Noel v. Kumer, No. 7:2014cv00271 - Document 4 (W.D. Va. 2014)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 6/20/2014. (tvt)

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Alhough couns lsfr tm o i t wihdr w wa de e by t sa ec qt sa e o t a t e ' is ton o t a s ni d he t t our he tt c tose i y g a e t s co m oton t wihd a f t r s saed i t tmoton. our t nsbl r nt d he e nd i o t r w or he em ons t t n ha i Se .e. , of v. ol o 565F. 1 1 (t Ci.2009)(e ognii adititco d e 2.W le J ms n, 3d 40, 69 4h r r c zng src ul s ul e ho d xami e bisa tc d t aha aspe ii t deenni whehe t pe ii s e a ne xhi t ta he o be tton o t ne t r he tton ut s cam u o whc r l fma beg a td .S e iial,h p tto a de hbisrte t h t li p n ih ei y rn e ) p cfc ly t e eiin n x i t el c t a e i nd ppe s s t ouns lsr pr s ntto c m s lfl afr t e ' e e e ai n; ot e ied is Pe ii rfld pr K m otonsa a al de pie c ttone ie o . s vi e ha ttone oughtt fr c o ie ouns la e nd moton t wihd a ctng t pr >ttlngsa e denc t tPe ii rs i o t r w, ii he o .. ii he t t our r r d ttone o tp ii o i nd ppea sand l pr e pr K ;t sae c to de e Pe ii rt so flng pr K motonsa a oc ed o . de ed c ni ouns lsfrtm oton t wihd a Pe ii ne pe ssed i flng pr â m otons des t e ' is i o t r w; tto r r it n ii o q i , pie de ms ls e es ntton e ona y t sae c tswa ni Peii ne ' pr > flngsm a cot e ' r pr e a i unr ms bl he t t our' r ng; tto r s o : ii . dfiutp rRue 11 ( )5 a d( )o t Vigni Ru e o P o e so lCo u ta d ifc l, e l .6 b ( ) n 6 f he r i a ls f r fsina nd c; n Peii rwoul nots f ram a e i l a r eefe tbe a ehi a i s pore fndi t t ttone d ufe t raly dve s f c c us s ctons up td i ng ha Peii ne ar dy de dedt pe ss wih pr K r pr e a i tto r lea ci o r it t o e es nt ton. . A f de a co twilonl i r i o a sae c tsde e nai ofba lwhe t e r l ur l y nquie nt t t our' t nni ton i n he de e mi ton i a bir r ordicrmi t r o r s t i t de a ofc ms lora f i til t r nai s r ta y s i na o y r e uls n he nil ot e ar ra . M atinv. ma 326F. 708,710- (t Ci.1 ;W a lyv.W ikes 263F.Supp. sra Hed n, 2d 11 8h r 964) nse l ron, 5 , 6 5 ( . Va 1 67 .ff ep r os o r q ii gab n i t m s r tep e e c o t 4 5 - 7 W D. . 9 ) f' u p e f e urn o d s o su e h r s n e f he -h d fnd n a t til ft til u g r a o bybeiv sta rg r ls o tea u tstte ee a t the ra.I he ra j d e e s na l le e h t e a de s f h mo n e h a c s dwi bet i eyt b p e e ta tilh ma de yb i c mpltl Alo atil u g c u e l mlk l o e r sn t ra, e y n al o eey. s , ra j d e l mus denybali hef est r l m eoft ac us wile nge t s f t o t commt t ' t i f e l he e e s he c ed l nda r he a e y f he miy.' W a se , u r , t5 (n e lctto so te ) n ly s p a a 7 itma iai n mi d . t Peii rf ist e tbls t tt sa ec t'de al ofbalwe e a bir r or ttone al o sa ih ha he t t ours ni s i r r ta y dic i i t y orr s ti t de a ofcou e ora f i ti .Alhough Pe ii ne a lgest t s rm na or e ul n he ni l ns l ar ral t tto r le ha bali bengwihhe dt f c hi t pl d guit des t hi i e ,heha e er d pl sof is i t l o or e m o ea ly pie s nnoc nce s nt e ea no guly a wils ha hi ti .Cons quenty, c nnote tbls how hehasbee t it nd l oon ve