Shortt v. Young, No. 7:2014cv00431 - Document 14 (W.D. Va. 2015)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Chief United States District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 6/23/2015. (tvt)
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On Au s 1 , l Re o d 2 8) gu t 5 e l t y o d n vi nta y 201 t Cour i tuc e t Cic t Cour of Taz wel Co mt t hol a e de i r 3, he t nsz t d he r ui t h aig t c nsd r()wheh rc t e c n ule wi S rta o ta a pe l ( wheh r e rn o o i e 1 te oms l o s td t hot b u n p a; 2) t e h Sh rtnsr ce c t e n tt fl a a e l a d ( )i c t e dd n tc ns twi S o t o t i tu td oms l o o ie n pp a; n 3 f oms l i o o ul t h r h t whe he c t r ouns lha a c tt ina l i e d onsiuto ly mpos d dut t c ul wih hi a e y o ons t t m bouta a a . n ppe l The Cic t Cour hed t he rng on Nove be 8,201 l ki t si ony f o Short r ui t l he a i m r 3, n ng e tm 'm r t, e M r rt Sho t' fi nd Aprl Short til co ms Ca l Fa et, a c couns l Ann- a ga e r ts re i t, ra l el ra lti nd oBram m er. 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Shorts gr t f r lef f is Fis, t sa e c t s c fcal f md t t hi t' o md or e i al . rt he t t our pe ii ly ot ha s co e,Cara Falti c ule wih hi r ga di a a a i medit l f l wi t uns l l e t, ons t d t m e r ng n ppe l m a ey olo ng he ve dit dic sng wih hi t a nt ge a dia nt ge oft ki a appe . Durng r c , s us i t m he dva a s nd s dva a s a ng n al i t e de ta y hea i c he vi n i r rng onduce by t sa e c t Fa e t t sii d t t s dic s d t td he tt our, lti e tfe ha he s us e he o i ofa a alwih Shorta t the e e s t the smpl wa e t be fnihed pton n ppe t t nd ha xpr s ed ha i y nt d o i s wih t c s . Fae t ad itd t ts t d Shortt t s t t he a e lti m te ha he ol t ha he houghthi c nce of s c s s ha s uc e s we e si ,buts t tfe t ts w o d ha tl d anotc ofa ali he had a a poi r lm he esiid ha he ul ve ie ie ppe f t ny nt a ke h rt ( c No.5 4 a 49 5 . Co c u s l An - a g rtBrmme,as tsiid s d e o. Do . - t - 1) -o n e, nM r ae a r lo e tfe t a Fae th dti ds usinwih S o t a ta S o t e prs e n d sr t a pe l IZ h t lti a h s ic so t h rt nd h t h rt x e s d o e ie o p a. J a 6 - 6) I t e tr e s b e u n me tn sb t e S o t a d li c t e,S rtn v r t 4 6 . n h h e u s q e t eig ewe n h rt n ls oms l ho t e e e p e s d ad sr 'o a p a . S rt e tfe t a,h v n n wa t ra h Faet fo j i x r se e ie t p e l ho t t si d h t a i g o y o e c lti r m al i hi s l, he i t u t d Aprl Short t c t t co el a c m ef nsr c e i t o on ac uns nd onve hi de ie t a al y s sr o ppe . Alhough Aprl Shortt sii d t t s c ld Fa e t s ve altm es a lf m e s ge ,s t i t e tfe ha he ale l ti e r i nd e t s a s he g ve no de al a t t da e oft s cal o t s c t c t nt oft m es a . The a t is s o he t s he e ls r he pe ik on e s he s ges s e co tt c e t d t t tm ony ofc ms lt ts wasne rc a t a tSho t' Gt ur hus r die he esi ot e ha he ve ont ced bou rts c nge ofhe r r ga d ng hi a ha ate ri s ppea . l Be aus Shor thas notpr de cl a a c c e t ovi d e r nd onvi i e de s f c e t t r butt nc ng vi nce uf i i n o e he pr s pto t tt sa ec tsf di off c we eco r c , hi cour cn e um i n ha he t t our' m ngs a t r r e t t s t nnotc l t t oncude ha t sa e c tm a a I e ona e de e nai n of t