Miller v. Kelley

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MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Samuel G. Wilson on 03/06/2012. (rkc)

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CLERK' OFFI U S. ST COURT S CE DI . AT ROANOKE, VA FI LED I THE UNI N TED STATES DI STRI COURT CT VOR THE W ES TERN DI TRI OFVI NI S CT RGI A ROANOKE DI SI VI ON A NN M A RIE M ILLER , MA2 25 2 1 22 BJL .U L C E K K ACD DS LR U /, . ', =7 4 rp > Ci lA cton N o.7: cvvi i 10- 00546 Pl ntf , ai if V. M EM O R AN D UM O PI I N N O JEN NI FER A N N K ELLEY , D ef endant . By:Sam uelG .W is l on Unie St esD i t i tJudge t d at src Pli if An M a i M ilr orgi lyfld t sa ton i t U. Diti tCour f t antf, n re le , i nal ie hi c i n he S. src t or he Diti tofCo or do,ms e tng asa e lw lbe c am agans de e src l a s ri t t -a i l l i i t f ndan ,J nnie Al Kel y, t e f r m le p ru n t tec u t 2 U. 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M i e' c n u t stv l meisanar wl d a p etln ij n to FrtM i e l rs o d c po iiey rt ro y rwn r -iig n u cin. is, l r l l ha a hit y offlng vexa i , r s i a duplc tve l w s t . She hasus d he s s or ii tous ha a sng, nd i a i a uis e r know l dge oft l ls t m t brng num e ous l w s t a i tK e l y and herf m iy i a e he ega ys e o i r a uis ga ns le n l n m uliude off r s a r st co r N otone o t e l ws t ha s ce de on t m e is tt o um c os he unt y. f hos a uis s uc e d he rt . Se ond,t r i no i c ton t tM il r spur e i t lng t e l w s t i a hi c he e s ndi a i ha le ' pos n i i hes a uis s nyt ng ot rt n t ha as K e l y a he f m iy. R a he t n usng he f lng t m a l ga he ha o r s le nd r a l t r ha i r ii s o ke e l a g e s s us s t r um nt , he e hem t hea s n a rdi ul on Kele a he f m iy. Se e g. M il r o p cor nd i c e l y nd r n l e. . , le v. slr 1: 1 v753( D. 2011 (ttngi arpl t amoto t dimist tKele wa a Kese , 1 c D. C. ) sai n e y o in o s s ha ly s S a ,supi wom a wih bad t e h a ugl ha r' t tKele s s n w asa d çt t d f n t e t nd y i ' ha ; l y' o nç obnoxi ,ilt r t ous lie a e b a i'a t tKely' da e wasat ee nwihabee gut' .And, ve muli e r gga ; nd ha le s ughtr t te t pr r .) ' gi n tpl o ru te i muli ef ms M ilrhasr peae y f ld t s es f l pr e ut e n one ppo tnii s n tpl onl , le e tdl aie o ucc s uly os c e ve ofhe c am s Thr r l i . oughout he lng eha bee s tf l i c nt a t eae ng. , r a uag s n pie u , nde e , nd hr tni Thid, he e i noque ton t tM ilrsflngsha b de d t c t a ot rpa tes r t r s si ha le ' ii ve ur ne he ours nd he ri . The c t i w hi h M il rha ap a e ha e nde unt d r our es a e s ng he flngs our s n c le s pe r d ve xpe d ol es c ddr s i r ii . Li w i e Kele a he f m iy ha be n f ce t de e t m s l s ag ns m erte sc a m s ke s , l y nd r n l ve e or d o f nd he e ve ai t il s l i i c t a r st c n ours c os he ount y. r Fourh, t r tve s nc i a e i de t i t s c s t ale na i a tons r na qua e n hi a e.The c t s e a ne our ha xpl i d ele r i t sopi ont tRul 11a j1 aei pplc bl hee.W hiet c tc d swhee n hi ni ha e nd 927 r na ia e r l he our oul us isi r ntpo rt mone a iy s nc i M il ,s e Chnmbe sv. e t nhe e we o t rl a ton ler e r NASCO.l . 501U . nc, S. 3 45 46( 991, rrce ba uptyflngsc td onhe a lt t pa s has ncin. 2, - 1 )he e nt nkr c ii as oubt r biiy o y uc a to I add ton,M ilrha i or e t sco t ha Kel y a he hus nd,by c i ng i t r n ii le s nf m d hi ur t t le nd r ba ontnui n hei c u s o c n u t aet a nn te ev sn w cv l ut. ( pl. o. t Fe s2 E. F. o re f o d c, r û r ig h ms le e ii s is' Re y M t At' e , C. e ' y No. ) AndM ilrsae i he DititofCol ac s t tCll r i not ngi t sword 40. le ttd n r src umbi a e ha lthee s hi n hi l t twile rdic ag g r fom ( s ngKely' hus ndl' ( pl M ot Dimis6, ha l ve sour e hej r purui le s ba . Re y . s s ' E. F. 2 . Th c u th r fr fn si u l eyt a a ys n to s r o ap e fl C. No. 3) e o r t eeo e d t ni l h t n a cin ho t f r -ii k ng ij cinwi d trMilr nun to l ee l . l e Laty a ij n to p o i t gM i e fo fl gf tr os a to a an t l y sl, n n u cin r hbin l r rm ii uu epr e cins g is Kel i l n e a he f m iy i t sditi ti na r y t ior d t ftt s c fccic sa esa is By nd r a l n hi src s rowl al e o i he pe ii r um t nc t s ue. flngm uli epr s a tons M il rha us d t lga s t m t ha a sKele a he f miy ii tpl o e c i , le s e he e l yse o r s ly nd r n l w ihouti uni t ex ns ofa a t y. A sa r ul, lc ns a t ne ve sM il r s t nc ng he pe e n tonw es t no i e ed tor y t le ' c pl i s be or s f l t . By r quii M il rt fl t ough c om a nt f e he ies hem e rng le o ie hr ouns lbef e s ng Kele e or ui ly orhe f m iy, he co ts e t e ur a s r s c t ra l t ur e ks o ns e obe e ond houghtbef r tlng,r s rc M il r s o e i i e ti t le ' a ce st t c t t t l s e e ne s a y,pr e tKele and he f m iy f om ve to c s o he ours o he ea t xt nt ce s r ot c ly ra l r xa i us l iaini h rh medsrc, n ti rteij n to t tep riulrcr u tn e o t i i g to n e o itit a d al h nu cin o h a t a ic msa c s f hs t o c Case. 1 11. F rt era o ssae ,h c u t le tra ij n to p o iii M ilrfo fln o h e s n ttd t e o r wil n e n nu cin r hbtng le r m iig f t epr s a tons a ns K e l y orhe f m iy i t sdit i t u ur / e c i gai t le r n l n hi src . - C ENTER : hi 6t da ofM a c 201 t s h y r h, 2. ' A, . . . ' z . A . .' A y I TED STA TES D I STRI JUD GE CT

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