Meyers v. Clarke et al, No. 7:2018cv00460 - Document 3 (W.D. Va. 2018)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 11/2/2018. (ck)
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CLERK'SOFFICE U,S.DIST.COURT AT ROANOKE,VA FILED j0V 2'2 2218 A IN TIIE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE W ESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROAN OKE DIW SION JU c BY: EY LERK LERK DA V ID M EY ER S, Plaintiff, CivilA ction N o.7:18-cv-00460 V. M EM O R AND U M O PIN IO N D IR ECT O R H A R O LD C LAR K E ,etaI., D efendants. By:M ichaelF.U rbansld ChiefU nited States D istrictJudge David M eyers,aVirginia inmateproceeding pro K ,com menced thiscivilaction àsa . tspetition forwritofmandnmus.''Plaintiffnamesasdefendants:Harold Clarke,theDirectorof the V irgirlia D epartm entofCorrections;CCU .S.D istdctCourtA bindgon D ivision'';CIU .S.D istrict CourtBig StoneGap Division'';tçludicialColmcilofFourth Circuif';and çtExecutiveCircuit SnmuelPllillips.''Plaintiffisdissatisfiedthatjudgesoftlziscourthavefotmdhispriorlawsuitto bem eritless. In pm icular,M eyersallegesthathispriorGicasesweredismisseddueto U.S.Judge Jnm esJoneswhite suprem acy oppression and racistdom ination heisimposing on and over plaintiffwith U.S.Judge Glen Corlrad and U.S.M agistrate JudgeRobertBallou.'' Pet.W rit M and.1,ECF N o.1. Thisaction isdism issed asfrivolousandm aliciousbecauseitw ascomm enced forthe purposeofharassmentandnotforthepurposeofvindicating acognizablerightwith an arguable basisinlaw orfact.See.e.g.,Neitzkev.W illinms,490U.S.319,328(1989).t'Although some casesthatdeserveimmediatedismissalwillnotalwaysfitarticulatedstandards,thetrainedjurist Meyers v. Clarke et al can many timesseethrough a screen oftechnically recognized allegationsto discovera Doc. 3 warrantlessaction.''Spencerv.Rhodes,656F.Supp.458,462 (E.D.N.C.),afrd,826F.2d 1061 (4thCir.1987).çt-l-heclaim ...assertedcouldbeonethatwaslegallyrecognized,butf' rom the faceofthatcomplaint,there(ijsnodoubtthattheplaintiffEilspresentingthejudiciarywith nothingmorethananopporttmitytowastesometime.''1d.:ç(T)hejudiciary,shouldnotwith Dockets.Justia.com precedent,tieotlrown handsto the extentthatwemakeourselvestmableto keep pro K litigation . in thefederalcourtsfrom becoming aform ofrecreation forprison inm ates.'' Id.at463. Thecourtdeclinesto construethem andnmuspetition asa civilrightsactionunder42 U.S.C.j1983orBivensv.SixUnknownNnmedAgentsofFed.Bureau ofNarcotics,403U.S. 388(1971),basedontheconclusoryuseoflegallabels,wlzich arenotentitledtoanassllmptionof truth.BellAtl.Com .v.Twomblv,550U.S.544,555(2007).Totheextentsomecourtcould constnletherepetitivelabelsand conclusionsinto an actionablecom plaintabouthis protective custodyandathreatofhnnn,itwould,atbest,besubjecttodismissalwithoutprejudice as duplicativeofthe claimsraised in thiscourtin M eyersv.U.S.PostalService,N o.7:18-cv00029.1 See.e.c.,M cclat' y v.Searles,N o.3:16-cv-640-FD W ,2017 U .S.D ist.LEXIS 187191,at *3,2017W L 6756642,at*2(W .D.N.C.Nov.13,2017)(dismissingactionwithoutprejudicefor beingsubstantiallyduplicativeofclaimsinanearlier-filedj 1983casethatwasstillpendingin thatcourt),aff'd,717F.App'x337(4th Cir.2018). M oreover,thepetition containsno allegationsofpersonalconductby defendantHarold Clarketosupportaj1983claim againsthim.Supervisoryliabilitytmderj1983maynotbe predicated on thetheory ofrespondeatsuperior.M onellv.Dep'tofSoc.Servs.,436 U.S.658, 663n.7,691-94(1978);Baynardv.Malone,268F.3d228,235(4thCir.2001).Section 1983 requiresashowingofpersonalfaulton thepartofa defendanteitherbased on thedefendant's personalconductoranother'sconductin execution ofthe defendant'spoliciesorcustom s. See Shaw v.Stroud,13F.3d791,799(4th Cir.1994)(discussingthedeliberateindifferencestandard 1Thecourtheld ahearing onAugust16 2018 concerninghisoriginalallegationofim minentdangerinthat case.Themagistratejudgehasrecormnendedthatthecourtallow Plaintifftoproceedwithoutprepayingthefiling feeunder28U.S.C.j1915(g)basedonallegationsinthatcaseaboutspecificROSPstaffsandinmates'conduct aroundJanuary2018.Meversv.U.S.PostalService,No.7:18-cv-00029(W .D.Va.Oct.9,2018)(Sargent,M.J.). forasupervisor'sliabilityunderj1983).Assuch,M eyers'allegationsfailtostatean actionable j 1983claim againstClarke. Fortheforegoingreasons,thecourtdismi' ss 'estheact1onasiivolo 'usandmalicious. ENTER: This /: day ofNovember,2018. . @ # ' , C- : , i , * ' . . . ef ltdd'StàtLjDistrictJudjè' 3 . k-,tt: .
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