f c s or t e ona y a i d he t t our de n mx as bl t nni to he a t mr as bl pple Fl e - t ; or Stil nd whe i c l d t t Shorts c or s orec rcda n t oncude ha t' ouns l di no pe f m e d t ror de i inty. The sa e co tf md t tco ms c ule wih Sho t r a di hi a fce l tt ur ot ha t el ons t d t r t eg r ng s ppea as l r quie a t tShorte e s no de iet ptruea a al Furhe m or be a e Short e r d nd ha t xpr s ed sr o ls n ppe . t r e, c us t pr e e no e de t the a s re li desr t a alt co ms i atm ey f hi n, i es nt d vi nce ha s e td ls ie o ppe o t el n i l as o he s u a l t s o a yp eu ier s lngfo c t e' a to . n b e o h w n rj dc e ut r m omsls cins i Sh rt ie Unie Sae v l ro 7 5F.S p . d 5 4 ( . Va 2 0 ,n s p o t o t cts td tts .bes n, 0 u p 2 0 W D. . 01 ) i u p r ofhi a g e t tc s r um nt ha ouns ls pos- r c dic son ofa a wih hi di notrs t t e' tve dit s us i ppe l t m d ie o he l ve of c ula i r quie by Fl esorez butt t c e i ditngu s bl l Fis,t e l ons tton e r d or - t a, ha as s si iha e. rt he pe ii ri l r on wasa f de aldef nda ,llng a ha asc puspeii n t r28 U. C. ttone n be s e r e nt ii be or tto mde S. j 2255 a c le ng hi c ms lsf l e t fl a a li a c e i whih he had nd halngi s ot e' aiur o ie n ppea n as n c s b te a glt pla s b e tt a pe a re n . As s c t e o i ia r l wa n t u mitd tly e u j c o la g e me t i u h, h rgn l ui ng s o s be tt t e srce sa d z o rviw dcae b j2 5 . F rh r r,t ed src c u t u j c o h titr tn ad f e e ittd y 2 4 u temo e h itit o r f md t tcom s lhad f ie t a s hi cle oft a nt ge ofpl di guit wihout ot ha t e a ld o dvie s int he dva a s ea ng ly t a pla ag e m e ,ha f ie t e an t mi ma be ftoft pla ag e m e ofe ed a e r e nt d al d o xpli he ni l ne i he e r e nt f r nd tk n ( c wave h sdin ' rg t t a p a) a d ha fie t a vieh scin t th a e whih i d i e ts ih s o p e l, n d ald o d s i l t ha e e m a ha anon- vol gr md f ra l Sho t o t ot rha hasnotde o taed y ve i ous ot o ppea . rt n he he nd, m nsr t t tco e ' dic son of hi a alrght w a i ufi int o t the ha non-rvol us ha uns ls s us i s ppe i s s ns fce r ha d fi o g omd t a p a . S b e tt t muc mo eslng n rv e sa ad o j 2 5 ,S o t' r t s o p e l u j c o he h r t e t e iw tnd r f 2 4 h rts i c s i notsmia e ae s i lr nough t l ron' t c l i o q si t r as blne s oft sae o be s s o al nt ue ton he e ona e s he tt c r ' nli ou ts lng. I sl ,Shor ts g o m d f rr i i de e n lm t ' r t o elef s ni d. 1d dvier ga di a a W c e r ng n ppealsc nc f s ce si no t e vae ofdicus i t adva a ' ha es or uc s s t he qui lnt s sng he ntges a diadva a ofa l i ac r wih t dut t c ul asdef d i Fl e - taa,'l s 705F. nd s ntges ppea, n co d t he y o ons t me n or sore ' beron, Supp. a 51 2d t 2. 6 Conc us on l i Fo t r as sa e he en,1 wil gr nt r s r he e ons tt d r i l a e ponde ' m oton t dim is Shorts nts i o s s t' pe ii f awrto habe co pus An a o it or rwile e t sda tton or i f as r . ppr pra e de l nt r hi y. The Cl r i dieced t s nd a c ek s r t o e opy of tls m e andum o ni a t li mor pi on nd he a compa ng or rt t pe ii ra t alc c nyi de o he ttone nd o l ouns lofr c d. e e or EN TER : Thi s :3 dyo J n , 2015 a fue CHI UNI EF TED STATES DI STRI J GE CT UD
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