Gladden v. Charlottesville VA Police Dept et al, No. 7:2016cv00519 - Document 41 (W.D. Va. 2017)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 6/9/2017. (slt)
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Va 9 3 , f' , 4 2 4 4h r 9 4 ) litf al o sa ls ha et rt Comm onwe 1h ofVigi aort Ciy ofCha l ts lehasvesedt De rme ihe he at r ni he t rote vil t he pa t nt wih t c pa iy t bes d.2 A ccordi y,Pl n ifcn t he a c t o ue ngl aitf nnotpr e d a i tt De rme vi oc e gans he pa t nt a j1 andismoi t dimisi grnt 983, t ton o s s s a ed. B. Thec am st tObe hol r Set a Luca us e es i f r edtrng a a r t l i ha r ze , iz, nd s ed kc sve o c li n res i i ae t Fourh Am e e rg a ns u le ona es i e . Gr hn v.Co r 490 mplc t he t ndm nt i ht gai t ir as bl ezur s a m nno , U. 386,388( 989) l de di whehe aFourhAme me vi ai oc = e c ursmus S. 1 . n ci ng t r t nd nt olton c d, o t t 2Ftrher e, t c lt mor he ompli f l t saeacl m i vi ahn m pu s ntt e uton ofgovenme ant ais o tt ai nvol ng r r ua o xec i r nt p lc o c t m, ndr s o d a s p ro i n t n p ia evi j 1 8 . S e eM , o e l . p' o S c a S r s, o iy r uso a e p n e t u e i r s o i a pl bl a 9 3 e . - .M n l v De t f o il e v . c . 4 6U.. 5 , 9 (9 8 ; e as Do v Br d rc , 2 F.d4 0 4 6( t Ci. 0 0 (oigp lc ot r 3 S 6 8 6 4 1 7 ) se lo e . o eik 2 5 3 4 , 4 4h r 2 0 ) n t oie fkes n vi ato oft Fourh Ame ol in he t ndmentdoesnotgi rs t munii la lt whe et r c dco ansno e de e ve ie o cpalibiiy r he e or nt i vi nc ta tealg dd p iaino c re be a s o ac so .rpa tc) Catrv M ors 1 4F.d21 , 2 (t Ci. h th l e e rv t c urd c u e f u tm o rcie; re . ri, 6 3 5 2 0 4h r e o 1 9 )(oligta ai a e hitr 'o ioae icd nsd e n t sa l hamt cpa c so .Ac o dn l, 9 9 h dn h t t g r yoy' f s ltd n ie t o s o etbi me s mii l utm) c r igy tecamsa ah th De rme taeds se wi o t rj diepzs n t 42U. C. 1 3 h li g is te pat n r imisd t u p eu c l ua to h r S. j 98 . baa ethena u ea quaiy oft i r i o t i vi ' Fourh Am e e i e e t lnc t t t r nd lt he ntuson n he ndi duals t ndm nt nt r ss a is t i ra eo t eg v r me tln ee t alg dt j siyt itu in. Uni d gan the mpo tnc f h o e n n a itr ss l e o u tf he nr so ' t e ' e Sae v. a e 4 2U. 6 6 7 3( 9 3 .Ano fc rsa to aej d e b alo j ci tt s Plc , 6 S. 9 , 0 1 8 ) fie ' cins r u g d y l b e t ve sanda d bas d o t t a iy o t cicl sa es Gr hn ,490 U. a 397. Thepe s c i t r e n he otlt f he r lm t nc . a m S. t rpe tve i tofa r as s' e onabl ofk e on t s ne, a he t n w ih t 20/ vi i ofhi i 'be aus e t r he ce r t r ha t he 20 s on nds ght' c e t lc o fc r aeo tn fr e t ma es ltsc ndj d me t - i cr l tn e ta ae l ie fies r fe o c d o k p i e o u g n s n icl a c s h t r po ms t ns ,unc t n a r pi y e vi - a e e erai nd a dl vol ng boutt a omtoff c t ti ne es a y i apa tc a he m l or e ha s c s r n riul r st ton. I a 396- Thus ac t us c i rG hes veiy oft c i a i s ,wheher iua i ' d. t ' 97. , our m t onsde s e lt t he rme t s ue t t s pe tpos a i