s ral e l he n sa ih n c peled t pl a guit by t de a o bai.Furhe m or t petton and is e bis om l o e d ly he ni l f l t r e, he ii t xhi t 2 e t bls t tPeii rc us d com s t wihd a fom r pr s ntton.Pe ii r spe sse t sa ih ha ttone a e t el o t r w r e e e a i ttone ' r itnc i pr ee ngpr K ,de pie c ure r pr entton andt sae c tswa ni ca e t n oc di o s t onc r nt e es a i he t t our' r ng, us d he sae c t o gr ntc t t our t a ouns lss co m oto t wih/ a a t alow Peii ne t pr e pr e ' e nd i n o t w nd o l tto r o oce d o K . Cons que l Peii rc e nty, ttone nnnota gue t tt sae de i d hi ofc r ha he t t prve m ouns l e. . Furhe m or ,a e e r or na y cr umsanc ,f r lc t mus no i e f r wih t r e bs nt xta di r ic t es ede a ours t t nt re e t p n i saeci n l r c e i s Se s ..Yomc rv. ri, U. 3 , 4( 9 ) e dng tt rmia p o e dng . e ea, t e Hars 401 S. 7 4 1 71; Hal a e v W a ly,1 2U. 1 ,1 9 7 ( 8 ) Ta lrv. itr 8 U. 3 6 3 0( 8 3 . r r d r . de 7 S. 48 6 - 0 1 98 9 yo Tano , 3 S. 6 , 7 1 7 ) c Fe e a d src c u t s o l a san fo c n ttto a c aln e t saej d ca pr c e ig , d rl itit o rs h ud b ti r m o siui n l h le g s o tt u iil o e dn s r r es ofacli ' me is i t f de a el m sc ld bepr e e i t ongoi sae ega dl s a m s rt, f he e r l ai otl es nt d n he ng t t j dca p o e dng Cie Bl eo Ch ro t. n . . lh it 8 7F.d 4 , 2- 3(t Ci. u iil r c e i . n ma u f a lte I c v Gic rs, 8 2 9 5 5 4h r 1 8 ) Clal , t in r yp e e tcamso i c nc a dvo ainso saea dfd r l 9 9 . e ry Pei o e ma r sn li f r e e n ilto f tt n e ea t mo c tt tona rght t sae c t durngtil a onsiu i l i s o t t ours i ra , ppea s a cola e a pr e di ,a t f c l, nd lt r l oc e ngs nd he a t t tti c ha ral omm e si sx we ksc to agans it rerng wih t sa epr e ng. See nce n i e au i ns i t n e f i t he tt oce di Bo n r Cic t u t fS . u s 5 F.d 1 31 1 3 (t Ci. 9 5 (nba c (ç ng e s n e v. ruiCo r o t Lo i, 26 2 3 , 3 6 8h r 1 7 ) e n ) ç r s co a t f r lc t ha c itnty r c z d t tf r c t s d per tsa ec t nd he ede a ours ve onsse l e ogni e ha ede al ours houl mi t t ours t tysaec s s a dta, r c nsiuin lis e mie saec u t u g saef ly o r tt a e , n h t whee o ttto a s u s s , tt o r j d e r ul c mp tn t h n l t e s be tt S p e Co r rve '.M o e v r t An iljmcin o ee t o a de h m u j c o u rme u t e iw.) r o e ,he t-nt to ' Ac, U. C. 2 8 , x r sl p o bt ac u t' m e j iig saeci n l r c e n s a d t28 S. j 2 3 e p e sy r hiis o r fo n onn tt rmia p o e dig , n r Ilc u id ci nt g a t n n sr le a ans saeo fcaso saea e ce .Gure v. a kj rs ito o r n ma d mu eif g i t tt fii l r tt g n is ly Su eirCo r o Me k e bu Cnv.411F.d 5 6 5 7(t Ci.1 6 ) Ac o dn l t e p ro u t f c ln tx t , 2 8 , 8 4h r 9 9 . c r igy,h p tto i ds se wi u p eu ie pls a t oRue 1b a d4 o t eRu e Go r ig ei n s imis d t t rj dc , t u n t ls ( ) n f h ls venn i ho r 92 4Ca e , c us ip an ya p a sfo t epeio a datc e e h bt t t tt n ri 25 s s be a e t lil p e r r m h t in n ta h d x i is ha Peio e s t i notentte t r le . ild o e if ExTsR: h Ti % a o pn , 04 y f u e2 1 . Se rUzie Stt ititJ ni lt d a es src udge 4

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