Keystone v. Director- VA DOC, No. 7:2014cv00213 - Document 9 (W.D. Va. 2014)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 06/17/2014. (kab)

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Thea i bl pe i f t i t tpe ii be n t r fo t dae pplca e rod or he nsan tton ga o un r m he t C. d ()2 o whc t j d me to c n ito b c mefn l 28L. . . 2 4 d ()A) seUn td n ih he u g n f o vcin e a ia . 3 J c j 2 4( )1( ; e ie s Sttsv.Cl 537U. 522,524( 3)( di aco ci be me fnalonc t ae ay, S. 200 hol ng nviton co s i e he a ia ii o dr c r v e i e a se ) Th o eye rfl gp ro i tle whl ac n its valblt f ie t e iw s xh u td . e n - a ii ei d s o ld ie o v c' y n çpr pe l fld a i ton f St t pos- nviton oro he c l tr lr viw'i ç ndi ' 28 t o ry ie pplca i or a e tco c i t r olae a e e ' s t pe ng. ' 2Theoney a peido l tto frfl gah b a p tto u d rj2 4b gn t nm o t lts o ft e r ro f i ain o in a e s eiin n e 25 e is o mi i n he ae t f ol r dae ts: ( t d t o whihtej d me t c mef l ytec n lso o drc rve o tee prto A)he ae n c h u g n bea ma b h o cu in f iet e iw r h x iain oft tme f s e ng s hr vi he i or e ki uc e ew; ( t daeo whc tei e i n t tln a a lcto ce tdb Saeato i voaino te B)he t n ih h mp dme to iig n ppiain rae y tt cin n ilto fh Consi i orl oft Unie Stt i r move it a ia waspr nt fom flngby s h tmton aws he td aes s e d,f he pplc nt eve ed r ii uc Stt a i ae cton; ( ted t o whc tec n t in lih a sre wa i tal rc g ie b teSu r meCo r, C) h ae n ih h o si o a rg t se td s ni l e o nzd y h p e mt iy ut i t rghthasbee newl r cogni d byt Supr meCour a mader toa tvel a ia et c s on f he i n ye ze he e t nd er ci y pplc bl o a es c ltr lr viw ;or olae a e e ( ted t o whc tefc l rdct o t cam o camspe e tdc udha eb e D) h ae n ih h ama pe iae fhe li r li rsne o l v e n dico edt ough t e r ieofduedii e. s ver hr he xe cs lgenc 28U. C. 2 4 ()1. S. j 2 4d () 3Peii di notpr s nta e de i hi r pons t t c to lflng o de t s ttoner d e e ny vi nce n s es e o he ondiina ii r r o uppor a agumen tn r t u d rsbscin ( tru h( .Peiine alg si tep tto ta hedso rdalg dç x up tr' n e u e to s B) lo g D) tto r le e n h eiin h t ic vee le e s c laoy' l e i o m ai i hi at ne sca efl a waii untl2005t r s t tl Furhem or ,t alged nf r ton n s tor y' s ie ûer tng i o eque t he ie. t r e he le ç x up tr 'ifr t nc nssso j dca od r &o tesae o W ahn tna dMihg nj dca ç c laoy'no mai o it f u iil res m h tts f s igo n c ia u iil e o pr ee ngsi 1983a 1 oc di n nd 984.Cons ue l Pettone f ist esa ih a e r ieofduedii ncer uiedby eq nty, ii r al o tbls ny xe cs lge eq r 28U. C. 2 4 ()1( , s e il i lg o hsrpetdci n l o u t l igteitr e ngd c d s S. j 2 4d ()D)e p cal n iht f i e ae rmia c nd c dzn h n ev ni e a e . y r 2 U. C. 2 4 d () s eW al Kh l, S. j 2 4()2 ; e lv. o i U. S. , 31S Ct 1 7 , 2 8 8 ( 1 ) 1 . . 2 8 1 8 - 9 20 1 ( s sngpr e di t tquaiy a c ltr lrviw) dicusi oc e ngs ha lf s olae a e e . Pei o e ' j2 5 p tto i u t l u d rj2 4 d ()A) tto e ' c n ito tt n rs 2 4 ei n s ni y n e 2 4( )1( .Peiin rs o vcin i i me be a fna f rp r o e o j2 4 ( )1 o Aprl2 1 9 , ihi o ey a a trte c me i l o u p s s f 2 4 d ( ) n i 4, 9 7 wh c s n e r fe h a pia l l tto speidi j2 4 ( )1 wa e ce .Se He nd zv. -lwel 2 5F.d p lc be i ain ro n 2 4 d ( ) s na td p mg e Cad l, 2 3 mi 435,439( hCi.2000)(e og zngaprs rwhos saut yrghtt s e f rlha as 4t r rc nii ione e tt or i o e k edea be rle a c u db f r t An ier