ed a et ea t t s f t oft ofk e sorot s a whehe hei he us c es n mm i t hr t o he a ey he t r her , nd t r s a tve y r s s i a r s - I c i l e itng r e t' d. ' Se t & Luca iz s Thepe tne ale ton i vi Set a Luca wer t tt C s it d' Obe hole ri nt l gai nvol ng iz nd s e ha hey i sse ' r z r a wih r sr ni Pl ntf a trObe hol ra r a ha Pl i ifpim e o t gr t e tai ng ai if fe r ze le dy d anif r d n he ound i ac n hoke hol Pl ntf ca ii i li s e e t tSet a Luc bec m eG ry a es i 'whe d. ai if lrfes n ls upplm nt ha iz nd as a ç l ggr sve' ove n a ofi rye l G f ,kniel'Ther la on lbe sa co l i oft ry- r sve' n tce led,l e f ' Kni e ince a l nd ncusons t l agg es i ' ove t de c i Set sa Luc 'a l d c o s rbe iz' nd as lege onduc doe nota uael des rbeavi a i ofa t s deq t y c i olton Fourh A m e t ndm e i e es r l tve t gove n e a i e ess A c r i y,Se zts a Luca ' nt nt r t e a i o r m nt l nt r t . co d ngl i ' nd s m o i nst di m i s m us be gr nt to o s s t a ed. 2. Obe hol er r z Obe hol er sm o i n t di m i sm us be de e Ba e on vi w i t alega i a t e a r z ' to o s s t ni d. s d e ng he l tons s nz nd i alg m os f vor bl t Pl i if t c n i ht t a a e o antf ,he ompli ,a s e nt d,saesavi a i oft ant s uppl me e tt olton he Fourh A m e t ndm e tby O be hol e . D urng a t a f c s op noti vi ft n m sorna c i s n r zr i r fi t nvol ng i e r r otc , Pl i ifpe e u l co ple w ih Obe hol e ' i t u i t e tt ve c e wal t t bac a ntf ac f ly m i d t r z r s ns r ctons o xi he hi l , k o he k oft c r a t n t r hi ba k t Obehol r he a , nd he ' n s c o u r ze .OncePli tf t r d A y fo Obe hol ra a n if u ne wa r m r ze s i t u t d,Obe hol e al ge y be n c ki Pli iffom be ûnd wihou pr a i or nsr c e r z r le dl ga ho ng antf ' r l t t ovoc ton wa i ne ra tmpt t r sr n Pli ipsha , he Pli ift t gr m ng, ve te ed o e tai antf nds pus d antf o hç ound, and c i ue t c ontn d o hokePl i ift i Pli tf bega t l e, di l e co c ous s . Onc ot r antf mtl a n if n o os or d os , ns i ne s e he ofie shadr sr ne Pl i ifa s thi uprg ,Obe hol ral gedl l ke Pli if ' fc r e tai d antf nd a m i ht r ze le y dc d antf lnne es a iy.Asaco eq nc ofObe hole ' f c Pl i ifs f m da c ppe fon t h, l c s rl ns ue e r z r s or e, antf ufe hi d r t 00t adil aed s ul r a ac ne hi rghte teaedwih sic s Ac or ngl soc t ho de , nd ut ar s i ye r t t tt he . c di y, Obehol rsm oton t dim isi de ed,al Obe hole s lfl am oton f sl a y r ze ' i o s s s ni fd r z r hal ie i or lmm r j d me t u p re b afd vts p ru n t Sa dngOrr201 - . u g n s p o td y fi a it) u s a t o tn i e 3 6 11 1. Fort f egoi r a o ,lde a moott m o i f am o ede i t sa e nta he or ng e s ns ny s he ton or r fnie t t me nd gr ntalde e a l f ndant motonst dim isexc ptf rObe hole ' moton. Obe hol e wilfl a s' i o s s e o r z rs i r z r l ie moinf rs mmayj dg n wihnt it d y . to o u r u me t t i hry a s ENTER:Thi e- da ofJme 201 - y t , 7. 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