-RSB Smith v. Clarke et al, No. 7:2011cv00455 - Document 5 (W.D. Va. 2011)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 10/20/2011. (tvt)
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ctE- s OFFI U. Dl cotr CE e. sm l A R9AN q E, A T F'ul ) V O< 1i OCT 22 2 1 21 I TH E UNI N TED STATES DI STRI COURT CT FO R TH E W ESTE RN DI STRI T O F V I G I A C R NI RO AN O K E DI VISI N O O TTLEY SM I H , T JULI G. 'IE CL A ' Y ERK BY: DE CA SE N O .7: 11CV 00455 Pl ntf ai if, M EM O M N D UM O PI I N N O V S. M R. HAROLD CLARKE, & , c By:GlnE. nr d e Co a C hi fU nie St e D i t i tJudge e t d at s s r c Dee fndants. t) Otl y Sm ih,a i a epr ee ng pr K , ie t scvi rg sa ton plr ua t 42 te t n nm t oc di o fld hi i l i ht c i zs nt o U. C.j 1 algi t ta aVigi ll i t,hehasbee il alyta fre a S. 983, le ng ha s r n sands nmae n leg l rnse rd nd c i di t s gr tonuni a W alnsRi Stt Prs ( RSP) ama mum s trt onfne n he e egai t t le dge ae ion W , xi ecziy prs i Vigi a,a t the mus be inm e a ey ta f re ba k t t Vigi I l . Sm ih ion n r ni nd ha t r dit l r ns e r d c o he r n sands t s t e oye oft Vigi aDe t n ofCore tons( ues wo mpl es he r ni parme t rci VDOC) Afe rviw ofhi . tr e e s s b si n ,hec u ti dsta t c mp an mu tb s mmmiyds se wih u prj ie u miso s t o r fn h t he o lit s e u l imis d t o t eudc . 1. Sm ih' com pl i m a onl t f l i c s y s a e ent ofhi c a m s S ol ton t s a nt kes y he olow ng ur or t t m s s li : t ai vi of8t A m e m e rght t f ton a a V li a e nota a VA i a e; ol ton of 1 h h nd nt i s o unc i s nm t s nm t vi a i 4t Ame d n Rih t Du P o e s Ilg l o fn me ta ans j rs ito l e .a ' He n me t g t o e r c s ; l a c ni e n g i t u id cina f d lw. e ' a t he t hi co pl ntco esofawrte Enf malco pl nt'f nn a agreva t the tac s o s m ai pi itn s or i m ai ' o nd i nce ha hasfld a W RSP,e es i hi bei ft thei m ongf l cas ii d f s gr t d ie t xpr sng s le ha s uly l sfe or e ega e c ni e n t r . Heas s b t a moinf rp ei n r ij n tv r le, r uigt ti i o fn me thee1 lo u mis to o rlmiay n u cie eif a g n ha t s 1 l hi g iva c a dhi ij ncin mo in,S t me tonsh sRa tfra r lgiusbeif n s re n e n s n u to to mih n i i sa a in ei o le s and hi desr t be moved t a s egaton pod wher ot sofhi f t ar hous However Smih s ie o o egr i e her s aih e ed. , t doesnotof e any evi fr dencet the haspr e ed any s h r i ousrght cl m t ough al lvel oft ha es nt uc elgi i s ai hr l e s he p ion' g iva c p o e r s a rquie f re ha si un r4 U. C.j 1 e a .Ac or i l t rs s re n e r c du e , s e r d o x u ton de 2 S. 997 () c dngy,he cour doesnotconsi any s cl m t be pr l bef et cour att stme. t der uch ai o opery or he t hi i c u a unus puni hm e t c i hi a a m a m um s curt pr s a t the di not r el nd ual s nt o onfne m t xi e iy ion nd ha d r eveahea i be or bei ta f r d t aVigi aprs .2 H e asserst thewils f r ec i rng f e ng r nsere o r ni ion t ha l ufe i r pa abl hn m by bei hous d i s e t d c i m en i t c tdoesnotor rhi re r e r ng e n egr ga e onfne t f he our de s i e aeta f rba t t Vigi ll nds He s eksno o he f ofr i i t sa ton. mm dit r ns e ck o he r n sa . e t r onn elef n hi c i II. To saeac us o a tonunde j 1 aplitf mus esa iht thehasbee tt a e f ci r 983, anif t tbls ha n de i d ofrg sg r nt e byt Consiuton o