Ye Gon v. Dyer et al, No. 7:2016cv00402 - Document 7 (W.D. Va. 2016)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Chief United States District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 8/31/2016. (tvt)
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CLERK' OFFI U. DI COUA S CE S, SX AT ROANOKE, VA N!ED L I TH E UN I N TED STA TE S D I STR I C O U RT CT FO R TH E W ESTERN D I STR I O F VI G I A CT R NI ROANOK E DI SI VI ON ZH ENLIYE GON, Pett oner, ii Atc 31 2 1 l 06 J A . ULI D BY; D L ( ) . , C CASE NO.7: 16CV00402 M EM ORANDUM O PI ON NI FR AN K E.D Y ER 111, GERALD S. OLT, H L O R ETTA E . N CH ,and LY JO H N F.K ERI , W R es pondent . s By: H o G l n E.C o n. e nrad Chi fUnie St e Dit i tJudge e t d at s sr c The pe ii r t ough c ms l brngst e r nc motonst sa hi e r dii t ttone , hr ot e , i wo me ge y i o t y s xta ton o M e c t f e c i i lc r s t e pe ng t s c ts r lng on hi smula xio o ac rm na ha ge her , ndi hi our' ui s i tneousy fl d, l ie t r peiin f awrtofha a c pusunde 28U. 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' 5- 20, t he t r ui ni s m oton f a s ay oft m a t w hie he pe ii d f r ce tor d i t U nie St t s Supr m e i or t he nda e l ttone o ri a n he td ae e i The Fourh Cic tr i on Y eG o sco son t thi CAT cl m w a f ecos d by M ione cu v. t r ui eled n' ncesi ha s ai s or l e r s Cos r48 F.d6 4(t Ci. 0 7 ; edta d na o YeGo srq etfrdshag t e j31 8wa n ta me, 0 3 6 4h r 2 0 ) h l h t e il f n' e u s o ic re md r 8 s o n a u eo dsrto a drj ce hsc ntmto lcams sbsa tal b s do t dsrc c u tssae rao ig. b s f icein; n ee td i o si ina li ,u tn il ae n he itit o r' ttd e snn y l d. Cour,a YeGon hasno m ove f r co i r ton.N o.1 7620,ECF No.81- I s nc t nd w d or e nsde a i 586. s ua e oft Fourh Cic tsm a t i i mi nt a e a f rhe Cour o der See Fed.R.App.P. he t r ui' nda e s m ne , bs nt u t r tr . 41b ( ie ngt a ma d t wil su s v nd y atro de d n i sa o ma ae . ( ) dr di h t n ae l is e e e a s fe r r e yng ty f nd t) On Au u t25 20 6 YeGo tld t i sa tj2 41p tto ag i gt a hec n o be gs , 1, n ie he n tn 2 ei n, r u n h t a n t i e r die untlhi a i sr tvey c os d a yl c ei t Unie S a e I i a i Cour i xta t d i s dm nitai l l e s um as n he t d t t s mm gr ton ts r s ved. I addii n,t pe ii r as e t Ye Gon' c am f r dic ge t r 18 U. C. e ol n to he tton e s rs s l i o s har mde S. j31 8 a d rie ne c alng s t te ma itae j d es e ta ia iiy fn i g a d t e 8 n as s w h l e o h e gsrt u g ' x rdtb l t dn n h Sec e a y of St t s fndi t ti i no m or lkey t n no t tYe Go wilbe t t e or rtr a e' i ng ha t s t e i l ha t ha n l orur d kild i e r die As sae YeGon ha a s m o d f a e r e y sa ofhi exta to le f xta td. tt d, s lo ve or n me g nc t y s r dii n. Att he r o t ma tr Ye Go co e t ti he i e r die be o e t s c tde desli he a t f he te , n nt nds ha f s xta t d f r hi our ci ls j2 41cam r g r i hi u le ov da yu c s ,h sp tto wi bemo t 2 li e adng s r s le s lm a e t i ei n l r i l o. I . DI I SCU SSION Th fd r l e p n e t a g eta YeGo sj2 41p tto mus b d s se f ra us e e ea rso d ns ru h t n' 2 eiin t e imis d o b e of t m i,be us a 1of t c am s i pr e s c d ha be n r ie i Ye Go s e le he t ca e 1 he l i t es nt oul ve e as d n n' arir j2241peii .Thec ta e . ttons our gres The a e oft wrt docrne pr ve s a ha as pe ii r fom Gr ii a ca m i a bus - -he- i ti e nt be ttone r la sng li n s e ntpeii n t thec dha r s d'i hi pr vi peii orpe ii . M c e kev v. ubs que tto ha oul ve aie ' n s e ous tton ttons cl s Za t 4 9U. . 