Joyce v. Philips, No. 7:2015cv00549 - Document 13 (W.D. Va. 2015)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Chief United States District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 11/23/2015. (tvt)
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CL SOFFI U. DI COURT ERK CE S. SX AT ROAHOKE, VA FI LED d2? 23 2 1 95 I TI UNI N IE TED STATES DI STRI COURT CT FO R TH E W ESTERN D I STRI T O F W R G I I C N A R O AN O K E DI SI N W O R O BER T STEV EN JO Y CE, Pl nt f , ai i f V. SG T.PH I PS, LI Dee nts. fnda t) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) J IW ULA BY: , ,L D CASE NO.7:5CV00549 1 M EM ORAO UM OPI ON NI By:Ho . e E. nr d n Gln Co a ChifUnie St tsDit itJu e e td a è src dg Robe tSt ve Jo ,a Vigi a i t pr e ng pr K ,fld a pl di t thette r e n yce r ni nma e oc edi o ie ea ng ha ild: G TRELI I M NARY I UNCTI , al ng t tt de e antc r tona ofke ha de ed NJ ON ' legi ha he f nd ' orec i l l r d ni li m e l ,i vi a in ofhi c tt tona rght . The c r c t e a doc t d J yce' zm a s n olto s onsiu i l i s ou t onsnld nd kee o s s b sin a b t a cv ldg t c mplitp ru n t 4 U. 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S n k v S t ,71F.d 1 2 1 6 (t Ci.1 9 )(iig Hel v M comzv, o i ns' h k a . mih i ' 3 6 , 6 4h r 9 5 ctn li . li e ng 5 9U. 25 3 - 6( 9 3 ( ligt a t ed tr n to o aGub tnil ik' e ur si uiy 0 S. , 3 3 1 9 ) hodn h t h ee miai n f G sa ta rs 'r q ie nq r s i t te sro s e so tep tnilh r t l eio d t ts h ij r t h at wila t al no h ei u n s f h o e ta n m,he i l o ha uc nu y o e l l cu ly k h h o c r a dwh t rtets viltsc ne o aysn d r o d c n y ) c u , n ehe h ik oae o tmp rr fn ads f e e c l. J e' c oyc s ompl i di notal ge s f rng a hn m fo m isng tze meas orf o ant d le ufe i ny r r m s i lr e l rm occ i l m isng a s w e or a out asonaly s i ho r n door r c e i n s s i n. Nor doe he sa e f t e r ato e so s t t acs s esi a s t ta rs t thewils f rs ro ha m i t f tle fom s h oc urenc . ugg tng ubsnn i l ik ha l ufe e i us r n he utr r uc c r es 2 ' The e or t c tco l r f e, he our ncudes t t J e' c ha oyc s ompl i f l t sae a c tt tona c am ant ais o tt ny onsiui l l i a to a eu d rj1 8 a dmu tb sd rl ds s e . cin bl n e 9 3 n s e l mmai imis d1 y I a ton,J yc cea di notc y w11 42 U. C.j1997ea beor flng t s n ddii o e l dy d ompl t1 S. () f e ii hi l ws t Unde t s s c in,a prs rc nnotbrng a cvi a ton c a ui. r hi e to ione n i i l c i once ni prs n c tons r ng i o ondii untlhe ha fr texha td a ia e a nita i r m e e . Pore v.Nus l 534 U. 51 i s is use val bl dmi sr tve e di s tr se, S. 6, 5 4 ( 0 2 .Falr t f lo te rq ie p o e t e o t p io s a mi srtv rme y 2 2 0 ) i e o o lw h e ur d r c dl s f he rs n' d nitaie e d u r pr es ,i l ng tm e lmis a t e us a1lvel ofa nita i r viw i notG ope oc s ncudi i i t , nd o xha t 1 e s dmi sr tve e e s ç pr r e h u to ' n wi b ra imae sj 1 8 a to W o d od v. o 5 8U. 81 9 ( 0 6 . x a sin'a d l a n n t' 9 3 cin. o fr Nc , 4 S. , 0 2 0 ) l Gm h r fi r t e ha s i a p r n fo t fc o tec mp an 't ec u t ysl rl t ee al e o x u t s p a e t r m he a e f h o lit'h o r ma l g u mmai y dim ist c s s he ompli on t tg o ant ha r und.Ande s n v. r o XYZ Coreci na He t Se vce .I ,407 r to l a1h r i s nc. F.d6 4 6 2(t Ci. 0 5 . 