Clark v. McDonald et al, No. 7:2014cv00275 - Document 8 (W.D. Va. 2014)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 8/12/2014. (tvt)

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CLERK' OFFI U. . SQ COUX S CE S DI AT ROANOKE, VA FI D LE AL 13 2 1 6 09 I TH E I NI N J TED STATES DI STRI CO URT CT FOR THE W ESTERN DI STRI OF VI NI CT RGI A ROANO KE DW I ON SI W I AM BI CLARK , LLI LL JUL . I 6Y: CASE NO .7: 14CV80275 Pl nt f , ai i f V. M EM OR ANDUM OPI ON NI DR. DAVI M CDONALD, & , D c By:Gln E. nr d e Co a C hi fU nie St t sD i t i tJudge e t d a e s rc Deendants. f t) W ila Bil Clr a Vigi a i ae pr ee ng pr K ,tl t s cvi rg s a ton li m l a k, r ni nm t oc di o ied hi i l i ht c i ptrua tt 42 U. C.j 1 s ng t def ntofkil a Aug t Cor ci lCe e f ts n o S. 983, ui he enda t as t usa re tona ntr or mone a y da a be us t y pr de i qua e media c r a hous d hi i t a e t r m ges ca e he ovi d nade t c l a e nd e m n ms f c tons Upon r viw of t r cor t c tfnds t t t a to mus be s ma iy ondii . e e he e d, he our i ha he c i n t um rl dir s e sni s d. Backzround Clr s s a k' ubmi so pr vi t f l ng f c s r l va t hi c am s l 201 Clr s i ns o de he olowi a t e e nt o s l i . n 2, a k t r ntszge y r l t t hi Ac lest ndon. Ataf l w up e mde we tr r e aed o s hil e olo xnmi to on J 1 201 nai n une 8, 2, t co uli physc a not t t t tndo was he e a r omm e he ns tng ii n ed ha he e n ald nd ec nded sx we of i eks phys c l t r py t sr t n i. l A ugus 201 D r M ac o l 1 c e t A ugus a a i a he a o teng he t n t 2, . D na d am o t nd e n n d Clr wh a ke t b a sg e t i e ma n b to b n sat . ( mpl3. Th x mie ak, o s d o e sin d o û r ne t o tm u k tt s' Co . ) e p z' doc o di not fnd t t Cl s m e ca co tons wa r nt t s sa us I 201 Clr tr d i ha mk' di l ndii r a ed hi tt . n 3, a k s ti s me ijuy t hi rghtt usaned o nt o s i humb,la ng i s ln a unabl t be On J 1 e vi t wole nd e o nd. une 0, l Pl ntf ' compl nt and gri ai if s ai evances atached t t compl nt i ntf as a def t o he ai de iy endant (Dr : , M cDonal ' but atached gre d,' t ivance r pons i cat t t doc or act l s l hi l t nnm e es es ndi e hat he t ualy pels s as E a Do l ' Se ,ez.ECFNo. - a 4. Th r f e,hec ur wil ee t t do t b t tnn ç c nad. e . , M ' 2 2, t ) e eor t o t lr fr o he cor y ha me. , GLERK 2 3 h a k d f ra b to b nk b c u e h c u d n tg i wi te ij d t z b tDr 01 , e s e o o tm u e a s e o l o rp t h nme hl u . h mb, M a Do ad r f s d t o d ro e Clr fl fo te tp bl k o J n 2 ,2 3 ijli hs c n l e u e o r e n . a k el r m h o l n u e 3 01 , nt ng i n r s derand c l rbone. Dr M ac nal a ke hi i M orn f pan woul C a pr e ' houl ola . Do d s d m f ti or i d û be obl mr' a Clr s i ,l s a d (h y boh a re o Tye o f r pan. ( mp .4. Clr nd ak ad t , n t e ) t g e d n ln l o i ' Co l ) a k Ye ' e renc d ;a f w da ofir gulr soma h a s' a ke t ntr e a xpe i e : e ys r e a t c che , s d he ls boutt media i he ' he c ton hadbee tki an dic r iwasi ofn,t smemediai f i M orn.