7 48 ( 9 ) Thed ti i a e ui bl o eb s d o Ghep icpl ta a n, 9 S 46 , 9 1 91 . ocrne s n q t e n a e n s rn i e h t a t s t r s conduc i r l ton t t m a tr a ha ma die il hi t t r i he s ks' uio ' t n e a i o he te t nd y s ntte m o he elef ee .' Sa r v.Unied Stts 373 U. 1 1 ( 963) W he t gove nme i nde s t ae , S. , 7 1 . n he r nt nvokest a eof he bus - t - rtdo rne t pe ii rm a e c pe di m i s li he s s c us f hi de a a G m al he w i cti , he ttone y sa s sa f how a e or s l y nd t ac p eu ie rs lig fo te e r r ofwhc he c mp ans' o h ma s e a mic ni g o rj d c e utn r m h ro s ih o li , r e y e k ' sa a e f 3 I Cl ke j sie e c p in. M c es y,499 U S a 49 - (n e lq oain mak a ctto u tc x e to 2 . t 395 itma u tto r s nd iains . o te ) t- he c u e sa d r r q ie t peiine t s w t ts me o j cie fco mitd . Gf gl a s tn a d e ur s he t o r o ho ha o t b e tv a tr extr t t dee e i ded (he peiine'q efrs t r s t cli i e rir enal o he fns mpe t tto rs fo t o aie he am n ale i p o e dng . I .a 49 . E j cie fco s t a c n tmt c u e icu e itree c b r c e i s' d t 3 G e tv a t r h t o si e a s n ld nef rn e y ' ob ofk il ... a a s t as nd howi t t t f c a o l gal ba i f a c am wa no r as bl ng ha he a m l r e ss or l i s t e ona y a ia e. I a 49 va l bl ' d. t 4. ' YeGo sc re tj2 41peiin alg sfv g o n sf rrle : 1 l se ta iin c s n' u rn 2 t o le e i e r u d o eif ( ) l x rd to a e t i s d be put on hol t i t I m i r to Co tha de i hi a yll c a m , i ta e i houl d mtl he m g a i n ur s c ded s s lm l i nii t d n 2 0 ( )be a et D. c t t ee s dYeGo sc r a d c s i e ry201 a trd s s ig 0 9; 2 c us he C. ol r la e r n' as n ah n a l 0 fe imisn f f m r pr e ngs Ye Gon' e r dii wo d vi a e Aril 1 of t e r dii te t orei e oce di , s xta ton ul olt tc e 9 he xta ton r a y b t e Untd S ae a d Me c t a r q rsrt r o a st t te rq e tn c u ty;( ) e we n ie tts n xio h t e uie eu n f s es o h e u si g o n r 3 M e c pl ns t pr e ut Ye Gon bas d o e de e t tt D . co tf md i ufi i n xio a o os c e e n vi nc ha he C. ur ot ns fc e t durng t 2009- 0 f f tle pr ee ngs ( ati i M e c wilvi aeYe Gon' Fit i he 201 oreitr oc di ; 4) ral n xio l olt s fh Ame ndme rg agans s l-nc i i ton bec us medi r porsi Oc obe 2009 i c ur t l nt i ht i t efi rm na i a e a e t n t r na c a ey rpo td t t h h d c n e s d;a d ( ) G wl d s o rd'e ie e a M ac 1 ,2 5 e re ha e a o fs e n 5 i y ic vee ' vd nc ne rh 1 01 , afi vi fom Dr Le t ,Ye Gon' e r wine s unde mi st m a sr t sFe t y 2011 fda t r . c ka s xpe t t s r ne he gitae' brl ar exta to de son.Ye Gon c de t theha notr s d t ecli i apr viusj2241 rdiin cii once s ha s aie hes ams n e o pe ii tton. 2 A peiin rwh c n o etbihc u efrd lyo hscamsma q aiyfrtemic rig o jsie t o e o a n t sa ls a s o ea f i li t y u lf o h sara e fu tc e e to - b ma igad ooa l s wi o fcu lino e e' Mc ek v, 9 U. a 4 5(d'emicrig xcpin y kn ç lrbe ho ng f a ta n cnc . cls e 4 9 S. t 9 çl s ara e c ' -h o j siee e to t c u e sre a In a dto a s fg ad a an tc mp ln a in c n ma t s fe a f u tc xcpin o a s e v s s a d i n l ae u r g is o el g n n o e t n o ufr n i i u c n ttt n lls o l e t...' 