Cooper vs. Barksdale, et al, No. 7:2015cv00522 - Document 20 (W.D. Va. 2015)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Chief United States District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 11/16/2015. (tvt)

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clE- s OFFI U. .DI COURT CE S BK AT ROANOKE, VA FI LED d0V 1ï 2 1 25 I THE UM TED STATES DI N STRI COURT CT FOR THE W ESTERN DI STRI OF W RGI A CT NI ROANOKE DI SI W ON I SQAEL RAY COOPER JUIA C. J BY: D , CL U CASE NO.7:5CV00522 1 Pl ndf , ai f M EM OR ANDUM OPI ON M V. W ARDEN E. BARKS V c & DM E, By: G l n E .Conr e ad C hi fU nie St e D i t c Judge e t d at s s ri t De e f ndant . I r elRa Coope ,a Vigi a i ae pr ee ng pr K ,fld tzs cvi rght a i n sa y r r ni nm t oc di o ie li i l i s cto . purua t 42U. C.j1 3.Henow movesfrla t fl a n ndedc ant whiht s nt o S. 98 o e ve o ie n me ompli , c he c twil gr nt l t n nde c our l a . n he me d ompl i ,Coo r al ge ,n o ot r t ngs t tprs n ant pe le s m ng he hi , ha io ofk i l ha us d e s i f ce dic plna y c ge ,a s e ton t r t it a i thi t a s ve e xce sve or , s i i r har s nd egr ga i o e ala e gans m f r b s u e o p o e u e md r t Prs n Ra e Elmi to Ac (TREA' a te p io o i s f r c d r st e he io p i nain t G ' nd h rs n ) g va pr e es de nce oc dur .By s pa a e o de ,t co twildie tt ce k t a tm pts r ceoft e r t r r he m' l r c he lr o te e vi he a nde c me d ompli t on t de e nt . Ho an he f nda s weve , Coope ha a s fl s ve alm oto f r r r s lo ed e r i ns o itro u o yijmcierle .Afe rv e o t rc r t ec ur c n l e ta t s mo in ne lc t r nt t eif tr e iw f he e o d,h o t o cud s h t he e to s v mus be de e t nid. Coo r sa e t t be us he be ived hi ef t be i da r fom prs ga ,he pe t t s ha ca e le ms l o n nge r ion ngs t tooe Mm s fwih phr s s s si t the i a cll m o e tr alhough he hasne rbe n at d el t a e ugge tng ha s lid l se , t ve e c ced ofa s h ofe e Ale dl be a e oft s ttoos of a sa sgne Coopert a onvit ny uc f ns . l ge y c us he e a t , dcil s i d o Cooper vs. Barksdale, et al Doc. 20 pr t d i c t y l i,whi h i c r nty l a e a R e O ni n St t Prs o e ve us od m t c s ur e l oc t d t d o a e i on. Coope a l ge r le s t ti t pateg mont ,he hasbe n a s tle on fur oc asonsa Red Onin:( )o ha n he s iht hs e s altd o c i t o 1 n M a c 25,201 Ox c r W hie a Ada sve bal t t ed Coope a rh 5, es t nd m r ly amt r bouthi ttoosa e c s at nd a h p n h dhi i tec e t ( )o Api 1 , 01 , fe ad s u so a o t oo i Co p rsc l, u c e m n h h s; 2 n ll 2 2 5 a tr ic sin b u ph t s n o e ' el Dockets.Justia.com Sgt Ha lc . l upped hi rghtha a sa si nd nd lpped Coope ' lf ea ,al dl ca i s e l sof r s e t r lege y usng om os h aig;()o M a 26 2 5 a trLt Ad msmo d Co pe t ame tlhe lh b h virl e rn 3 n y , 01 , fe . n ve o r o n a at e a o a m odik ai n pod,Coope c hi own n ms,t whih ofke sr ponded by s a ng hi wih t to r ut s r o c f r es pr yi m t pe p rs ryaï plcn hm i fv - itrsrit; n ()o Oco e 7, 1 , x casc fe p e p a r a ig i n i epon etan s a d 4 n t b r 20 5 o il u fd d and s cde Coo ra or r d hi t m o t a herc l whe her u e Of e sW hie ha l d pe nd de e m o ve o not el; n ef s d, dc r t, Adnms a Ta o t e Coo ri