Donohue v. Mathena et al, No. 7:2014cv00338 - Document 9 (W.D. Va. 2014)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 8/14/2014. (tvt)

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CLERK' OFFI U ' DI COURT S CE S. ST. AT RO,NOKE, A VA FlEo k Ad 1j 2 1 C 29 I TH E U N I N TED STATE S D I STR I T C O UR T C FO R TH E W ESTERN D I STR I T O F V I G I I C R N A ROANO KE DI SI VI ON JOHN DONOHUL J A , ULI 5Y: C CASE NO .7: 14CV00338 Pl nt f , ai i f M EM O M NDUM O PI ON NI RANDALL C.M ATHENA, AL. c , By: G l E .Conr en ad Chi fU ni e St e D i t i Judge e t d at s s r d Dee f ndant . s J hn Do hue a Vigi ai a epr ee ngpr K ,fl t scvi rg sa to purua o no , r ni nm t oc di o ied hi i l i ht c i n s nt t 4 U. C.j 1 8 ,alg n t tt ed fn a tp io o t asfley c ag d a d c n itd o 2 S. 9 3 le i g ha h e e d n rs n fkil as l h r e n o vce hi ofa dici i r i r c i uphe d t c r on a al a pe lze hi ,i vi a i of m s plna y nfa ton, l he ha ge ppe , nd na i d m n olton hi d pr s rght . Upon r viw oft r co d,t c tfnds t t t a ton mus be s ue oce s i s e e he e r he our i ha he c i t su tn rl dir s ed. t lr a iy snis Bac ound ker D onohue s a e t t he i i l t r , s gr ga e co i m e a Re Oni St e t t s ha s n ong- e m e e t d nfne nt t d on at Prs ion. Donohue alege t ton Ocobe 29,201 Ofi e Ros wr t a dici i r c r l s ha t r 3, fc r e oe s plna y ha ge a ns hi f t eaeni t t ow bodiy wa t on Ros The ofi e r pore t tDonohue gai t m or hr t ng o hr l se e. fc r e td ha s r a hi a s d,i fce Ros Iha s tf you t t se a Im goi t t ow i a1 wo e t m nd ai ç i r e, ve hi or of o a t nd ' ng o hr t 1 ' 2 ove yo '1 ( N o.1- ,at3) Att he rng,Do huepoi e outt thehasha no smia r u. ECF he ai no ntd ha d i lr . c r s i t pas and de e t the had ma t sa e e oreve t l t Ros He rng ha ge n he t ni d ha de he tt m nt n aked o e. a i Ofk e M uli f t r lns ound Donohue g ly oft ofens bas d on Ros s sae e ,and pe lz uit he f e, e e' t tm nt na ied 1 Donohue ase t t the ha pr vi l na s rs ha d e ousy med Ros asa defnda i a herlws ti t scou ta e e nt n not a ui n hi r nd t t Ros t rm lae a ns hi f t t l ui,f ley a us d hi of t dici i r i rc i ha e, o e it gai t m or ha aws t as l cc e m he s plna y nfa ton. Such concus y ale tonsofr aitona enota tona eanddonotwar ntf rhe de opmen . SeeAda v.Ri , l or lga i etlai r ci bl ra u t r vel t ms ce 4 F.d7 7 (t Ci.1 4) 0 3 2, 4 4l r 99 . 