr prae ca e 1 he e i tr nd ic tnc s he fns nd ca e ( rl s a t tmewoul di nih t s rous s oft c i 2) eea e t hat i d mi s he ei ne s he rme. Su r quesedr c i e ai oft Boa d' decson and c n e t e onsd r ton he r s ii ompli dt thedi not ane ha d know wha i t kest bede m e ls t bl f r l as ' Sun ciedno e r so ne o dif r nt tta o e d tuia e or e e e. ' t ror r w r ft e i or ai n t twoul wa r ntr onsde a i unde t Boa d' polc e b none hees a ke nf m to ha d r a ec i r ton r he r s ii s ut t l ss d t Boa d t r consde hi pa ol sncei wasde e s ey on t ba i oft s rous s ofhi he r o e i r s r e i t nid ol l he ss he e i ne s s c ci ns Sun a s as t Boa dt de i f hi t m e ni ofi uiabl 's hewoul onvito . lo ked he r o fne or m he a ng i t e, o s ' d know wha mor hene t dot a e pa ol TheBoa d s e t e eds o o chive r e. r ubs qutn l de e hi r ue t ty nid s eq s f r onsde a i butdi i or hi t tis t biiy i dee mi whe 3 o 4 Boa d or ec i r ton d nf m m ha éuia lt s t r ned n r r me e s- i ( ijc s 3- d cd t a g jn ln e p e s at ra t t tc mmu i '( mb r - n hs a e - e ie h t he o o g r os l) h e t o h o nt ' ECF y. No.1 1a 5 Be a et Boa dddnoti l a aba i f is201 de a ofpaol t the - t ) c us he r i ncude s ss or t 2 nil r e ha pos d at e tt t c muniy,Sun fld t pr e a ton,a gui t themus t r f ebe e hr a o he om t ie he es nt c i r ng ha t he e or s ia l, n a yd n a o paoewa wi u j tf to a v oae h sc n ttto a rg t utbe a d n e il f r l s t t usikain nd i ltd i o si in l ihs ho u t d pr es o ue oc s. Sun fld hi co a n on De e be 5, 3.A s ttmet r fe , heBoa d agan it s mpli t c m r 201 hor i he ta tr t r i notfed Sun t ti hadr viwe hi ca ef pa ol on No mbe 22,201 a a tr ii ha t e e d s s or r e ve r 3 nd, fe co i rng va i f c or , i f nsde i rous a t s agan ound Sun uns t bl f r e e.The Boa d e ane is uia e or elas r xpl i d t r s i a D e e be 11, 13 l te .A c or ng t t tl te , he Boar de e pa ol be a e ea ons n e m r 20 e t r c di o ha e tr t d ni d r e c us of ( )Sun' rs t t co :1 s ik o he mmuniy;( t srousnalr a crumsa e ofhi ofe e ;a t 2) ht e i tze nd ic tnc s s fns s nd 2 ( )isc n l i nt a S n s o l sr emo eof h s ne c b f r h srla e ( No. - a 3 t o cuso h t u h u d e v r t e e tn e e o e i ee s . ECF 7 1 t 1 Bec us t Boadoncea nc i r dSunt bears t t c ) a e he r gai onsde e o ik o he ommuniy,Sunn nde t me d hi compl nta no a gue t tt Boa d' fndi a ei onsse a dii enuous s ai nd w r s ha he r s i ngs r nc it nt nd sng . Ac o dn l, eman an t a t ed n a o hi paoewa wi o ta e uaej siiaina d c r igy h iti s h t h e il f s r l s t u d q t u tfc to n h fmdn e al unf i. t m nt ly ar I. I Toprvalonaj 1 3 cam t tsaeofi asvi ae a i t sduepr s rg s e i 98 li ha tt fcil oltd n nmae' oce s iht, t c am a m us pr t thehad apr e t