o t c l,so pe on li lgsa f t sn med t door , nd yl r hr w pe nt he e l t m d ls e nd ee, lm he o li f e m uli e tm e ,and us t l a h a tc d t hi ha uf st pul hi t ough t n ls e t tpl i s ed he e s ta he o s ndc f o l m hr he ta sota f d box,ca i c st hi a ms Coope a s a lgest tofke sha ve ba l r y l nd ee usng ut o s r . r lo le ha f r ve r ly a e hi ,ha ac us d hi ofm iusng PREA pr ed e t r por ale d s xuala e by bus d m ve c e m s i oc m s o e t l ge e bus o fc r, a eb o g t lil fled si i r ç a g sa ans lm, ndh v s b e tdli t fies h v r u h mutp e as icpl y h r e g i t l a a e u j ce l o na i m m o et n 75da i s r ga e c i m e . r ha ys n eg e t d onfne nt I h smoinsf ritro u o yij nci r le, o e s e ac u t r e dr ci gta n i to o n elc t r nu tve eif Co p r e ks o r o d r ie tn h t he be s pa aed fo t de e nt ox c r ,be pr vi d ac es t greva pr ed e a e r t r m he f nda es o de c s o i nce oc ur s nd PREA pr ed e ,a beta f re t a ale ae pr eci c t y t t Abs nts h r le , oc ur s nd r ns e r d o n tm t ot tve usod mi. e uc ei f he f a s he wil s fr a tonalas a t ,c i t be ha pe ed i flng greva es a er l ufe ddii s uls ontnue o m r n ii i nc nd PREA r pors a r m ai wr ng u l c i t s gr ton. e t, nd e n o f ly onfned o e egai / Be a s itro u o y ijmci r le i a e ta r ia yrme y, h p ry s edngt e c u e n elc t r nt tve eif s n x ro dn r e d t e a t e l h p ei n ijmcinmus ma eace rs o n çh t i lk l t s c e o t emeis t t rlmimy n t to t k la h wig G a he s i ey o uc e d n h rt,ha t he i lkel t s f r ir pa a e hn m i t a e e ofpr lm i r r i ,t tt ba a e of s i y o ufe re r bl r n he bs nc ei na y elef ha he l nc ' t e u te t i h sfvo , n t ta ijmcin i i t p bi itr s.1 W hlerv Nau a Re . q iis i n i a r a d ha n nt to s n he u lc n ee t' ps tr l s . 1Plitf rq et a tmp rr rsri n od ra d a pei n y ij n to . 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The ot r t i i nt se e i pa t fom Coo rs own re r bl r n he uur he wp ncde s t mm d, n r, r pe ' a tons c i --cuti li n msa r usng t c m pl wih or r . Bec us Coo rca pr ve s h tng ls r nd ef i o o y t de s a e pe n e nt uc i i nt i t fztr m e ey by c nc de s n he t le r l t ompl ng wih or r a no ha mi hi s l,t c t yi t de s nd t r ng m e f he our c n o fn t titro u oy ij n tv r le i war ne F n ly Co p rfist s o a y n n t i d ha nel c tr nu cie eif s ra td. i al , o e al o h w n lke i i lhood t t hi a l ed,c r nt difcltes wih a ce s t t g iva e pr e es or t ha s leg ure fi tli t c s o he re nc oc dm o PREA pr dtr wilr ul i ir pa a ehar I d,he doe no ale t ta oft pdo oce tes l es t n re r bl m. ndee s t l ge ha ny he r PREA c ompli she fld c e e hn mf lore n i ppr i t phys c lc a tofa s xua ant ie onc m d r u ve na oprae i a ont c e l naur Whiet c twilalow Coope t ltgaet j 1 cai r ae t t alged t e. l he our l l r o ii t he 983 l ms eltd o he le i i nt,he ha f ie t sa ef t s nc de s s a ld o tt acs howi t the i e il d t t e r o di r i e l ut r ng ha s ntte o he xta r na y nt roc o y r le hes e . ei f e ks F rt sae r a o s t c u t l d n Co pe' moinsf ritro u o y ij nci o he ttd e s n ,he o r wi e y o rs to o n elc t r nu tve l r le . 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