Obataiye-Allah v. Clark et al, No. 7:2014cv00159 - Document 13 (W.D. Va. 2014)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 04/22/2014. (kab)

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G ***# Q##I: U. DI enlr C #, 9K - l ATROANC V <E, A Fl er t l - I THE UNI N TED STATES DI STRICT COURT FO R TH E W ESTERN DI STR I T O F V I G I A C R NI RO AN O K E DI I O N V SI U H U R USEK O U O BA TA I E- LLA H , Y A APR 2 2 1 29 J A , ULi , CLERK BY: , DE L CL l ERK CA SE N O .7: 14CV 001 59 Pl ntf ai if, V. M EM O M ND U M O PI I N N O HAROLD CLARK, AL , ZI By: GlnE. nr d e Co a Chi Uni e St e D i t i tJudge ef t d at s s r c De e nts. f nda t) Uht se Oba ai - l h,a Vigi a i ae pr e ng pr K ,fld t s cvi rght uw kou t ye Ala r ni nm t oce di o ie hi i l i s . aci ptrla t 42 U. C.j1 algi t ti De embe of201 a J nua y of201 ton lslnt o S. 983, le ng ha n c r 3 nd a r 4, prs ofk i l a Re Oni Stt Prs n hous d hi t rha s co tons c ion t a s t d on a e io e m mde rh ndii , onfs t hi caed s l ga m ala ot rpe s lpr ry,and f s l c ce a pt s d hi f pos es i a e l i nd he r ona ope t aley onvi td nd mihe m or s sng we po i hi c l, i vi a i of hi consiutonal rght . I hi c a n n s e l n olton s tt i i s n s ompli , he s e ant e ks c mp n ao y a d p nna e tij n tv r l f r ltd t t e e e e t. By sp rt o d r t e o e s tr n e n n nu cie ei , eae o h s v n s e e a ae r e, h c thasr quie pl ntf t 11 1pr flng c tonsf t scvi a ton. our e r d ai if o 51 e ii ondii or hi i l c i No b f r t ec u ta eplitf smoinsf rûlR. / r l n r Ij n to 'wih a w eo e h o r r anif to o t- o. ei a y n u cin' t -. p mi me rndl i s p r ( moa l n u po t ECF Nos 4 & 9 , algn ta h i c re tv h u e t e m . )1 le ig h t e s u rn l o s d md r he ec d he r ni hes unc tt tonalc tons a Red Oni n. U pon r viw oft r or , t cou tde es t e onsiu i ondii t o 2 e e m otons i . 1Th c u twi a desb spaaeode panifstidmoin fritro uoyij n tv r l f whih e o r l d r s y e rt r r litf hr to o nelc tr nu cie ei , c l e c n en a up o n rlgo fsigpeidfrNaino llm imae .( No. 0. o c rs n c mig eiius atn ro o to f sa n ts ECF 1 ) 2 Pl ntf i a s d t thi c r nts isonsdono c pl wih t c tsj m auyg xquie e s. r m nt ai if s dvie ha s ure ubm s i t om y t he our, . t j or Pl ntf mus,i alf t e s s i ,la aone i h wi ,whiebo de alt wa a oundt wrtng o e ch ai if t n 1 uur ubmisons e ve -nc de t r r l he y r he ii n a pa He s ul as di dehi txti o l c ,numbe e pa a a ofi or to a s d no i l any ge. ho d lo vi s e nt ogial r d r grphs nf main nd houl t ncude pr edor r . opos de s 1. Ea l i 201 ofk i l tanse r d pl ntf fo Re Oni n t Sus e ISt t Prs f a ry n 4, t a s r f r e ai if r m d o o s x ae ion or c ta a a e. On M a ch 1 201 pli ifa rved ba k a Re Oni and wa a l edl our ppe r nc r 9, 4, antf ri c t d on s leg y pl e i a çs cde c l (a r i i of c l)' at ac d n çuii el c mea nsde e1,' lhough he has no pe ng