Lee v. Clarke, No. 7:2017cv00340 - Document 18 (W.D. Va. 2018)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 5/8/2018. (ck)
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CL S OFFI U. DIT. tRK' CE S. S COURT AT G OKE, VA FI LED MAY 28 2 1 22 I TH E UN I D STATE S D ISTRICT COU RT N TE FO R T H E W EST ERN D ISTRICT O F W RGI I N A J U BY: RO AN O U D I SI N W O TYR O N E H I AT HA LE E, AW Pet t iioner, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) V. H ARO LD W .CI RU , A Res pondent . C. DUDLR CL ERK * E W L CA SE N O .7:7CV 00340 1 M EM O R AN D U M O PI I N N O By:H on.M i chaelF.U r bansd l Chi fUnie St t Diti t udge e t d a es src J Ty one Lla t Lee a Vigi a i a e pt ee ng pc . ,fld t s pe ii f a r iwa ha , r ni nm t oc di q K le hi tton or . wrt of ha a c r us p s nt t 28 U. C.j 2 4, c z n/n d e va &l of Ms i be s o p , urua o S. 25 ha e g a h c nfne nto ajdg ntby t Roa keCiyCic i Cou t Re pon ntfld amoéo o i me n u me he no t t ut r. s de t e n t dil s Le ' pe ii a Lee z ponde m adng t m a t r rpe f diposton. 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Thus pettone l , ii r ha f l d t de ons r t t couns ls pe f z a e was defc e oï t s aie o m ta e hat e ' r o m nc ii nt hat t t i ar as bl pr biiy t t butf c he e s e ona e oba lt ha , or ouns lsalged e r s t r ul e' le r or , he es t oft pr eelng woul ha bee dif r . he oc ci d ve n f e ent Le v. ake No. 61 4 si o a 12( . g. , 01 )ECFNo 1 - . e Clr , 1 6 4,l p. t - Va Au 3 2 7, p . 03 The c tag e wih t sat c ts a yss4 Lee adm is t t he une voc ly our r es t he t e our' nal i . t ha qui al t d sa ol t ndby couns lt c s a dess t pr enéng hi r zlng li a e o ea e nd it e es m ega ci ls ppea f t s c e. l oz hi as 3Atsne cn ,t jd eq ed n dLe a t wh te h zq etdc t e o a p a.Le zso e :r e tn ig he u g u so e e s o eh r e e u se omsl n p el e ep nd d f I don' t nk Im g ng t a a . 1m g ng t l a i i Ala s ha ,Y o r Honon' Tra Tz 16 ECF N o.1 t hi ' oi o ppe l ' oi o e ve t n l h' nds u. ' il . , 3. 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A m ont l t r Le wr e sa ot e le ie ppe l h a e , e ot t ndby c e: ouns l Tke ue t i, he e m a of y t c as a de it a r pr e a n of mys l bef e a c t of t r q s s z by, de l ou o e e nd ss ny e es nt éo ef ot ny our he Co n at o Vi ii,mme itl 'Letrfo Pe't Dai Sede( r 1,2 1)ECF No 1 -.Sa d y mmo wel f r na i daep' t rm t o vd til Ma. 1 0 6, h g e r . 07 tn b c m s lr ple t thew ot d nott ke a f r he a éon on Leesbe l,sai ot e e i d ha l l a ny u t r c ' ha f t tng: I s l a de by y wihe ,howe z 1 wa t ltyou k w t tt ta c i si y z c e ha hal bi our s s ve , nt o e no ha he r ns zpt n otr as ve bee fl a you nee t r c i a c ,r v e t m f a c ac a t n fl a Noéc ofFi ng n l nd ed d o e e ve opy e i w he or c ur y, nd he s e e l i ofTz ns rpt .Thi nodc i due wili t n da oft Fi ng. a ci s s es tnn e ys he l i 6 H e ca nnot now c pl n t t c om ai ha ouns wa i f ctve f f lng t a el s nefe i oz nii o ppea. See Fl es l oz - Ote a 5 8 U. a 48 . 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