lbe t i e es t twasad r ey afe t d he l i nt t ove ha ot ced i ry nt r t ha ve s l f c e wiho t pr t c i gua an ee by t Fouree h Am e t ut he o e tons r t d he t nt ndme .Slza v. t, F. 590, nt e k Eva t 21 3d 5 3 9 (t Ci. 9 4 .Net e Vigni 1w no teCo siui nce tsap oe tdlb ry 9 - 4 4h r 1 9 ) ih r r i a a r h n t to r ae r tce i e t t i t r ti t e c a i ofe r y r e e o pa ol Se Hilv. a o 64 F. d 1 1 71 n e es n he xpe t ton a l el as n r e. e l J cks n, 3 63, 70- ( h Ci.1 ( r ni lw) Gr nholzv.nmat ofNe as Pe & Cor Co e 442 4t r 995) Vigi a a ; ee t l es br ka nal r. mplx, U. 1 7( 9 9 ( n tt t n .Vigna1w d e , o v r ce t al ry itr s f rc ran S. , 1 7 ) Co siui ) r ii a o s h we e, r ae i t nee t o e ti o be i t i par eco de aton.SeeHil 64F. a 1 ,Va. nmaes n ol nsi r i l, 3d t 70* Codej53.- 51 Ha ng 1 1 . vi i e t dqalbe t i ees,heDuePr es Clus r uiesfi pr e esfrisvi c ton.' eraeg i ry ntr tt oc s a e eq r ar oc dur o t ndiai '' Bu n tev Fa e ,6 7F.d 1 ,1 ( t Ci. 01 )(iigSwa to t Co ke 1 S. . 5 , r et . h y 8 3 71 81 4h r 2 2 ctn rh u v. o , 31 Ct 8 9 8 2( 01 )( rc ra ) dac u tç lrviw tea piai no (u h c nsiu in ly 6 2 1 pe u iml.An o r $ l e e h p lc to f s c l o ttto al wi r quiedpr e es' Swa t t 1 S.Ct a 862.Bu ,i t pa ol c e ,t r r d e r oc dur . ' rhou , 31 .t t n he r e ont xt he equie pr e esa ei i m a .' d. ç m os,... r e a hortesmus it i h t t prs ra oc dur r ç ni l'1 t m At t pa ol ut ii t fmzs o he ione sae n o isra o f rd n a o paoe' Va nv Anc ln , 3F.d 5 9, 2 ( t Ci. ttme t f t e s ns o e il f r l.' n . eo e 7 3 1 5 2 4h r ' 1 9 )(uoigFrn lnv. hed , 6 F.d78 ,8 ( t Ci.1 7 )(nb n l. 9 6 q tn a k i S ils 5 9 2 4 01 4h r 9 8 e a c l A sa i he e t r i not ng t s ppled r , he e s hi o ugge tt tt Boa d de e St t c tt i na l s ha he r ni d m he ons iuto ly r quiedpr e es TheBoa d c i r d Sun' c e f pa ol annua l but afe r viwi e r oc dur . r onsde e s as or r e ly , tr e e ng varousf t s f i ac or , ound ea h tm et tSun wasnot( uia e'f r l s lI e r i tnc , t c i ha f tbl' or eea e. n ve y nsa e he s Boa d e ane t Sun t r onsf risde a .Alho h Sun cli st er as we e r xpl i d o he eas o t ni l t ug am hos e ons r a bir r a t tt Boar m us pr r t a y nd ha he d t oduc s e e de e ofç ur e ' ortc i ng be vi ' e om vi nc ç r nt' ç ontnui c ha or' t j tf isr ao i g ( No 1a 4 ,1a Vign aimae. . o sno h v ad ep o e s o usiy t e s n n , ECF . t ) $ J r ii n t . d e t a e u r c s ( rg t o u iil d fw o hev ldt o ter a o gv n. Ro i o v. h v, 6 F. u p. ih t j d ca r ve ft a ii f h e s n ie ' bns n Fa e 3 6 S p 2d y ' 3 8 3 - 2( D. . 