lwsoft Unie St esa t tt s prve i ht ua a e d he tt i r a he t d at nd ha hi de i ton r s t d fom c prva i e ule r onduc c t omm itd by ape s n a tng unde c orofsae lw .W e t te ro ci r ol tt a s v. ki , U. 42( 988 .A c antfldbya i t c le ngt c At ns 487 S. 1 ) ompli ie n nmae halngi he onduc ofa t n tofierore oye ofag mme a e iy'ma bedimisdunde j1 5 b)1 i t t fc mpl e ove ntl ntt ' y s se r 91 A( ( ) f he c ompl i i t rvol ,malci orf ist saea c am upo whi h r i m a begr nt d. ant s t i ous f i ous al o t t l i n c elef y a e ' ' W he a de e n f ndanti lwf l convit d a c i t prs he l e asgnii nt s a uly c e nd onfned o ion, os s i fca itr s i h slb ryf rt p ro o t s n e c .Ga tnv. v o , 4 F.d3 0, 4 (t ne et n i ie t o he ei d f he e tn e so Ta l r 9 6 2 4 3 3 4 h Ci.1 ) l t ha nolbe t i e eti rmani c i di t sat ortnior whee r 991 . nmaes ve i ry ntr s n e i ng onfne n he t e e t y r t y we ec ced,a t y ha no pr eced lbe t i e es i beng c i d i any he r onvi t nd he ve ot t i ry nt r t n i ontne n pa tc a t ofprs e n whe c tonsi o prs a em or r srctveorha s t n riulr ype ion, ve n ondii n ne ion r e e ti i r h ha c n to i oh rp io .M e c u v. n 4 U.. 5 2 4( 9 6 . i v. a n k na o di ns n te rs ns a h m Fa o, 27 S 21 , 2 1 7 ) Olm W kie o , i , 461U. 238,247- ( 98 .l t 'lbe t i erssae S. 48 1 3) nmaes i ry nt et r lm ie t t f e dom f om r t a ntwhi h,whie note e ng t s nt e i i t d o he r e r es r i c l xc edi he e enc n s h a une uc n xpec e ma rast gi rs t pr e ton by t DuePr s t d nne o ve ie o ot c i he oce s Cl us ofis ow n f r e, ne hel s i pos s a ypi la s g fca ha ds p on a e t o e no t e s m e t ca nd i ni i nt z hi t i t i r lton t t o di r i i t ofprs lf . he nma e n ea i o he r na y ncden s ion ie Sandi v. n Conner 51 U. 47 48 ( ) , 5 S. 2, 4 1995 . 2 Sm ih alo sat t thi cur entconfnementvi a esot cons iutonalam endment . t s t es ha s r i olt her tt i s Becaus he doesnotof e any cl s em e ofcl msarsng unde t e a endment however t e fr ear tt nt ai ii r hes m s, , he cour doesnotconsdert e isuest be pr rl bef et cour f consi aton. t i hes s o ope y or he t or der i 2 Unde t eprncpls Smih' al gai nsf lt sa ea co tt i cli r hes i i e , t s le to ai o t t ny nsiutonal am a tona et rj 1 ci bl mde 983.Fis,snc Smihhasno c tt i rghtt rman c i di t rt i e t onsiutonal i o e i onfne n he Vigi I lndsori aprs ofany pa tc ars t t lvel hi c pli sa r n sa n ion ri ul ecuiy e , s om a nt bouthi co i s ntnued c i men a W RSP,i Vigi a donotsaea a tona ecli unde j 1 ontne t t n r ni, tt ny ci bl am r 983.The def nda sar notvi a i any c tt i lypr t c e rg mer l by c i ngt hous e nt e oltng onsiutonal o e t d i ht ey ontnui o e h m a W RS i amo er srdi ee vio me tr g z ls o t es c i saushee j ye i i t Pn r e ti v n r n n , e a de s f h e urt tt y no d n t V igi I l ndsprs s t m . he r n s a i on ys e S c n S t f ist alg fcsidc t t a t ec ndto st whihh i s be tn e o d, mih al o l e a t n iai h t h o i n o c e s u j c i e ng i t W RSP s gr ton uni a ea ypi ly ha s c he e ega i t r t cal r h, ompa e t Vigi aprs c tonsi r d o r ni ion ondii n ge r ,s a t gi r s t a pr t c e lbe t i t r ti a di t ts a us Sa n,s a ne al o s o ve i e o ny o e t d i ry n e es n voi ng ha t t . ndi upr . Thus Smih f l t sa ea cai t the ha be n