1 Donohuewih t l soft e t he os elphone prvie f 90 da ,fom Jme 27 t Se e r24,201 i lges or ys r t o pt mbe 4. Thec ci a pe t we e a fr e on a onvi ton nd naly r fim d ppea . l Donohue s t ofk e s who br ues he t r ought t c r e,s r e t c r ,conduce t he ha g e v d he ha ge td he hea i m a sa e e s us d t c c Do rng, de tt m nt e o onvit nohue or uphe d t c c i a pe ly o , l he onviton nd nat n a ppea . As r le ,Donohue s ks t ha t conviton e mge a t c lc mone a y l ei f ee o ve he c i xpt d nd o ole t tr da a f t s a lged duepr es vi ai ns m ges or he e le oc s olto . Di scuss on i The c t i r uie t dim is a a ton o c am fl by a prs r a ns a our s eq r d o s s ny c i r l i ied ione gai t gove n e alentt orofkeri t c tdetnui t a ton orc am i fi ous m a ii , r m nt iy t f he our e nes he c i l i s rvol , lc ous orfist sat acam onwhihr le ma begr td.28U. C.j1 A( ( ) A Efi ous' al o t e li c eif y ane S. 915 b)1. ûrvol ' c am i o t ttac a a gua e bass et ri 1 w ori f c 'be a e i i G e on a l i s ne ha t ks n r bl l i ihe n a n a t' c us t s l d bas n id s u a l meils lg lte r ' o o ûa t a c n e to s g c ) ae ce dy ba ee s' n ip tby rte s e a h o y' r n s cu l o tni n whih r la f s ls. ' Netkev. ila ,490U. 31 325,327( 989)(nt ei û vol 'i f me ve son of iz W lims S. 9, 1 i emrtng fi ous'n or r ri 28 U. C.j 1 5( ) To sae a ca e ofa ton unde j 1983,ç pl ntf mus alege t S. 91 d). tt us ci r : ai if t l he a vi a i ofa rghts c e by t Consiu i a lwsoft Unie St t ,a mus s olton i e m d he tt ton nd a he t d aes nd t how t t ha t aleg de i ton was c he l ed prva i omm itd by a pe s a tng unde c orofsa e lw . W ç tv. te r on ci r ol tt a ' ' s At ns 487U. 42,48( 988)(iainsomitd) ki , S. 1 ctto te . To pr i on a pr ed aldue pr es c am ,a i e m us fr tde o tae t the eva l oc ur oc s l i n nmat t is m nsr t ha wa de i d ofilf lbe t o pr ry'by gove n t la ton. Be r t v.Smih,1 F.d s prve ûie, i ry, r ope t ' r men a c i ve a i t 20 3 5 0,5 2 (t Ci. 1 9 ) Alh u h p io e s ae af r e s me d e p o e s rg t whi 0 0 4h r 9 7 . t o g rs n r r fo d d o u r c s ih s l e i r e aed,t e lbe t i e essa e lmie t çhe fe m fom r sr ntwhi h,whie not nca c r t hos i ry nt r t r i t d o l r edo r t e tai c l e e di t s nt nc i s h a une xc e ng he e e e n uc n xpec ed m n r as t gi r s t pr e ton by t D ue t nne o ve i e o ot c i he Pr e s Cl us ofis own f ce nonehels i oc s a e t or , t e s mpos s a y c a sgnii a ha ds p on t e t pial nd i fc nt r hi he i a e i r a i t t or na y i de s ofpr s lf ' Sa n v.Conner 51 U . 472,484 nm t n el ton o he di r nci nt i on i e. ndi ' , 5 S. ( 1995) Cha ii a prs rsl ai vaitonsofdaiy r utne,c nge i c tonsof . nges ûn ione ' oc ton, rai l o i ha s n ondii c n i me t(n ldng a mi srtv sg e ai n ,a d te d n a o p iie e (r lma tr o fne n icu i d nitaie e r g to ) n h e il f rvlg s ae te s whih e e y p io e c n a tcp t ln whc a ec ne ltd b hso iia s ne c t c v r rs n r a n iiae a d ihl r o tmpae y i rgn l e tn e o p io ' Ga t n v Ta lr 9 6 F.d 3 ,3 3 ( t Ci.9 ) A saesfi et a ie b is rs n. so . yo , 4 2 40 4 4h r1 91. tt ' al o b d y t ' ur own pr ce alr gul i i nota f er ldue pr es is ,Rici v.Count ofFaru .Va. o dur e atons s ed a oc s s ue