Turner v. Trent, No. 7:2014cv00478 - Document 11 (W.D. Va. 2014)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 12/8/2014. (tvt)
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C.j1 a i tt Bl Ri Re ona J i,Ca r S. 983 gans he ue dge gi l al mpbelCount a Lync g, l y, nd hbm a d tej i' a mi itao , l gngv ro svo ainso hi c n ttto lrg t.Afe rv e n h als d nsrtr al i ai u ilto f s o siuina ih s tr e iw e oft r c d,t c tco ude t tTur r sc he e or he our ncl s ha ne ' ompl i mus be s ant t umm a iy dim is wiho rl s s ed t ut p eu ie b c u eh salg to ssaen a to becam a an th d fnd nsh h ss e rj dc , e a s i le ai n tt o cina l li g is te ee a t e a u d. Tur ralgest tafe beng i taly asine t a botom bunk a t j i,he wa ne le ha tr i nii l sg d o t t he al s mo e t atp b n He tl j i o fcast th n e e ab to b r b c u eo hsh at v d o o u k. od al fiil ha e e d d o tm ul e a s f i e lh k a me a il s is s1 butt y t d hi he di not mee g dei f a botom bt nd nt l lnes sue , he ol m d t ui lnes or t mk a sg me t Afe b i gta fre t a oh r al a it , ln ra anr c ie at pb n a d sin n . tr en rnser d o n t e j i f cl y Tl e g i e ev d o u k n i r as d f rr a sgnme .The doc o t r al dl t d hi t tonl i t who wei d ove ke o e s i nt t r he e lege y ol m ha y nma es ghe r 200 po undsorwe e pr nan co d ha a bo t bu a Tur rs medialhit y di not r eg t ul ve tom nk, nd ne ' c sor d Turner v. Trent wa r nta boto bt a sg nt Twie,Tur rf l outofhi bunk. Onc hew m knoc d ra tm mk s inme . c ne e l s e s ke Doc. 11 t ns i a wast ke t t hos t l wher her ceved sx sa esi t bac ofhi hea mco c ous nd a n o he pia , e e i i t pl n he k s d. The s co tm e he f l he go tve or sx s ic o rhi r g eye The a he w a t yi t e nd i el, ti i tt hes ve s i ht . n, s s r ng o 1 Tur sat t tsnc havi s ver m ot ycl acci ntt l thi i acoma f s e ner t es ha i e ng e e orc e de hat ef m n or om tme heha s f r dfom t l tma e a l sofe uEli um. ( mp . ) i , s ufe e r ç ghl r s nd os q ilbr i ' Co l 2. ni ' Dockets.Justia.com ci b ont t t bunk,he si d a f l,br a ng s r oft sic s. Ofkil r f ed t lm o he op lppe nd el e ki eve al he tt he f a s e us o t ke hi t t hos t l a a nur e m e e y ga hi a ba a d. l a s pa a e c am ,Tur r a m o he pia , nd s r l ve m nd- i n e r t l i ne a srst a j i o tcaswrng ul d tie h m i 2 2 f ra sn e c fo 2 0 t th h d se t h t al f il o fly ean d i n 01 o e tn e rm 01 ha e a i ar ady s rv d.Fort s alege vi ai ns Tt z s ksm one a y dn a . le e e he e l d ol to , m er ee t r m ges The c t i r uie t dim is a a ton or ca m fl by a prs r agans a our s eq r d o s s ny c i li ied ione i t g ovem me a e iy orofi e i t c tdee m i t a ton o c am i fi ous ma ii , nt l ntt fc r f he our tr nes he c i r l i s rvol , lc ous o fis t sae a cam o wh c r l fma b g a td. 28 U. C.j 1 5 b ( ) The r al o tt li n ih ei e y e rn e S. 91 A( )1. plitf