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S e 8 27 1 9 ) n hs o tx,l ta n c n e' a s a ta n o e e no r e a nsfiin y e a S wv rv.Whte ,50 U..3 3 3 9 ( 9 2) YeGo d e no ag eta h i e ie t a pl ain o te a e ilv 5 S 3 , 3 , 1 9 . n o s t r u h t e s ntld o p i to f h t c micrig o j tc e cp in.Se Bt k tv. ceo e 2 8F.d 1 2 1 3n1 (t Ci. 0 )(mdigta a sara e f usie x e to e l e An ln , 0 3 7 , 8 .0 4h r 2 00 f n h t s r peio e b asb r n t rie cus a d p eu ie o ata in c n e a c u tn e no c nsde ete i n t tin r er ude o as a e n rj dc r cu l n o e c , o r e d t o i r i r f o t h a sre b peiin r. se td y t o e) t 4 The c ur ha c r f l r vi we Ye Gon' c r nta gume s a a tc e s a hi o t s a e uly e e d s ure r nt nd ta bm nt nd s r pons t t r ponde s m oto t dimi s The cour c l es e o he es nt ' in o s s . t oncudes t t a 1 of t l al ha l he eg ar ume sas e td i t spe ii a t f c snec s r t t m ,e se a t tme Ye Gon g nt s re n hi tton, nd he a t es a y o he xit d t he i fld one ormor ofhi pro j2241peii . I e gi n t lpgt ofhi ha sc pus ie e s ir ttons nde d, ve he e h s bea or pr e ngsa a al,Ye Go ha ha yea st de l a a s r t e cli st tzsco t oce di nd ppe s n s d r o veop nd s e t hes am o li ur. Ha hedone s t is henow i tucst cou tt de i on a e e ge y s he e wo d d o, he s ues nsr t he r o c de n m r nc c dul ul ha bee l snce r ove Ye Gon' dec so t pr s ntt m no i t ee nt hou ve n ong i es l d. s ii n o e e he w, n he lve h r bef r t mos r e sa oft e r dii or re r s f lss r l i t cl s ofcli o e he t ec nt ty he xta ton de xpie , al qua e y n he as a ms t r t byt a e oft wrtdocrne. a geed he bus he i ti Ye Gon a tmpt t s te s o how c us f f lng t pr s nt hi a yl c am i a e le a e or aii o e e s s um l i n n ari r pe ii bas d o a l ga i of of i i l i e f r nc ,l c of dpe s ,a ne e de e. The tton, e n le tons f c a nt r e e e a k ne s nd w vi nc r co d r fecs t t s ty a tr Ye Gon i taed hi c am f r poltc a yl i 2009,t e r e l t ha horl fe nii t s li o iial s um n he I i a i Cour a i sr tvel c os d t c e. I Aprl 201 he I mi a i J mm gr ton t dm nita i y l e he as n i 6,t m gr ton udge gr nt d Ye Gon' m o i t r pe hi a yl cai a is d a s he i o de ,s ti Ye a e s ton o eo n s s um l m nd s ue c dulng r r e tng Go scam f raG AS n' li o I TER h ai gb f r teI g ain Co r o Ap i 6 2 7. ( 2 41 M e rn e o e h mmirto u t n rl , 01 ' j 2 5 Pe. 1 ECF No. - . W ihn d y ,hej d ea miitaiey co e t ea yu c s a an t Ex. , 1 1) t i a s t u g d n srtv l ls d h s lm a e g i afe t r s nde snotfedli oft pe ng e r dii or r tr he e po nt ii lm he ndi xta ton de . Ap r nty,Ye Gon a gue t tt s he i or rpr ve t vibiiy ofhi as u pa e l r s ha he c dulng de o s he a lt s yl m c e;t r s as he e ponde si de hi pr e uton oft tc s a hi ha asc am r ga di t nt mpe d s os c i ha a e; nd s be l i e r ng he as lm c s w as no rpe t i t r new e a i sr tve c os ze i A prl201 oft a yl yll a e t i mtl he e d, dm ni ta i l lr n i 6 he s um ca e. The c tfnds no m e i t t e c e i . The Se r t r o St t i s d t e r dii s our i r t o hes ont ntons c e a y f a e s ue he xt a ton w a r ntf Ye G on on Se e be 1 2015. Att tpoi ,Y e G on' c r ntha