-RSB Tuck v. Director of Medical Services et al, No. 7:2011cv00450 - Document 29 (W.D. Va. 2011)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 12/27/2011. (kab)

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S. 29 . 374 2008) l l hi amended com pl nt Tuck alegest ta s ci itw ho exam i hi mout ul s n s ai , l ha pe als ned s h cer tor r 't tTuc be tansf r d t a pr s f lt wher hecoul be pr ded wih t tcom mon û de ed' ha k r er e o i on aciiy e d ovi t he i Fa e' e, c h b ive woul alvit h sf odalr s t .Th c r tke u ca no ie r 'dit whih e ele s d le ae i o legy ymp oms e ou t a sj diil tc oft f tt t Comm on Far di i desi d t be conssentw ih t r i ousdi sr r by he ac hat he e et s gne o it t he elgi et equied varousr i ousf t gr . Tuck doesnotalege t thehasany r i ousbassf s ng t sdit i elgi aih oups l ha elgi i or eeki hi e . s howi ofa S tong pos i iiy' ofha m i i ufi i nt bec us t sa r r r a s w i ng fr s s lt ' r s ns tc e , a e he t nda d equies ho ng t tha m i t i l ' l ha r s i ke y.' d. a h oft e f f t s m us be s ts i be or i e l ut r l c hes our ac or t a i ted f e nt r oc o y ijmcier l fi warn d.Re l uhAb u Oba .n . . 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Tuc a l gesn f c sconc r ng s ii ha m he w ils f rf om no ha ng f l s ri ns k le at e ni pec f c r l uf e r t vi olow up vi isr a ed t hi pa s ge y orf om no ha ng ac es t hi m e c r c ds M o e r st el t o s s ur r r t vi c s o s di al e or . r ove , w hie he aleg t tt o he m e ca condii a i s s e i esca e hi s e dicom f r l l es ha he r di l tons t s ue om tm us m om s ot ( nfom t mout ul sa hea c sfom t bl pr sur c nge )2hi ale tons pai r he h ce nd da he r he ood e s e ha s, s lgai a o he s i s onsa1 i c t t tpr s m e c ls a fr s nd t r ubm s i s ndi a e ha i on di a t f e pond t hi c pl i t a thi o s om a n s bou s m e ca pr e s a pr i hi w ih s e te m en : m out a h a ale na i m e di l obl m nd o de m t om r at t hw s nd t r tve nu c c t a l a e t u1 r ,Tyl nolf he da he pa n,a ot rm edi a i n a r nty hoi es o levi t he c s e or a c i nd he c t o ppa e l 2 Tuck as erst t i bl pr ur goesup and down, acondii t the beleveshasca ed s t ha s ood ess e ton ha i us hi dpr onged di nes ,h adm ç ol zzi s aches pai i hi eyes and mi sr ' on uns fi occasonsi , nn s , nor tokes' peci ed i n t pas. he t 2 : i r a ed t hi t oa s ge y. W hie t e t e t e sm a notpr de t m e c r i e t t el t o s hr t ur r l hes r a m nt y ovi he di al eg m n ha Tuc be i ve t c ts ul or rof i i l t pr de f hi , he f c t tpr s n m e ca k le s he our ho d de fc a s o ovi or m t a t ha i o di l pe s r onnela e addr s i hi m e c lc tonsw e g ag ns a fndi t the w ils f r r e s ng s di a ondii i hs ai t i ng ha l ufe irp rbl h l i t ea e c of h r q etditro uo yij n tv r le. re aa e a' n h bs n e t e e u se nelc t r n u cie eif m Furhe m or r t t n m ai ai ng t s a us quo be w ee t pa tes gr ntng t t r e, a her ha nt ni he t t t n he r i , a i he r quese r i w o d r r pr s n of i i l t e nd s t i lef or and r s c a e t d elef ul equie i o fc a s o xpe ubsanta f t e our es nd w oul c r ve e t bls VD O C pr e esf de e ni a opra e m e c lt e t e d icum nt s a i hed oc dur or t nni ng ppr i t di a r a m nt a housng f Tuc D e e nt s d notbeputt t s bur nsbef r ha ng a c nc t nd i or k. f nda s houl o he e de o e vi ha e o de opt is tuought nor lltgainpr se ,whih aewelunder vel he sues l he ma ii to oce ss c r l way.J The . Z co ts r e Tuck' a ende c pl i o t de e ur e v d s m d om a nt n he f ndant i m i N o m be 2011, nd a s n d- ve r a r po i pl adi i due i J nua y 201 es nsve e ng s n a r 2. Fort r a ons s a e t co tfndst tTuc ha f ie t a l e f c s s t c e t he e s t t d, he ur i ha k s a l d o leg a t ufi i nt o stsya1 f h fu fco so teW itrsa d r t d mo srt t t ne lc t r ij n tv aif 1 o t e o r a t r f h n e tn ad o e n tae ha i tro u o y nu cie r le i wa r nt Rea Tr h,5 F. a 347.Tuc sm oto wilbede e An a opra e e if s ra ed. l ut 75 3d t k' in l nid. ppr it or rwili s t s da de l s ue hi y. The C l r i di e t d t s nd c e oft sm e or e k s r c e o e opi s hi m andum opi on a a om pa ng ni nd cc nyi or rt pl i if de o a ntf . y ENTER:Thi 19 d yo De e e, 01 . s . a f c mb r2 1 ' G , Chi fU nie St t D i ti tJ e t d a es s r c udge

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