sG a ta alg to mu tb e o g t rie a rg tt r l fa v t s e ultv an if t cu l l ains s e n u h o as ih o ei bo e he p c aie m e e l vel' t one t ti l a i e on is f e ' r t t n m e el ic ei bl ' Be lA t.Cor v. e ,' o ha s t us bl pl t ac ,' a her ha r y i onc va e' l l p. Two y,550 U. 544,570 ( mbl S. 2007) .To sae aca e ofa ton underj1 apl nifmus tt us ci 983, aitf t esa ih t thehasbe n de i d ofrg sgua a e d by t Consiuton orl wsoft Unie t bls ha e prve i ht r nt e he tt i a he t d St t a t tt sde i ton r ule fom c aes nd ha hi prva i es td r onduc co mit by ape s ac i und col t m ted r on tng er or ofsaelw.W es v. ki ,487U. 42( 988) tt a t At ns S. 1 . F rt Tu n rc n o pls a j 1 8 cam a ans t ej i,a tej i i no a t e s n' is, r e a n t t ue r 9 3 li g i t h al s h al s t l ro ' p s b e tt s i t e 5 1 3.Prv l Re o,20 F.d 8 , 0 0 W L 2 91 a *1(t Ci. a . u j c o ut md r 98 e a v. n 3 3 2l 2 0 05 , t 4 h r J n 1 ,2 0 ) (n u ls e ) ( u tng W i v M ihia De ' o S ae P ie 491 U. 5 ,71 3 0 0 u p b ih d q oi l . c c n pt f tt ol , l c S. 8 ( 9 9 M c y v Che a e k Co rcin lCe tr 78 F.S p 8 0 8 3 9 ( D. .1 9 ) 1 8 :; co . s p a e re to a ne , 8 u p. 9 , 9 - 4 E. Va 9 2 (idng ct j i i fn i i al mmun fo s i a d no a p ro f rpupo e o j 1 3 . T rf r , y e rm ut n t es n o r s s f 98 ) heeo e Tu n rscamsa ans t j imus b sl rl d s se u d rj 1 5 b ( )a fi oo s r e ' li g i the al t e l mma i imisd n e 91 A()1 s rv lu . y Se o d Tu n rf i t alg a yr s c i whc t ej i a miitao wa pes nal c n , r e al o le e n epe t n ih h al d n srtr s ro ly s i ve i a oft aleg vi ai . Appa e l Tum e s kst i nvol d n ny he l ed ol tons r nty, r ee o mpos la lt on t s e ibiiy hi deenda me ey ba e on hi s r s y postona t j i,whih i no avibl cli unde f nt r l s d s upe vior ii t he al c s t a e am r j1 983. tlaibiiy wilonl 1ewheei i atr i y s ttla lt l y i r t s fimatvel hown t tt ofii c r aced ha he fcal haged t 2 p ro al i t d p i to o t p anif' rg t k c u e the d c ne o r s o d a e s n ly n he e rvain f he litfs ih s be a s l o li f e p n e t s p ro h s n a pl ain'u d rj 1 8 . Vin dg v.Gib ,5 0 F. 9 ,9 8 (t Ci. u eir a o p i to ' n e 9 32 n e e c b s 5 2d 26 2 4h r - 1 7 ) (n en l ctto s o te ) Be a e Tu n r sae n fcs id c tn t a te 9 7 itr a iain mi d . t c us r e tts o a t n iaig h t h a nita orsaci nsorom isonsdeprve hi ofco tt i ly pr eced rght ,he saes dmi sr t ' to si i d m nsiutona l ot t i s tt no c am a i tt sde e n . l i gans hi f nda t Thid,Tur rha notsa e f ct s r ne s tt d a s uppori a a tona e cl m ag ns t c mt or tng ny c i bl ai ai t he ot y t ciy. A mt cpalt (uc a act orc y)ma notbehed la eunde j 1 s ey he t mii iy s h s iy ount y l ibl r 983 oll be aus i e oys t pe s or per o who vi a e t pl i ifs f r l rght . c e t mpl he r on s ns olt d he antf ' ede a i s muni paiy, de rme ofamuni paiy,i onl aC ron't tca