dicplnay ndi s i i r c a g s ( No. ,a 1) Ofkesc nfs ae hi t d c ls o s' n mal a dh wa n t h r e . ECF 4 t . t r o ic td s i ia h e 'a d i, n e s o me pr vd d wi a c n ic to f r ( No 9 o ie t o fs ain o m. ECF . , h Plitf cams t a f rt r e we ks an if li h t o h e e , ofki l alowe hi o y t s t a s l d m nl wo howe sa pr vi hi wih no cea cl hes He alo a lges r nd o ded m t l n ot . s le t t he ha ha no outi r r a i snce M a ch 1 201 Afe ofk e s alege y t ha s d sde ec e ton i r 5, 4. tr f r l dl u put s meh n 'i panifsf o o M ac 2 , et rnae ln ld fc t d' l o a d wa i pan o ti g'n litf o d n rh 7 h t i t d a d ee ae 'b o d n s n i u frt d y wih u me ia c r .( No. , t1) o wo a s t o t d c l ae ECF 9 a . The wa de a l edl or r d on M a c 26,201 t tofi e s s a c pl i ifs c l r n leg y de e rh 4, ha fc r e r h antf e l e ey d y whih plitf c ls û a a s n t hn e (i) lws is' (d) Of es h ve v r a , c anif al i r sme t o id r h s a ut. I . t r a h ' k al ge y c icaed a r a pli if sm ala lgalwor a ha t eaene t kilhi . le dl onfs t nd e d antf i nd e k nd ve hr t d o l m Pli tf a lges t the i i tot l iol ton' a c nno c a tot r i a e o f l he a n if le ha s n i a s ai ' nd n t ont c he nm t s r nmiy; t algedy fast thi E nd i deeir tng.' ( No.4,a 2. He sat t theha no le l e r ha s û mi s tro ai ' ECF t ) t es ha s a e st t t l phoneandhi out ng,pe s cc s o he e e s goi r onalmai i bei he d. l s ng l The wa de al ge y t d pli tf t t he wa bei hous d unde t e co to r n le dl ol a n if ha s ng e r hes ndii ns be us hei a us d oftyi t ha t wa de a ot rprs ofi al kild a i beng ca e s cc e r ng o ve he r n nd he ion fci s le nd s i i tgaed f pos i e c i i c r s Pl ntf saes t t he û e r f r hi lf ' a i nvesi t or sbl rm nal ha ge . ai if t t ha û a s o s ie' nd s f c nsd rn ahmg rsrk , e a eh wo l tah rdeno e tn t nt bekle ' ( No. o ie ig t e tie b c us e u d t t e i t aig ha o ild. ECF r ' 4,a 3. t ) Pli tf se itro u o y ijmcier l fod rn o fcast so s ac i h sc l, anif e ks n elc t r nt tv ei r e ig fiil o tp e rhng i el e c icai hi l al m a l i e f rng wih hi m e l,wihhol ng hi me c s s a onfs tng s eg i, nt re i t s a s t di s di al hoe , nd 2 s ee der r c i tcil o r ns e m o iol i t e t ni li . He alo s ks an or die tng ofi a s t ta f r hi t a non-s aton hr a e ng lm s ti wher heca ha s we s e r ie, c o he ort tanserhi t a he prs e tng e n ve ho r , xe c s and l t s o r f m o not r ion. 1 1 tA1p ei n r ij n t n ma n v ris t p e e ta ij r o h nn wh c n te e : r l ay nu ci ( mi o y e e sue o r v n n n u y r n ih o v n t movi pary c e wa ca e by t wr ng c am e i t unde l ng a tom' Om eg he ng t ont nds s us d he o l i d n he ryi c i ' a W o l Trve v. A,1 1F.d 1 ,1 ( t Ci. 9 7 ;nr M ir o t ttu tLii , 3F.d rd a l TW 1 3 4 6 4h r 1 9 ) I e cos f An i s tg.33 3 r 51 5 6 ( t Ci.2 0 ) Plitf moinsf ritro u o y ij n tve rle a o tc re t 7, 2 4h r 0 3 . anifs