3 7 , 8 4h r 2 0 ) Thec ur tk sj dca n tc o t em itn g iv n ep o e m ea p ia l t prs n r o t a e u iil o ie f h te re a c r c d p lc b e o io es a Re On o Se g n.Opeai P o e u e (OP' 8 6.. Un e t i p o e l e a imae t d in. e e rt r c d r & ' 6 12 d r h s r c dz , n n t ng & ) r m us fr ta tmptt r ol hi i s i o m al by c m pltng a i o ma co pl i f m f r t is te o es ve s s ues nf r ly o ei n nf r l m ant or o whih he s d r ceve a r ept I t i t doe notr eve a r s c houl e i ec i . f he nma e s ec i e pons t hi i o ma e o s nf r l c ompl i wihi 1 da ,he ma fl a r gua gre nc A r ul rgre nce m us be fl d ant t n 5 ys y ie e lr iva e. eg a i va t ie wihi 30 d oft occ r nceofwhih t i a ecompl ns I t Le lIr pons t t t n ays he ure c he nm t qi . f he ve es e o he r gulrgre nc i nott hi s tsa ton, he i t m a a a f a Le l1 r pons a i e a iva e s o s aif c i t nma e y ppe l or ve 1 es e, nd n s ei tnc s Le 11 de ndi ont is . om nsa e , vel 1, pe ng he s ue 1Fo t s m e r as ns Jyc ' c mplitdd n tp o ie afcu lb ssfrtep ei n r ijmcie r he a e o , o es o an i o r vd a ta ai o h rlmiay nt t v rl f su h.Th p rys e igap ei n r ijmcinmus ma eacers o n çh th i l eyt sc e d ei he o g t e at e kn rlmiay nt to e t k la h wig t a e s i l o u c e t k ont me is hei lkel t s f rir pa a eha m i t a e ofpr lmi r r if t tt balnceofe te he rt; s i y o ufe r e r bl r n he bs nce ei na y ele ; ha he a quiis t i hsfv r a a ijmcini i tep bl itrs ' Witrv. trlRe. f Comcl1c,5 5U. 7 i n i a o ; nd n nt t s n h u i neet' ne Naua s De: t i.. . 5 S. , ps o c n 2 (0 8 . 0 20) g Se he :/ e /- ' v d cv li.o /bo fp o e ce/ea l. e (at e dNo 2 , 5. a o .kg ag va u r c d sd futs ls ra v. 0 201 ) h . J yce s al gai ns c e ry r fe t t he di no a tmpt i good f t t e us o ' le to l a l e lct ha d t te , n aih, o xha t a nita i r me e . He ti d f onl t ee da t o a n a i o m a c dmi sr tve e di s re or y hr ys o bt i n nf r l ompl n f m t ait or o be nt e usi pr e sbeor sg nga malnghi j198 c mpli .Unde OP 8 1 gi he xha ton oc s f e ini nd ii s 3 o ant r 66., wh n h s b te h sj 1 8 a to J y esi ha mo et a t rewe k t o ti a dfl a e e u mitd i 9 3 cin, o c tl d r h n h e e s o ban n ie n l i onnalc nf ompli a fl a r gulr g i va ,a li prs n ox c as t r ol li al ge ant nd ie e a re nce scng io i l o es ve zs le d pr blm swih m e s r r a i a s o e t al, ec e ton, nd howe s I t d,he br r . nsea oughtt spr maur co ' a ton. hi e t e ut c i t M o e r untlJ r ove , i oyce ha made a c e td e f tt add e st s is s t oug t prs s s onc re for o r s he e s ue hr h he ion' a ia e pr ed e ,he cn valbl oc ur s nnots how t the wils f r ir pa a e hn m wihou i e l ut y ha l ufe re r bl r t t ntroc or r le f o t i c t e if ' m b s our.SeeW i t r 555U . a 20. r ne, S. t On Ocober 28 201 J e fl