bes dt rj1 i ci lt or pat nt ci lt s y l s 'ha n ue mde 983 f pe t alege unc nsiutonala ton put i o e f tt m unii lt spolc orc t m . M onel he l d o tt i ci s nt fec he c paiy' iy uso l v.De rme ofSocalSe v ,436 U. 658,6 91( 978 . l f l ,t n,t ta pl ntf pat nt i r s. S. 90- 1 ) t olows he ha ai if m us i ntf a m t ci l t i y' o t usom' t t c ts d t de i ton of t pli ifs t de iy mi pa t c ' r ç t ' ha a le he prva i pol c he a ntf ' f de alrg si or rt sa e ac am a i tt mt ci lt Boa d ofCot x Co misone s e r i ht n de o tt l i ga ns he mi pa iy. r mt m s i r v.Br own,5 U. 397 ( 997) l t c tt i lde i tonsdi notocc ptrua t a 20 S. 1 . f he onsiutona prvai d ur ls nt o ny ofk i lpolc or c t oft c y or t ciy,t e e ii c nno be hel la e t r t a iy usom he ount he t hos nttes n t d ibl mde 51 983. Hug v.Blnke hi 672 F. 403 405- ( h Ci.1 .Be us Ttme f ist hes n ns p, 2d , 06 4t r 982) ca e z r al o na apolc orcuso pr ul t d by Ca me iy t m om ga e mpbel Co mt orLync g t tde i d hi ofa l t y hbur ha prve m fdealrght heha notsae a a tona ej 1 cai agans t s dee nt. e r i , s ttd ny ci bl 983 l m i the e fnda s 2 M or r Tur rhasnotsatd fc ss eove , ne t e a t uppori a consiu i cl m agans a tng tttonal ai i t nyone c emi hi onc ng s de ief abo t bln N et roft docor who e m i Tur i ntfe a m e ca r as t thene d sr or tom lk. ihe he t s xa ned ner de iid ny di l e on ha ede abotom bu a sgnm e . N eihe Tl z ' diag e e wih t docor 'm e c decsonsno hi i i ton t nk s i nt t r m ers s r em nt t he t s dial ii r s mplcai t t docor ne ienty dignos hi nee gi rs t a co tt i hat he t s glg l a ed s ds ves ie o nsiutonalcai . Se Esel v.Ga bl 429 lm e tle m e, U. 9 1 2 1 50 ( 9 6 (idngo yd lb rt idfee c t sro sme ia n e sae c n ttt n l li S. 7, 0 , 0 -6 1 7 ) fn i nl eieae n ifrn e o eiu dc l e d tts o siui a cam o rg rigp io me ia cr ; r me ia map atc d e n tvoaec nsiuina rg t) Wrg tv. ln , e adn rsn dc l ae mee dc l lrcie o s o ilt o ttto l ihs; ih Col s i 7 6F.d8 ,8 9(t Ci.1 8 )(idn dsg eme tb t e imaea dp io do trrg r i dig ssa d 6 2 41 4 4h r 9 5 fn ig ia re n ewen n t n rs n co e adng a no i n c t s o te t n d e n ti iaeEihhAme d n) l a io ,h j i a miitao c ul rg tul r l ol e f rame t o s o mpl t g t r c n me t. n ddt n te al d nsrtr o d ihfly ey i ont opi o oft medi lsaf ast t pr c s ofteamentora ommodai nec s y f a i t s he nin he ca t f o he oper oure ' t r cc tons esar or n nmae' me ia c n to .Miirv. on 8 6F.d8 8 8 4(t Ci. 9 0 . dc l o di ns le Be r , 9 2 4 , 5 4h r 1 9 ) i t Fo t e sae ra o ,t e c u twilsl rl d s s ti a to wi o tp eu ie r h ttd e s ns h o r l l mmaiy imis h s cin t u rj d c , h ptrln t j 1 5A( ( ) The Clr i dieced t snd c esoft sme a l o ni lslnt o 91 b)1 . ek s r t o e opi hi mor ndtm pi on and a co pa ng o de t pli if c m nyi r r o antf . 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