rs a Efe tv De t Pe l Ac o 1 9 (W EDP D eif c r e e o e he ttro im nd fcie ah nat t f 9 6 C y A', c d fe a 2 U. C. j2 4 ( )1, a ay a fo teAEDPA' e fcied t t fl a o iid t 8 S. S. 2 4 d ( ) h d e r r m h S fe tv ae o i e peii .Theone- a lmiatonpe i e rdl bef ePeii rfl hi frtsae tton) ye r i t i rod xpie ong or ttone ied s is tt h be sp tto Se . ..M itrv. c , 3 F.d6 3 6 5(t Ci. 0 )(e o nzn ta a a a eiin. e eg, n e Be k 2 0 3 6 , 6 4h r 20 0 r c g iig h t saeh b a p tto c trvveaf d rll tto p ro t a h dara ye ie ) tt a e s eiin mmo e i e ea i ains ei d h t a le d xprd . mi Ac or ngl t one- rlmia i pe i d expie bef r Peii ne fl t i t ntpeii c di y,he yea i t tons ro r d o e tto r ied he nsa tton. Equia et lng i a lbl onl i E hos r r i f swhe e- duet cr um sa es t bl oli s vaia e y n t e a e nsnnce t r o ic t nc e e na t t pa t sown c xtr l o he ry' onduc - i woul be unc c o bl t e or t lm ia i pe i t t d ons i na e o nf ce he i tton rod a ans t ep rya dg os ij siewo l rs l. Ro s v Le , 3 F.d 2 8 2 6(t Ci. g i t h a t n r s n u tc u d e ut' u e . e 3 9 3 3 , 4 4 h r ' 2003)(nba (ntr lq ttonmar o te (ii Harsv. c ns n,209F. 325, e nc) i ena uoai ks mi d) ctng ri Huthi o l 3d 3 0(t Ci. 0 ).Th s ap tto e mus h veç e npls n h srg t dlg nl a d. . 3 4 h r 20 0) u , ei n r t a % e t uig i ih s iie ty, n . i b r s ee r or na y cr om xta di r icumsa esood i hi wa 't pr venttmel flng. Holandv.Fl i , tnc t n s y' o e i y ii l orda 560U. 631 649( 0) S. , 201 . Pe ii r sl k ofknowl ttone ' ac edgea boutlga pr es ort saut r de dlnef f der l e l oc s he t t o y a i or e a ha asr le doesno s be e if t uppor gr ntng s h e r or na y r le .Ha rs 209F. a 330. t a i uc xta di r ei f ri , 3d t Furhe m or t co tdoe notfnd a e r or naz c r lm s e i t s r co d t t t r e, he ur s i ny xt a di y i c l unc s n hi e r ha pr vent d Pe ii rf om flng a tm el pe ii See e M. U nie St t s v.Sos 36 F. 507, e e ttone r ii i y tton. . . , t d a e a, 4 3d 51 ( t Ci. 0 4 ( oi t a p o> sausa di n rn eo te1w d e n t u tf e utbe 2 4h r 2 0 ) n t h t r - tt n g o a c f h a o s o j siy q ia l ng q t lng ; r e v J h o ,l 7F.d3 0 3 2( t Ci.1 9 )( oi t a u fmiirt wi t ol ) Tu n r . o ns n 7 3 9 , 9 5h r 9 9 n t h t n a ldiy t he i ng h 1w d et iltr c o p oK sau d e no t li tto peid .Ac o dn l, tto e a u o li a y r r tts o s tollmiains ro ) c r igy Peiin r e fldhi fd r l a e speiinmo et a o ey a a trtej d me tb c mefn lPeiin ri ie s e ea h b a tto r h n n e r fe h u g n e a i a, tto e s no e il d t e t bl t lng,a t pe ii n m us be d s is d. Se Hilv.Br t n, t ntte o quia e oli nd he tto t im s e e l n o 277 F.d 7 , 07(t Ci. 00 )(e o n zn ad src c u t y s mmaiyd s s aj2 4 3 01 7 4 h r 2 2 r c g iig itit o r ma u rl imis 25 pe ii n i ape ii rf l t m a t r qui ie s tto f ttone ais o ke he e st howi oftmelnes a trt c tnotfes ng i i s fe he our ii pe ii ne t tt pe ii n a a st tm el a alow s a opporuniy t pr vi a ar m e tt o r ha he tt o ppe r m i y nd l n t t o o de ny gu nt a e de e . nd vi nc ) 1 11. Fort f egoi r as ns t c t s is st pe ii f awrtofha asco pusas he or ng e o ,he our dim s e he tton or i be r tmebare a deni Pe ii rsmoton t a ntc i r d nd es ttone ' i o ppoi ouns asmoot Ba e upon t c ts el . sd he our' fndi t tPe ii rhasno madet r quiies t nta s i ng ha ttone t ht e st ubsa i l howi ofade alofa ng ni c n t ui n l i h a rq rdb 28U. 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