to o ne lc t r nu ci eif b u u rn co to a Red Oni do no bel i t s lws t The e motons do not aleg f t ndii ns t on t ong n hi a ui. s i l e acs i ca i t ta oft po e i lha m she s e t pr nta i e diec l f om t pas w r ndi tng ha ny he t nta r e ks o eve r s r ty r he t ongs he hascli e a i tt de e nt i t s c e,r ga di e nt i Dec mbe a J r am d gans he f nda s n hi as e r ng ve s n e r nd anua y. Rah r pan ifh r alg sne camsa o tlvn c n iinst wh c h h sb e s b e td t e , litf e e le e w li b u iig o dto o ih e a e n u j ce snce M ar h 1 201 The e or ,hi motonsf i e l ut y r i f a s i c 9, 4. rf e s i or ntroc or ele , s ubmitd i t sc e, te n hi as m us bede e t nid. M or ve ,pli ifs a lga i d notde onsr t gr unds f i e l ut y r le i eo r antf le tons o m ta e o or nt roc or e if n a y c s . Be a s itro uo y ijmcier l fi a e ta r i r rme y tepa t s e i n a e c u e n elc t r n t tv ei s n x ro dnay e d , h ry e kng e te p ei n r ijmcin mu tma e a ce rs wi t 1 ta hei l l t s c e d o te h rlmi ay nt to s k la ho ng ç 1 h t s i y o u c e n h ( ke meis ()h i l l t s fe irp r beh r i tea s n eo p ei n r rle ;()t a te rt; 2 e s i y o u fr re aa l a m n h b e c f r l ay eif 3 h t h ke mi b lnc o e ute tpsi hi fvo ,a d ( a ijlci ni i tep bl itr s.3 Re lTrz aa e f q iis i n s a r n 4) n n l to s n h u i n ee t' a th n c ' t ' Ab u Ob ma I c v. o t n . n . FEC,5 5 F.d 3 2, 4 - 7 (t Ci. 0 9 , a ae o o h rk omd b 7 3 4 3 6 4 4h r 2 0 ) v c td n t e ' t s v r 5 9U. 1 9 ( 01 ) ri sae i rlv n p r b 6 7F.d35 ,3 5 (t Ci. 0 (q oig 5 S. 08 2 0 , en ttd n ee a t a t y 0 3 5 5 4 h r 201 ) t u t n 3Plitf rq et a tmp rr rsrii ode a d a p ei n r ij n to Te o my rsri n anif e u ss e o ay etanng r r n rlmiay nu cin. mp r etanig od r aeis do yrrl,wh ntemo a tp o e ta h wils fe ijr i rle i n tpa tdb fr te res r sue nl aey e h v n r v s h t e l u fr nu y f eif s o ne eoe h a v rep ryc ul ben tfe a dh v o p rt t t rs o d S eFe R. v.P. 5b . S c a o d rwo l d es a t o d oiid n a e p o t y o ep n . e d. Ci 6 () u h n r e ud mi o y ls u tls c t a ahern o ap ei n r ij n to c ud b arn d Be a s i i cer9o te nl at ni u h i s aig n rlmiay nu cin o l e ra ge . cu e t s la m h me o te ta plitf i n te t ldt ap ei n r ij n to tec u tf sn b ssu o whiht ga thm a ust h t anif s o nie o r l ay nu cin,h o r md o a i p n c o rn i t mi t empo a yr s ni o de . r r ekai ng r r W itrv.Naur lRes c Dee eCouncisI ,555U. 7,20 ( :. Ea oft s f l ne t a oures fns l nc. S. 2008 ch he e otr f t smus be s ts i 575 F.d at347. acor t a ifed. 3 Pli tf a lge , a mos ,t t he has t mpor rl l t va i us prvie whie t r a n if le s t t ha e a iy os ro i lges l mde c i i i tga i Hedoesnotal gef t i c tng a hn m heha s f e asar s tof rm nal nvesi ton. le acs ndi a i ny r s ufer d e ul t c l s r he , t c icai of hi mai, o t l k of s he el ea c s he onfs ton s l r he ac howe s m e ca s , or r , di l