0 ) afr dRo is nv. a y 1 4F. p' 7 7 7 8(t Ci. 6 , 717 E. Va 2 05, fime bn o F he , 7 Ap x 5 , 5 4 h r 2006)(mpha i i orgi l (ntr lciai omit ) d-'efdealc t donotprvi a e ss n i na) i ena ttons ted . s h e r ours f o de f um t r vi t di c eto r de i i ofs a e pa ol ofi i l ;r t r f er lr ew of or o e ew he s r i na y c s ons t t r e fc a s a he , ed a evi saep r l d cso si lmie t p o e u a fa . Viu v. sa, 4 F.d7 ( t Ci. tt ao e e iin s i td o r c d rl lws' g e Va s r 8 6 2 5 4h r ' di y t 1 ) (ntr lcttonsomitd)2 Accor ngl , wihnoe de eofpr e aler ,Sunfis 988) i ena iai te . vi nc oc dur ror al t sae acai f rwhi h r i ca begr t d,a t cour wilgr ntt Boa d' m o i t o tt l m o c elef n an e nd he t l a he r s ton o dimi s3 s s. 1Sun doesnotque ton t tt Boa d acualy r e d hi ca e; at r he c le est si ha he r t l eviwe s s r he , ha lng he Boad sb s sfrd n igh m p r l .Se ECFNo. )(il o e5b adme e sd srb me r ' a e o e yn i ao e ( e 7 f- s o r mb r e ci e llh asctrntyposngatikt t communiy. l t si s t i i i umbe ( lw)t tt tre l i rs o he t ' f hi s o,hen t s nc nt by a ha he p r l bo r p o u es mee i e c o c re to c ni igb h vo t j siyt i ra o i g a oe a d r d c o v d n e f u rn r o t n e a ir o u tf her e s n n . nu Fo wi o ts he i e c t s p o th i sae n , u p o e si c mp o s d' (mp ss r t u uc v d n e o u p r ter ttme td e r c s s o r mie .) e ha i h ' i orgi ) n i nal. 2Thecou ta s not st tt Boa d i notlmie t consde i t tc r lo e ha he r s i td o i rng ç - omm ime , prs pos t nt ionr lt d'f cor i d e ni whe he Sun i ls t bl 'f r l as Goodm a v.M us 201 ea e ' a t s n etnni ng t r s tuia e' or e e e. n e, 3 W L 5 2 1 ( t Ci. p . 0 2 3 ( e c rn ( n u ls e ) (x liigt t h Vign a 4 28 5 4h r Se t3 , 01 ) p r u im) u p bih d e pann ha t e r ii paol sat e,Va. r e t ut Codej53.-1 r r c i rtonofpr-ommimen a non- ion 1 55,equies onsdeai ec t t nd prs r a e f c or ,i l ng t gr viy oft ofe e i de e m i ngwhe he r l as on pa ol i elt d a t s nc udi he a t he f ns , n t r ni t r ee e r es a pr p it f rb t s ceya dt p io r. p o rae o oh o it n he rs ne) 3S nas rq e t ah ai a da k t ec u tor l t a teBo r h sn jl s ito t u 1o e u ss e rng n s s h o r t ue h t h a d a o t id ci n o r decde hi prol or i t at m a i t a n a i pe ntove s g c i s e , n he le tve, o ppoi t n nde nde r i ht omm itet te o detr i wha a ho iy t pa ol boa d has Bec us t c t s is shi c e m ne t ut rt he r e r . a e he our dim s e s ompli f ant or f iur t sa ea cai f whih r le c n begr nt d,t c td esSun' r quess I al e o tt l m or c e if a a e he our eni s e t. n addii t c tnotst tt Boar sa hort i gove byVa.Code j53. e s .and ton,he our e ha he d' ut iy s nwd 1 t eq, S oursa e no feet r ie lgiltvee t e s'Unie St t v.Shia 253 F. 7 8 t t r t r o ewrt e sai nacm nt.' t d aes c r h, 2d 98, 00 (t Ci.1 )( tngCr v.Har lon,282U. 55,5 ( 930:. 4h r 958 cii ooks res S. 9 1 4 11 1. 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