Lovings v. Mathena

Filing 28

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 1/29/2013. (tvt)

ek'- : eFFl u. > e .eeur
e' ..
AT O y I e,
kk VA

J 21/ ;
l31 C
p
j
.
:

I TH E U NI
N
TED STATE S D I
STR I C O U R T
CT
FO R TH E W ESTERN D I
STR I O F VI G I I
CT
R N A
R O AN O K E DI SI N
W O
PA U L A . O VI G S,
L
N
Pett oner,
ii

M N DA LL L .M ATH ENA ,
R espondent
.

JuL .
MY1
w
DEP

RK
'
L

Ci lA c i N o.7: 2- vvi t on
1 c 00238

)
)
)
)
)
)
)

M EM O M ND U M O PI O N
NI
By:

H on.Jaclson L .K i
t
ser
Seni U ni e St t sD i t c Judge
or
t d a e s ri t

Pa A .
ul Lovi ,aVigi ai aepr e ng pr K ,fld apeii f a wrtofha s
ngs
r ni nm t oc edi
o
ie
tton or
i
bea
.

c pus purua t 28U. C.j225 compl ni abou deecsi pr - arngpr es l di
or , s nt o
S.
4,
ai ng
t f t n ehe i oc s ea ng
t an i tt i lcon c i Re ponde fl am o i t dimis a pe ii rr ponde
o nsiutona
viton. s
nt ied
ton o s s , nd ttone es
d,

m a ng t ma trrpef diposton.Afe r viwi t r cor Igr ntt m o i t dimis
ki he te i or s ii
tr e e ng he e d, a he ton o s s
be us pe ii ri note il t ha sr le .
ca e ttone s
ntted o bea ei f
1
.

On Ocobe 24, 0,ac r tona ofk e a t Re Oni Stt Prs c ge
t r 201
oreci l t r t he d on a e ion har d
pe ii rwih m a nga lwd orobs e a tt r a t rper o
ttone t ki
e
c ne c owa d no he
s n.Alhough pe ii ra gued
t
ttone r
t tde e t i pr - a i pr e e w a r nt di m i s loft c r ,t he r ng of i er
ha f c s n e he r ng oc dur s r a ed s s a
he ha ge he a i
fc

f
ound pe ii rguit oft ofe ea i
ttone ly he f ns nd mpos d a s nt nceofs ve days iolton.
e e e
e n
' s ai
Pe ii ne fl d awrtofha ascor wih t Supr m eCour ofVigi a,c
tto r ie
i
be
pus t he
e
t
r ni ompl i ng
ani
ofde ec si pr he rng pr ed e f rt Oc o r24,201 ofe e.The Supr m eCour of
f t n e- a i
oc ur s o he t be
0, f ns
e
t
V igi a di m i s d t pe ii be us ç be c pusdoesnotle i t sm a t r' Lovi v.
r ni s s e he tton ca e ç as or
ha
i n hi te .
'
nzs

W a d no t Re Onin SaePrs n No 1 2 2 , l o a 1( . . 0 2 2 (iig
r e f he d o tt io , . 1 3 9 si p. t Va Apr 2 , 01 ) ctn
p
Car lv. ohns n, Va.683,694,685S. 2d647,652(
rol J o 278
E.
2009).Peii rs e tyfld
) ttone ubsquenl ie
t s e com pl i sa
he am
a nt boutt pr - a i pr edur s i t i t tpe ii n.
he e he r ng oc
e n he ns an tto

I
I.

