Panfile v. Johnson

Filing 11

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 09/14/2011. (kab)

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CLERK' OFFI U. DI Cour S CE s. R AT DANVILE, L VA A% D oc SE 1 I TH E U NI N TED STATE S D I STR I CO UR T CT FO R TH E W ESTER N D I STR I O F V I G I I CT R N A R O A N O K E D I ISIO N V A LLEN N EIL PAN FILE ,SR . , Pett oner, ii 2UL BY: Ci lA cti N o.7: cvvi on 11- 00212 M EM O M N D UM O PIN IO N G ENE M .JO H N SO N , Res pondent . 2 U EY . . P C By: H on.Jaclson L.K i t ser Seni U nied St esD i ri Judge or t at st ct A le N e lPa ie,Sr ,a Vi gi a i a e pr e ng pr K ,fl a pe ii f a w rtof l n i nf l . r ni nm t oce di o ied tton or i . habe sc pus purua t 28U. 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S 90 a 2011W L 767700, *1 ( a .7,2011 ( s usi pr e ngst tquaiya c ltr at 0 M r ) dic sng oce di ha lf s olaeal rviw) A dititco tma s e e . src ur y ummarl dimisaj225 peii i apeii rf l t ma iy s s 4 tton f ttone ais o ke t r qui ie s i oftm e i s a t rt c t tf e pe ii rt tt pe ii a a s he e st how ng i lne s fe he our no ii s ttone ha he tton ppe r untm el a a l s a opporuniy t pr de a a gum e a e de e. 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C. 22 4()1( -D) 8 S. j 4 d ()A)( . 2peii rdi notaguetmeln ttone d r i i esu d rsbscin ( tru h( . s n e u eto s B) ho g D) F. 701,7 ( hCi.2002) 3d 07 4t r . Pettone ' j225 peii i untmel underj2 d)1( .Peii rsco cin ii rs 4 tton s i y 244( ( )A) ttone ' nvito be m e f na i M a c 2009,whe t tm e e r d f pe ii rt no e a a ca i l n r h n he i xpi e or ttone o t n ppea oft Cour l he t ofAppe l sdi m i s lofhi diec a a t t Supr m e Cour ofVi gi a. Pe ii ne fl hi a' s s a s r t ppe l o he e t r ni tto r ied s s at habeaspetton i January 2010,t m ont aft hi convi i becam e t . 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A lhough pe ii r s ilha notpr e e hi ha s c a m st t Supr m e Cour o t ttone tl s es nt d s bea l i o he e tf Vigi a hi pr e f de a pe ii n i untm ey. Peii r spro f de alpe ii do no t l r ni , s es nt e r l tto s i l ttone ' i r e r ttons t ol t sat eoflmiai . Se Dunca v. ake ,33U. 1 1 182( )(;Aq a i ton he t ut i ttons e n W 1 r5 S. 67, 8 - 2001 ç( n pplcai f f r lha œscor us r vi w i nota t pplc ton f St t pos - onvi ton orot r or ede a be p e e s n k i a i or a e t c a ci he c l tr l e iw'wi i t me nngof U. C. 2 4 ( )2 .Se to 2 4 ( )2 t rf r ol ea rv e ' t n he a i 28 S. j 2 4 d ( ) cin 2 4 d () heeo e a h dl lnott lt lmiai pei durngt pe nc ofr pondent frtf r ha as oes ol he i tton rod i he nde y es ' is edeal be s pe ii ' .Eve t lng t pe i whe hi saeco lt r lat c wa pe ngbe or t tton.' ) n oli he rod n s tt la e a ta k s ndi f e he Cic tCour , or t n t e ve m ont pas e be w e n w he pe ii r s c c i bec m e r ui t m e ha w l hs s d t e n ttone ' onvi ton a fna a w he he f l d t i t ntf der lpe ii A c or ngl pe ii rf l t tm e y tl i l nd n ie he ns a e a tton. c di y, tt one aied o i l