a cl i - t t r a or pt m r 8, ha nt s ur e be s a m ha he c nnno lwf ly be e r die un i t I mi ai n J t a ul xta t d tl he m gr to udge de de hi as um c s - wa rpe ci s s yl ae si a dr a yt p e e t oah b a c u t S e eg, rpndv Re , 2 F.d 1 0 ,1 1 - 5 (t n e d o r s n t a e s o r. e , ..Baa i . no 2 5 3 1 0 1 4 1 9h Ci.20 0 (i ig t twh n peiine S a net rb e a j iae t b e ta i bl no r 0 ) fndn ha e t o r G s i t h he e n dudc td o e xr dt e r a i s a w a r ntof e r dii by t Sec e a y of St t i he di c e i t i s o whe hera s ued ra xt a ton he r t r a e n r s r ton, he s ue f t c n c bewe n te Re e Ac a (p lc bl e ta i o te t) e it i n trp fr o fit t e h lg e t nd a pia e xr dt n r ay x ss s o ie o i r ve ' (iig oh rc ss . Th r a tr YeGo fld a n e j2 41pei o so Se tmb r e iw ' ctn t e a e l3 e e fe, ) n ie me d d 2 tt n n pe e i 21 a Oc obe 6,201 butdi notr ie t scli r ga di hi t nd t r 5, d as hi am e r ng s mdecded a yll c e. The i s lm as c tfndsno r s c i whi h t i s nce oft I i a i J our i e pe t n c he s ua he mm gr ton udge s s he i or ri t ' c dulng de n he a nita i l cl e a yl c e has a be rng on whe Ye Gon' c r ntha s cli dmi sr tve y os d s um as ny a i n s ure bea am c d frtha be n pr s nt t t co t Fo t e r as ns t c tc udest tYe Gon oul is ve e e e ed o he ur. r hes e o , he our oncl ha ha f iedt de onsr t c us f hi dia or ptrui ofhi c r nthabe cli s s al o m tae a e or s lt y ls t s ure as am . 1 1 CO N C LU SI N 1. O Bas d on t f r goi t c tc udest tYeGon hasa e t wrta hasnot e he o e ng, he our oncl ha bus d he i nd s hown c us f r hi de a The c twil t r f r ,gr ntt r s nde t 'm o i t dim is a e o s l y. our l, he e o e a he e po n s ton o s s f a e oft wrt Furhe mor t c rtwila s dim is a m oo Ye Gon' motons f or bus he i. t r e, he ou l lo s s s t s i or sa ofhi e r dii t i hi j2241peiin i de i d. An a oprae o de wile t t s ty s xta ton mtl s tto s cde ppr it r r l ner hi da y. ENTER:Thi 11R s d yo Au u t 2016. a f g s, Chi Unie St t sDititJ e e t d a e src udg 3 Asi Ye Gon' cr sanc , i m i a i c tpr ee ngsf rt peii ri t Ba a nd c eha n s icum t es m grton our oc di o he ttone n he r pi as d bee sa n tyed,pe ng c ndi omplton ofextadii pr edi ,a t peii s tha s r ift r ope t ei r ton oce ngs nd he tton ough bea ele o e n he as um cas 225 F. a 111 The Unied Stt Cou tofAppeas f t Ni h Cic tf und t te rdii yl e. 3d t 4. t aes r l or he nt r ui o ha xta ton pr ee ngs a i m i a i pr ee ngs a e s pa ae a i pe ntfom e ch ot r a t tt Bur a of oc di nd m grton oc di r e r t nd nde nde r a he , nd ha he eu I painAp e l ( A',i isofca dsrto , a S eemie ta d p raina e cu inp o e dn s mmi to p as $ ' n t fiil icein h d t tr n d h t e o tto nd x lso r c e ig %I ) d s dbehed i a ya ewhiee r dii pr e ngsa ependi ' I a 11 6,111 TheCou tt afimed houl l n be nc l xta ton oc edi r ng. d. t 0 ' 3. r hen fr teds sa o tepeio e' h b a p tto E to tpeu iet tefl go an w h besp tins o l t h imisl f h tin rs a e s ei n ç h u rj dc o h ii f e a a eio h ud he t i wi n t S ceay o Sae d cd t sre d r(h p tin r p irt t c mpein o te BI sc n ieain o hi ertr f tt eie o u rn e te eio el ro o he o lto f h A' o sd rto f s t a i tonf as um ....'1 a 111 pplcai or yl ' d. t 5.
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