d a m o i t a nd t s a ton- t s e m o t r t , 5, oyc ie ton o me hi c i o e k nea y dn a s a t a de e nt a c am s Bec us J e' i ta s ison di no sa e a m ge nd o dd f nda s nd l i . a e oyc s niil ubm s i d t tt cam aci bl t r j1 a be a e he fld i beor atmptng t ptrue gre e li tona e mde 983, nd c us ie t f e te i o ls ivanc rme isa a p asa rq ie t e j1 9 e a,h c u t o cu e t a t emoi nt n n e de nd p e l s e ur d md r 9 7 () te o r c n ld s h t h to o me d mus be de e .3 Be a s t s l ws t i ds s e wih u p eu ie i J y e r man t nid c u e hi a ui s imis d t o t rj dc , f o c e i s co nc d t thi c tt to lrgh sha be n o wilbe vi l t d,he ma r fl li cai i nvi e ha s onsiu ina i t ve e r l , o a e y e ie ls l ms n a ne j1983 compl nta rco ei t e ha ton pr s a c yi wih f dea w ai he mpltng he x usi oce s nd ompl ng t e rl rl . u es 3 l t moi t amend, i addii t hi cai a tf r r to and s n he ton o n ton o s l ms bou ood eceain, howe s J e c ai r , oyc ompl ns t to lc swr ngf ly c gedhi wih adicplnay i c i f tze tni t kils one of r de ed ha f er o ul har m t s i i r nga ton or lr ae ng o l ome ; /ce s ni hi t opporuniyt atndt dicplnayhe rngc m he t t o te he s i i r a i onduce o t sc r a a ofi rhasr us d t ta fr td n hi ha ge; nd n tce ef e o r nse hi t a me a he t uni. I i e de fom hi s bm iso t tJ m o ntl alh t t s vi nt r s u s ins ha oyceha notatmptd i good f t t purue s te e n aih o s t gre nc r mè e a Re Oni r ga di t s a to lis . he iva e e dis t d on e r ng he e ddiina s ues I a dto J y e i a vsd ta hi moin t a n se st j i u r ltd cams a d p ris i a n d iin, o c s d ie h t s to o me d e k o on neae li n a t , n e ma ne ic n itn wi Rue 1 a d2 o teFe ea Rue o CiiPrc dle Rue1 ()o teFe ea Ruls n r n o sse t t ls 8 n 0 f h d rl ls f vl o e t . l 8a f h d rl e h r of vl o e u eo l alwsapanift j i ete E sid p n e to a atr aiecamsa ma camsa i CiiPr c d r ny l o litf o on i r t n e e d n r s l n tv li , s ny li st h a e h sa anta o p sngp ry' Rue2 alwstej i e o sv rl riso yit camsaoeo to tesme a g is n p o i at. l 0 lo h ond r f e ea pat nl fhe li rs u fh a ' e ta a ton orocc r nc ors rest r of a c an aque to off c orlw common t a1t dee nt. Se r ns ci ure e, e i he e k nd onti sin a t a o l he fnda s e 6 Cha l A l W rght # g , d r l rciea dP o e t e51 8 (de .1 9 )(oigta, d rRue 1 () A res an i , .! 1.Fe ea P atc n r cdz r 5 3 3 d 9 8 n tn h tun e ls 8a a d 2 ,i tecamsaieo to dfee tta s cinsa d n tiv l ald fn a t,j id rs o l n tb n 0 f h li rs u f ifrn rn a to nd o o n ove l ee d ns on e h ud o e alwe ) Un e t s rls 4 plitf ma n memo eta o ed fn a ti amut ecam lwsi o l i te lo d . d r hee ue ,ç an if y a a r h n n ee d n n li li a ut ny f h pl cai a i taldee nt aos outoft s me i de or i de s a i ve a common f ma orl l l ms gans l fnda s r e he a nci nt nci nt nd nvol ac l ega q et n. Gre v Demi No 0 -2 85 2 9WL 4 4 5 , t* ( Ka Fe 2 , 0 9 . u si ' en . l l o ' m, . 63 9 -AC, 00 8 4 7 a 2 D. n. b. 6 2 0 ) 4 11 1. 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