hoes r rai ec e ton. He alo doe not sae f t i c tng any lkei s s t t acs ndi a i i lhood t t he wil s f r a ha l ufe ny ir pa a eha m i t f ur wihoutco ti er nton. Hi as e tonst tofi e st i t d hi r e r bl r n he ut e t ur nt ve i s s ri ha fc r a n e s f ood,t thi m i i de e i a i i t iolto cel o t t o fc r wil kilhi a e not ha s nd s t ror tng n he s ai n l, r ha fi e s l l m r s uppore by f ct lma tr aldhi own f r a s c ai a td a ua te , a s ea s nd pe ul ton bouts h potnta ha msar not uc e il r e s fcen t wa r ntt e r r na y f m ofr le he s eks The ef r ,t c twilde ufi i t o ra he xtao di r or e if e . r o e he our l ny panifsmoin f ritro u o yij nci rle . Ana p o rae or rwilisuet sday li tf to s o n elc t r nu t eif4 ve p r p i t de l s hi . The Clr i die t d t s nd c esoft sme o a l opi on and a c pa ng e k s r c e o e opi hi m r ndlm ni c om nyi or rt pli if de o a ntf. d EXTER:Thi %Q d yo Api, 1 s . a f rl20 4. ChifUnie St t sDititJ e t d a e src udge 4 The c tas doesno f i a oprat t co tue pl ntf' pr e s isons as m otonst our lo t md t ppr i e o nsr ai ifs es nt ubm s i i o amend i t sc e bec us t alege cai sc e n c plt y difr nttm epe i a ofk i s The e o e t n hi as , a e he l d l m onc r om eel fe e i rods nd t al. r f r , o add t e cai t t pr e cas wo d not c hes l ms o he es nt e ul ompor wih Rul 18 a 20 of t Fede alRul of Ci l t t es nd he r es vi Pr cd r Un e Rue1 () whc g v r j id ro camsaplitf ma b i mut ecams rltdo n t o e ue. d r l 8 a, ih o ens on e f li , anif y rng li li ,eae r o, pl i al ui agans asngl deenda .Howe r i o de t na ot deenda si t s melws t t pli if n aws t i t i e f nt ve ,n r r o me her f nt n he a a ui, he antf mu tstsyRue20a() whih g v r j id ro p ris Rue20a()pemisj i e o mutped fn a t s aif l ()2 , c o ens on e f at . l ()2 r t ond r f lil ee d n s e onl wher t rghtt r i asere agai tt m a iesou oft s ta aci oroc ure e a conc r a y e he i o elef s td ns he rs t he ame rns ton c rnc nd e ns common quesi oflw orf t Assaed, antm sc r nts s i donotc y wiht er e ton a ac . tt pli i ure ubmisons ompl t hes uls. Pli if i a s t t i he bele t s r e e s of whih he c pli ha vi ae hi antf s dvied ha f ives he e ec nt vent c om ans ve oltd s c n tmto lrg t,h ma r ie s c ca ms i an w a d s paa ec vla to t e j 1 8 Su h a c mp an o si ina ih s e y as u h li n e n e r t i i ci n md r 9 3. c o l it m us c pl wiht Fede a Rul ofCi lPr dur i l ng Rul 1 a 20. Theco pl ntm us besgne t om y t he r l es vi oce e, ncudi es 8 nd m ai t i d u d rp n lyo p ruy mus n meidiiu l fiil a d fn ns a dmus saefcsc n enigtec n u t n e e at f ejr , t a n vd a o tcas s ee da t, n t tt a t o c r n h o d c ea defndanthasalgedl tke i vi ain ofpl ntf sc tmtona rg s Hi c rnts s i do no ch e le y a n n olto ai if onsi i l iht . s ure ubmisons t m ee t er quiem e s t hes e r nt. 4

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