i e t i t ntpe ii n,a 1m us di m i si unl s 1e t bl t lt s a ut oflm ia i ns he ns a tt o nd t s s t es quia y ol he t t e i t to . I r s ns t t c r ' c n e po e o he ou ts ondii tonalflng or ra s ng pe ii rt thi petton ii de dvi i ttone ha s ii a ppea e t be untm el pe ii ra gue t tt c ts d e t y t lpe i oftm e rd o i y, ttone r s ha he our houl quiabl ol rgds i s a la t he a a s or e tonalf ciiy di no pr de a lt d t ovi bec us he i pr y ,he i unf m ii rw ih t l w , nd hi c r c i a e s o t . . hi as it nce vi a f tona l w lbr r i a e t a ne i l w ,ora i tt i la t y. m ssa a unc i l a i a y, nm t s r i d n a n ns iutona tonw Equiabl t lng i a ia e onl i dhos r r i t nc w he e - due t c r um s a ese e na t e oli s va l bl y n d e a e ns a es t r o i c t nc xt r l t t pa t s ow n c o he r y' onduc - i w oul be unc c ona e t e or e t lm ia i pe i ag ns t t d ons i bl o nf c he i t ton rod ai t t ep rya d g o sij siewo l r s t' Ro s v. e 33 F.d2 , 46(t Ci. 0 3 (. h a t n r s n u tc u d eul. u e Le , 9 3 38 2 4h r 2 0 ) : ' : . ba )(ntr quotto maksomitd)(ii Ha sv. c ns 209F. 325,330(t nc i enal ain r te ctng ni Huthi on, 3d 4h Ci.2000).M eelc ofknowldgea utl lpr es ort saut yde i frfdea r ) r ak e bo ega oc s he tt or adlne o e rl ha a r le doesnots be s e i f uppor gr ntng s h e r or na y r lef Se H a s 209 F. a 330. t a i uc xt a di r e i . e ni , 3d t Fur he m or ,ldo notf nd a e r or na y c r um s aw esi t sr or t tpr ve e t r e i ny xt a di r ic t l n hi ec d ha e nt d peiine fom tlngatmel peii Se UniedStt v.Sos ,364F. 507,51 ( h Ci. tto r r ii i y tton. e t aes a 3d 2 4t r 2 0 )(r K sausa in rnc o t elw d e n t u tf e utbl t lig ; r e v. 0 4 p o tt nd g o a e f h a o s o j siy q ia e oln ) Tu n r J on,1 F. 390, ( t Ci.1 )( i t tunfmiirt wiht lw duet ohns 77 3d 392 5h r 999 notng ha a laiy t he a o ilt lieracy orpro >tsausdoe not ol l ttonspei .Peii rsoo ant a utt tt s t l i ai mi rod) ttone ' mpli s bo he .. qua iy oft pr s s l lr s ur esorf e nc oft i tt i la t ne s vi isa s d tt he i on' ega e o c r que y he ns iutona tor y' s t l o o notpr deaba i f e t et lng. Se a s Tuc rv. ng t 538 F. 732, 735(t ovi ss or quiabl oli e lo ke Ki son, 3d 7h Ci.2008 (ttngt tlmie a e st alw lbrr i notgoundsf e tbl t lng) Fl r ) sai ha i td cc s o a i a y s r or quia e oli ; ' ye v.Hikman,273F. 11 11 ( t Ci. c 3d 44, 46 9h r 2002)(e nii t tt lckofa ce st lbrr rcog zng ha he a c s o i ay mae il doesnota omai lyquaiyasgr tras ut tcal lf oundsf e tbl t lng) Ha yv.J hns No. or quia e oli ; n' o on, 2: v28, 06c 2006U, DitLEXI 78 3,2006W L 3299992,* ( D.Va.Oc. 2006) S. s. S 41 3 E. t25, (ttngt tdea d t s ki lgala cea r ae algai ofi de t prs lw sai ha lys ue o ee ng e dvi nd eltd le tons na quae ion a lbrresaenots fci te ror naycr u tnce fre tbl t lng ;Bur v. c 349 i ai r ufi en xta di r ictnsa s o quia e oli l ns Be k, F.Supp. 1971 974( . N. 200 ( evi t tprs n c tons s hasl kdownsor 2( , M D. 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