c o y if , 9 7 F.d 1 9 1 6 (t Ci.9 0 , n i,heeo e no a to a l t e j1 3 Un e t e e 0 2 45 , 4 9 4 h r1 9 ) a d s t rf r , t cin be md r 98 . d r h s prncpl s t c tfnds t tDonohue' due pr e s c am m us be s ma iy dimis d a i i e , he our i ha s oc s l i t um rl s s e s l galy f i ous e l rvol . Fis, e n a f le dici i r c r by is f does not de i t i ae of due r t ve a s s plna y ha ge tel prve he nm t pr es ,i he i t r fe pr ded wih notc a ahea i Se Fr e a v. de ,808 F. oc s f s he ea tr ovi t ie nd rng. e e m n Ri out 2d 9 9 9 2 5 ( d Ci.1 8 )(idnglh me efl go ( fle c a g is l ' o sn tc n ttt 4 , 5 - 3 2 r 9 6 fn i i e r ii f a as l h r e tef d e o o si e t n u acog z bl cli underj 1 i t i t t sgrntdahe rng,a ha t o t t t nia e am 983 f he nmae l wa a e ai nd d he pporuniy o rbutt unf e he ounde or fle c r s). Therf e,Donohue has no s paae j1 cai d as ha ge ' eor e rt 983 l m a i tRos f brngi t dici i r c r . ga ns e or i ng he s plna y ha ge Se ond,Donohue f ist de c a l o monsr t t the had a f de a due pr s rg sr lt d ta e ha ny e r l oce s i ht ea e t t e di c plna y pr e ngs A t t m os , Donohue' di c plna y pe t i t s c e o hes s i i r oce di . he t s si i r naly n hi as i ve a t nvol d empor r l soft e a y os elphone prvie . Losng prviege oc sonaly i a e c e i lges i i l s ca i l s n xpe t d c ton ofhi c i me ,r t rt n t t ofaypialha ds p r quied t c e t albe t ondii s onfne nt a he ha he ype t c r hi e r o r a e i ry i e e t t t woul ti r f de a due pr e s pr t c i unde t r i i Sa n. As nt r s ha d rgge e r l oc s o e tons r he ubrc n ndi Donohue' al ga i do notdoc e t l sofa lbe t i e e ti a di t pe t he s le tons um nt he os ny i ry ntr s n voi ng he naly r ceve he i una e t pr ve a f de al c tt tonalrght t a pa tc a pr ed la e i d, s bl o o ny e r onsiu i i o ny riulr oc tr l pr ec i n bef e i pos ton oft tpena t D e e nt 'a l ge vi a i ns of s a e pr edur l ot to or m ii ha ly. f nda s le d ol t o t t oc a 3 r l dzi t dici i r pr ee ngsa a asdo nots r a j1983 cli Rico, ues trng he s plnay oc di nd ppe l uppo t am, c i s p a a dt ec u td cie t e ecs s p lme tl midcin o e a y cam Do o uema u r, n h o r e ln s o x rie u pe n a j s ito v r n li n h y beatmptngunde sael Se 28U. C.j 1 c . te i r tt aw. e S. 367() C oncl on usi Fo tesae ra o s tec u ts mmai d s se t ee tr a to wi u p eu ie r h ttd e s n ,h o r u rl imis s h nie cin t t rj d c , y ho pls a tt j1 5 b ( ) a lg ly fioo . An a p o rae o d rwilis et i d y. Th t u n o 91 A( )1, s e al rv lus r p r p it r e l su h s a e c e k i diece t s nd c e of t s memor ndum opi on a a ompanyi or t lr s r td o e opi s hi a ni nd cc ng der o pl ntf . ai if ExTsR:Thi s I N dy ofAugus,201 4 a t 4. Chi fUnied St t Diti tJ e t aes src udge 4

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