de i d oflbe t i e esspos i y cr a e , t ais o tt ny l m ha s e prve i ry nt r t sbl e t d by Vigi aprs r a i . The c t ncudest tSmih' al ga i sa eno a tona e r ni ion egultons our co l ha t s le tons tt c i bl j1 3duepr es cam a wils 98 oe s li nd l ummaiydimist c antunde j191 b)1 . rl s s he ompli r 5A( () Sm ih aleg va l t tbeng c i d i Vigi a a r el a f ced,orc i t l es gue y ha i onfne n r ni dve s y f e t ontnuest o afe t a pe t ofhi prs lf hehad s edifc t a e sng Vigi I l ndsc t çf fc, s cs s ion ie: om f uly cc s i r n sa ours ûor a alpu pos s'hi f m iy c nnotvii, si ge y lm ist numbe oft e ppe r e ,' s a l a st hi ndi nc i t he r elphonec l he als ca m a t f miy member , ndt Vig n l lnds s trt cas ik a i s tm ,t whi h he n ke o a l s a he r i sa ' ecziy l st ton yse o c i s b e t p e e t hm fo e r n alwe s c rt ca sfc to u d rVign ar g ain s s u j c, rv n s i r m anig o r e u i lsiiain n e r ii e ulto s o y ta h c udh v ap io j ba dmo t als r srciep io Ye,heVDOC d fn a t h t e o l a e rs n o n ve o e s e titv rs n. tt ee d ns he nn esi t s l w s tha no r s m n hi a ui ve e ponsbiiy f t m n ri whi h V i gi I l nds pr s n i lt or he nne n c r n sa ' i o ofi a scl sf i a e orf t de ii n t tSm ih beta f redt Vig ni i t trt fcil as iy nm t s or he c so ha t r ns e r o r i a n he is plc Hec nnothol aprs n ofi illa eunde j1 c ant f consiutona a e. n d io tca ibl r 983 ompli s or tt i l vi a i l r lt d t t tofi a ' own c oltons m e ae o ha fcils onduc i s t n ome r s c . Se e. ,Fihe v. e pe t e, g. s r 3 W a h n t nM er poia Ar aTrn iAuh r, 9 F.d 1 3 ,1 4 - 3 (t Ci.1 8 )( n i s i co to l n e a st to .6 0 2 1 3 1 2 4 4 h r 9 2 t dng t i t tj1 r uie s ngofdee ntspe s lful et rbas ont dee nts ha 983 eq rs howi fnda ' rona a t ihe ed he fnda ' pe s c ronal onductora he ' c not rs onducti exe utonofdeenda ' polce orc t ) n c i f nts iis usoms. Fo t r a o ssae ,hec u t imis sS t sc mplitwih u p eu ie p ru n r he e s n ttd t o r ds s e mi o an t o t rj d c , u s a t h' t j 1 5A( ( ,frfiur t saeacam.Bec us Smihf ist de taea lkei o 91 b)1) o al e o tt li a e t al o monsr t ny i lhood o s c e so hi u d ryigc n ttto a cam, i rq e tf ritro u o yij n tv r le f u c s n s n el n o siui n l li h s e u s o ne lc t r n u cie eif mus bede e SeeW itrv. t a Re olce Dee eCounci.nc.555U. 7,20( t nid. ne Naurl s tr s fns ll , S. 2008) (i dngt a p ei n r ijmcier l fwarn e o l i lt a t e n tae , mo goh r fn i h t r l a y n t tv ei ra td n y f ii n d mo srt s n n te mi e g fcor,ha û i lkel t s e dont mert' .Si lry,i s hast cour concudes a t s t tt s i y o ucc e he he is' mial namuc he t l ) t tSm ih f ist s a e a ac i bl c a m , he co tc nno fnd t the hass ha t a l o t t ny tona e l i t ur n t i ha hown e ptona xce i l cic s a esw a r ntng t a r um t nc r a i he ppoi m e ofco eli t s c vi ac i See G or v. e nt nt uns n hi i l ton. don Le ke, 574F. 11 11 ( h Ci.1 ) Coo v. 2d 47, 73 4t r 978 ; k Bounds 518F. 779( hCi.1 ) , 2d 4t r 975 . TheCl k i diecedt s nd c e oft smemor ndlm opi on a ac om pa ng er s r t o e opis hi a l ni nd c nyi or rt pl ntf . de o ai i f G ENTER:Thi A6 dayofOcobe , 1. s t r 201 L3 r' j z ' ('v ., 4 ' ut, h w 'z ' Chi fUnied St t s Di t i tJ e t a e s rc udge 4
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