Re ponde fl amoton f apr e tveor rf pe ii ne ' r quessf ad isons
s
nt ied
i or ot c i de or tto rs e t or m s i

a dt p o u to o d c me t.Rue6o t eRulsGo mig j2 4Ca e r q ie la eo
n he r d cin f o u n s l f h
e ve n 25 s s e ur s e v f
c tf ra pa t t c
our o ny ry o onduc dico r No la ha be n g a e pli ifsr quessd not
t s ve y.
e ve s e r ntd, antf e t o
i
mpac t diposton oft saci a Iwilno a horzedic r Acc di y,Igr n
t he s ii
hi ton, nd
l t ut i s ove y.
or ngl
at

rs
e ponde ' moton f apr e tve or r
nts i or ot c i
de .
1
11.

lmus if uslont nee t enszet tsaeprs r us onl ha asc pus(
tçoc l he d o tr ha tt ione s e y be or or

smia sae rme iswh nt e se t iv l aet edlaino t i c n ie n - et r
i lr tt) e d e e h y e k o n ai t h t to f her o fn me t i
d
r
he

die tytr ug a ij ncinc mpeln s e irr la eo i ie tyt r u haj iil
rcl h o h n nu to o lig pe d e ee s r ndrcl h o g udca
dee mi ton t tnec s rl i i t unlwf l s oft Stt sc t ' W iki o v.
t r na i ha
es a iy mples he a u ne s he a e' usody.
' l ns n

Do s n, 4 U.. 4 81( 0 5 .Peiin rscams e e i s c sf lwo l no t e e s rl
to 5 4 S 7 , 2 0 ) t o e ' li , v n f uc e s u, ud t t c sa i
t
n
y
s ls edirr ea e'fom c t be us t pe t f t c ci wass ven da '
pel pe e el s ' r
usody ca e he naly or he onvi ton
e
ys
i ol ton, w hi h di notaf e tt dur ton ofpe ii r ss nt nc 1 Thus pe ii r s c ai s do
s ai
c d
f c he a i
ttone ' e e e.
, ttone ' l m

r lt t t dtr to ofhi c
ea e o he lai n
s onûntme ,do notlewihi çhec e ofha scor , a mus
nt
i t n ç or
t
bea pus' nd
'
t
bedim is .2 Se à.a 8 .
s s ed
ep t 1
a
I .
V

Fo t f egoi r as , gr ntr s
r he or ng e ons 1 a e ponde ' m oton f ra pr t tveor randm oto
nts i o
o eci
de
in
t dimi s and Idim ist pe ii f awrtofha ascom us Ba e upon my fndi t
o s s,
s s he tton or
i
be
. sd
i ng hat

' to g ptin ralj di teptto ta h l tg o c n uti ,h rcr etbih stapeiinrdi
Al u h eio e lee n h ei n ht eos o d o d ctmete eod salse ht t o e d
h
t
i
t
notf f i good co
or e t
nduc tm ebe us oft O c obe 24, 0,ofe e. Any cha i pe ii r sr t ofe r ng
tl
ca e he t r 201
f ns
nge n ttone ' a e a ni
goodconduc tm easar s toft i tt ina co ci doesnoti plc t apr t t lbe t i e es.See e. ,
ti
e ul he nsiuto l nviton
m iae oeced i ry ntr t
. 2.

Lu e v S ot71F.d 1 2 1 39 (t Ci.1 9 )(iigMe c u v Fa o 4 7U. 21 , 2 n8(9 6)
k n . c t, 3 9 , 9 -4 5h r 9 5 ctn a h m . n , 2 S. 5 2 9 . 1 7 ).
2Peii rscl m sm a bebr
ttone ' ai
y
ought i a alva4 U. C. 1 8 .W i - s n 5 4U.. ts .
, f t 1 i 2 S. j 9 3
,
li o , 4 S a 1
.n
k
2

peii rha no madet r quiies t nta s
ttone s t
he e st ubsa i l howi ofde a ofaco tt i lrghtas
ng
nil
nsiutona i

r q ie b 28U.. j2 5 () ac riiaeo a p aa l yi d n e .
e urd y
SC. 2 3 c , e t c t f p e lbit s e id
f
i
TheCl r i diecedt s nd aco oft sM e a l Opi on a t a ompa ng
ek s r t o e
py hi mor ndtm
ni nd he cc
nyi
Or rt peii ra cot e ofr cor f r s
de o ttone nd ms l e d or e ponde .
nt

ENTER :
Thi

w;da ofJ nua y, 3.
y a r 201
I
.

N

ni Unie Stt sDititJ
or t d a e src udge

3