(d n a ng, d s oveed t bupr e he a c ton ound n ti L=) Cl r c a k ompl i t tsnc J y 1 201 Dr M a Donal ha r f s d t or ran G RI ans ha i e ul 4, 3, . c d s e u e o de I M f r( ak')ij rd lf s o le/o l o ej it o e e fn o tt e tn o d ma ed s t o C1r s nu e e t h ud rc lrb n on ; r v n id u he xe t f n g epie t obvi mi-ha ,s li a pai t t s da ' (d.2. Hi e bisi c t t ta he ous ss pe welng nd n o hi y. 1 ) s xhi t ndiae ha ' s derX-a i J y 201 s houl r y n ul 3 howe no fa t e or dil aton of t s de ,but i caed d r c ur soc i he houl r ndi t G l dege rtve c ç d mi neai hange .' ( s' Compl Exh. ECF No.2- ) W he Clr a ke t docort . , 3. n ak s d he t o or r a M llt pi ntt c us ofhi pan,t doc orr ple ç M l li notne ded f de n t o npoi he a e s i he t e id, ç An t s e or y u c ndto Th si a s f tsu ij r ,a d v r c mmo n n ah ee / ih l tr. o r o i n. i s ot is e nu y n ey o n mo g tltsweg ti es' i f ' ( mp . .ECFNo. - . Co lExh, 2 3) Clr a s s s t wa de and uni ma a k lo ue he r n t nage ofAugusa f f lng t pr de a G a e y r t or aii o ovi l ft s ba ,gurd-a lorha grp t e tr a i t ss f c i up a down t l roft bunks r ri nd i o nsle n nma e' a e lmb nd he adde he i t t m a c ls Cl r a r l bei ve s h s f t e pme woul ha pr ve edhi n he wo- n e l. a k ppa enty le s uc a e y qui nt d ve e nt s f lon J m e 24, al t 2013. Fi ly,Clr s st ofi r f pus ng hi he vy f l ke t rhi bunk on J y na l a k ue wo fce s or hi s a ootoc r mde s ul 28, 2013. Clr alege t tt ofk e ss d ha kno t l a t f l ke puled out 2 a k l s ha he t r houl ve wn o e ve he ootoc r l be i t t bt be us m e c lpa s s on t t p oft f toc r sa e t tCl r s d s d he mk, ca e di a s e he o he oo l ke t t d ha ak houl 2Clr s a k ubmisa J y 25, 201 m emo f om t wa de satng: tl or t com pl wih ACA t ul 3, r he r n t i ûn der o y t sa da dr)r g r ngun nc mbe e s c alo fnd rf toc e slc td i c lsmus b sor du e tn r s e a di e u rd pa e l fe e oo l k r o ae n el t e t e nd r t eb to b ka aItme unls (h imaei)die tyr tivi a ie ' ( mplEx , No. h o tm un t 1 i s e s t e n t s r c l ere ng n tm. Co . h.ECF 2' 6. ) a i lfi h a y o j cs W he Clr p le t lc e o tfo u d rteb n h ij d vod it e v be t. ng n ak u ld he o k r u r m n e h u k, e nme hi l rba k. s owe c Di c s on s us i - The c t i r uie t dim is a a ton or cai fl by a prs r a ns a our s eq r d o s s ny c i l m ied ione gai t gove m e alentt orofie i t c td t r nest a to o c am i fi ous ma ii , m nt iy fc r f he our e e mi he ci n r l i s rvol , lc ous orfist saeacam on whih rle maybegrntd. 28U. C.j 191 b)1 . l or rt al o tt li c eif a e S. 5A( () n de o saea cam i a y f d rlcv la to tep an ipsçfa ta alg to mu tb e o g t tt li n n e ea ii cin, h litf ç jc t l le ains s e n u h o f z r s a rg t r le a aie i ht o ei f bove t s c a i lve ,'t one t ti t a i e on is f c ' r t r he pe ultve e l' o ha s t usbl pl t a es ahe ' t a me ey û o c ia e' Bel l Co v Two l , 5 U. 5 4 5 0( 0 7 . h n rl t n ev bl. lAt. p. . mb y 5 0 S. 4 , 7 2 0 ) c ' An Eiht Ame me tcam r g r ig me ia c r rq ie p o fta, b e tv l, h g h nd n li e adn dc l ae e ur s r o h t o j ciey t e prs n rpli t fwa s fei g fo a sro sme ia n e a d ta,s b e tv l,t e p io io e ani s u frn r m ei u dc l e d n h t u j ciey h rs n f sa f was awa e oft ne d f m e c la tnton butf ie t et r pr de i or e ur t tf r he e or di a te i a ld o ihe ovi t ns e he n e e c r wa a alb e S eFa me v. e n n, 1U. 8 5 8 7( 9 4 ; tlev. mbe e d d ae s v ia l . e r r Brn a 51 S. 2 , 3 1 9 ) Esel Ga l, 429U. 97,1 ( 976) A s t e l srousmedialne i I t thm be n di nosd by S. 04 1 . ufkinty e i c ed s : ha s e ag e one aphysc a a ma tng te t e orone t ti s obvi t te n a 1y pe s woul e iy ii n s ndai r am nt ha s o ous ha ve a r on d asl rc g iet e n c siy f ra d co ' atni n' l v.Sh e e 5 F.d 2 5 2 (t Ci. e o nz h e e st o o trs te to . ko ' rv , 35 3 2 , 41 4 h r 2 08 . 