Adkins v. Robinson et al, No. 7:2015cv00139 - Document 57 (W.D. Va. 2016)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 5/27/2016. (slt)
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clE- s OFFI U.S.DI COURT CE SI AT> NOKE, VA FI LED MA 2 ï 2 1 t 26 I THE UNI N TED STATES DI STRI COURT CT FO R TH E W ESTER N D I STR I O F VI G I I CT R N A ROAN OK E DI SI W ON MI CHAEL ANTH ONY ADKI NS, Pl nt f , ai i f J . D BK D Ex cc e UR CL ERK Ci lAc i N o. 1 c 001 vi ton 7: 5-v- 39 M EM ORANDUM OPI ON NI By: ROBI NSON,e al, t . D ef endant s. H on.M i hae F.Ur ns c l ba ki U nie St t sD i t i tJudge t d a e sr c M i ha lAnt c e hony Ad ns aVigi ai t pr e ngpr K ,fld a cvi rg s ki , r ni nma e oce di o ie i l i ht c mp an p ru n t 4 U. 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De e n Ha li a ad tout i tc ms l re pl f nda t l s n ul paten ot e o m oyedwih t Da le it yl ni t he nvil g ts va a Comt Co nt Sevc sBoad(CSB'.Ast CS las nt t eJ i s v st imae t y mmu iy r ie r ç ' ç ) he B iio o h al he iis n ts , onc awe k a pr vi c m s lng s r iesupon r ue t Hal woul ad s a i t t e e nd o des ot e i e vc eq s. l d vie n nma e o f l up wih aphyscin i t ti t t d Hal ofnee ng media i I t i aeha a olow t i a f ha nma e ol l di c ton. f he nm t d n ope c s wih t CSB be or beng i a c aed, l wo d e an t tt i aecoul n a e t he f e i nc r er t Ha l ul xpl i ha he nm t d con i t s et CsB- s oc a e docors e be or be ng i a c r t d.I co r s,Ha l tnue o e he a s i t d t e n f e i nc r e a e n nta t l woul e ai t ta i a eha t r q s s r iest ought J i' me c lsa fi t i t d xpl n ha n nm t d o e ue t e vc hr he als di a t f f he nma e di no ha a ope ca ewih t CSB be or be ng i a c r t d.Hali notaphyscin a d t ve n n s t he f e i nc r e a e ls i a nd cn nnotpr c i m e cai . es rbe di tons Hal m e wih Pl i ifdtrng hi i a c r to att J i o t oc aso ' l t t antf ti s nc r e ai n he al n wo c i ns oncei . n D e e rof201 a onc i M a ch of201 whe her que t t bes e by m e alhe t c mbe 4, nd e n r 5 n e sed o en nt alh. 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