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M o e r a i dve tntorneglge fiur t pr de fe, 2d 4t r 975) r ove , n na re i nt al e o ovi a qua e me c lca e doe notc tm t a v ec s ar and wa on i lc i ofpan' a de t di a r s onsi e n l umz e s y nt nfiton i ' nd doe nota mtt ac tt i lvi a i oft Ei h Amendme . Ese l,429 U. a 105 s mot o onsiutona olton he ght nt t le S. t - 06. Cl k' alega i r s l tons s a e no vi bl Ei h Am e tt a e ght ndm e c ai r a di t m e c l nt l m eg r ng he di a te t e he ha r c ved. He doesno a lge f c si c tng t tDr M a Dona d i ed hi r am nt s e ei t le a t ndia i ha . c l gnor s medial pr e s. Rahe , Clr s s bmisons r tec t t he diag e wih t doc ors c oblm t r a k' u s i el t ha s r ed t he t ' de son not t or r physc l t a o a M RI no t wrt a botom bun pas , a t cii o de i a her py r n , t o ie t k s nd o pr s rbe M oki te t e de ii ns Dr M ac e ci n- r am nt c so . Dona d m a a tr eva uai Clr s m e c l de fe l tng a k' dial c n iin a dhit r . Th sc u t n n ts c n g s Dr M a Do ad sme ia j dg n sa o dto s n so y i o r c n o e o d ue s . c n l ' d c l u me t s t t a oprae di gnosi t t dignoss o c zs ofteam e t Att mos,Cl r a lges o he ppr it a tc es, a i, r olr e r t n . he t a k le t tDr M a Donal m a i ppr ha . c d de na opda e m e ca de ii ,a s h a lga i ofneglge t di l c sons nd uc le tons i nce ae n ta to a e u d rj 1 8 . Clr as d e n talg s fei g a y s ro s ij r a a r o cin bl n e 9 3 ak lo o s o l e u ftn n e iu nu y s e r s tofDr M ac na d' co uc . The c tmus s e ul . Do l s nd t our t umm a iy dim is Clr s media c am s rl s s a k' c l li unde j1 5A( ( ) f fiur t saeacam. r 91 b)1 or al e o tt li Clr scamsa an tt eoh rj i ot asaeas go n e i n gie c : a srig ak' li g is h t e al f l r lo r u d d n e l n e se t ki g n t t t ofi r s ul ha be n mor c r f t i t l s ey equi e a s d ha ha he fce s ho d ve e e a e ul o nsal af t pm nt nd houl ve k o mo n t he v f olc rwo l r s l i ij r t Clr . M ee n gi e c b j i n wn vig he a y o to ke u d e ut n n u y o a k r e lg n e y al ofi a sdoe noti i a ean i ae' c tt i lrght .D a e sv.W ila s 474U . 3 fcil s mplc t nm t s onsiutona i s nil lim , S. 27, 3 2 ( 98 ) s e ea,Comt o S ca n o v.Le s 5 3 U. 8 3 8 9 ( 9 8 (( h 3 1 6 ; e , .. t y f a r me t wi, 2 S. 3 , 4 1 9 ) : T) e : Consiuto doe no gua an ee due c e on t pa tof sa e ofi a s la lt f ne i en l tt i n s t r t ar he r tt fcil ; i biiy or glg ty i lce hann i c tgorc ly be ah t t es d'ofc tt i pr e tons. The c t nfitd s ae ial ne t he hr hol ' onsiutonal otci ) our mus sl t lmmarl dim is Cl r s c am s a i t t wa de a t o he ofi er wihout iy s s a k' l i gans he r n nd he t r fc s t p eu ie pls n t j 1 5 b ( ) f rf i r t saeacam.Ana p o raeo d rwilis e rj dc , t ua t o 91 A( )1, o al e o tt li r u p r p it r e l su t s da hi y. 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