Shelton v. Clarke

Filing 6

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Samuel G. Wilson on 3/28/13. (tvt)

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pe i, rng h s ci n uru n o 2 S.
9 3 o n u tve eif g i t
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t t r m oved duet a undicl e di e e a ofi al de ed hi r ques f dent es
ee h e
o n
s os d s as nd fci s ni
s e
t or
ur .
Be us She t n' c pl i f l t s a e a cl i f pr pe tve r i ft ti notpur l
ca e lo s om a nt ais o t t ny am or os c i ele ha s
ey
s c atve a a cl m f r tos c i r i i we lbeyond t a i bl t ye
pe ul i nd ny ai or e r pe tve elef s l
he pplca t wo- ar

saut lmiai ,t cour suas edimis purua t 28U. C.j 1 e)2)B)itt e i ttons he t
pont s s es s nt o
S.
915( ( ( ()
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i)
1.

She t alegest twhie i ar r t d a VD OC ' G r n Rock Cor ec i
lon l
ha
l nc ce a e t
s ee
r t onalCe er
nt

f om J 2009 t oug s e poi i 201 a undi cl ed di ea e r uled i m edi al
r
une
hr h om
nt n
0, n
s os
s s es t n
c
pr es i st e r ovi a1 ofhi t e h. Shet f t rc ai st tofi i sdeni d hi
of sonal her em ng l
s et
lon urhe l m ha fc al
e s
r ques s f de ur due t t l k oftm e r a ni on hi s nt
e
t or nt es
o he ac
i em i ng
s e ence. I O c obe 201
n t r 2,

She t n be s vi a he t ee ye s nt nc a wa i ta l hous a t Da le
lo gan er ng not r hr - ar e e e, nd s nii ly
ed t he nvil

Ciy J l1 Shet cli t VDOC t ca r ponsbl f ( s me ca,aswel as
t ai.
lon ams hat
t me es i e or hi) di l
be
l
physca and m ent lwel bei by bei hel her a af lt t does tuphol m e ca
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ng d e t aciiy hat
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polc di t t by D. . polc ' Hi c pl i alo e es esa f rt thi m e ca
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O C. i y.' s om a nt s xpr s
ea ha s di l
nee - os e i y,de ur - wi ld n be r f e due t s
ds
t ns bl
nt es
l t
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o uppos l k oftm e l f t
ed ac
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s r e' Sh lo d e n ts e d ma e , u r t e a k f rij n tv r le i t ef r o
e v . et n o s o e k a g s b t ah r s s o n u c ie eif n h o m f
'
a ti m e at m e ca t a f r 'i o t t e c t 't t ee r l e f pas f iur whie
n im di e di l r ns e ' nt t at us ody' o t k e i f or t a l es l
s
s
i cus ody.
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II.

Li r ly c tued,Shet cl m st tVDOC vi a e hi Ei h Am e
be a l onsr
lon ai ha
ol t d s ght
ndm e
nt
r ght i notpr di hi w ih de ur dur ng hi i r er t on t e year ago and he
i sn
ovi ng m t nt es i
s nca c a i hr e
s

s ult st tVDOC wilc i t vi a ehi rght durng hi c r ntt m of
pec a e ha
l ontnue o olt s i s i
s ur e er
i r e a i Beca e Shelon' compl ntsa esno non-pe a i c ai t pr pec i
nca c r ton.
us
t s
ai t t
s cul tve l m o os tve
r lefa bec e t a i abl sa ut oflm ia i hasr ast r r pec i r le ,t
e i nd aus he pplc e t t e i t tons
un
o etos tve e i f he

c u t u s t ds s e h sc mplitpu s n t 28U. C.j 1 5 e ( )B)i-i)
o r s a pon e imis s i o a n rua t o
S.
91 ()2 ( ()(i.
The c tm us dim i sa ac i orcli a i a e fl agans a gover t a
our
t s s n ton
a m n nm t ies i t
nm nt l
entt orisa nt i t c tdet r i t tt ac i orcl m i f i ousorf l t
iy t ge s f he our e m nes ha he ton
ai s rvol
ais o

saeacam o whihr le ma beg a e 28U. C.j 1 5 e ( )B)i-i) ç A)
tt li n c eif y rntd.
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j dg mus a c pta tueal t f cua alg to c n ane i t c mp an .
u e t c e s r l of he a t l le ai ns o t i d n he o li t'
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Erc o v. r u , 51U. 8 ,9 ,( 0 )(ia inso te ) Alho g t c ur lb r ly
iks n Pa d s 5
S. 9 4 2 07 ctto mitd . t u h he o ti e al
consr pr s c ai s Hai v.Ker ,404U. 51 520-21( 972) t cour does
tues o e ompl nt, nes
ner
S. 9,
1 , he
t
nota t a a i a e' advoc e sua s o e de l pi s a ut y a cons iut onalc a m s
c s n nm t s
at ,
p nt ve o ng t t or nd
tt i
li

'Shet i ntiest Da leCiyJalashi c rntplceofc i men i hi c
lon de i he nvil t i
s ure a
onfne t n s ompli ,andaspa t
ant
r
ofhi r le r sst beta f r d Ent s ec t ' Asoft dat oft sopi on,i a a st tShet has
s eif vque t o r nsere t o ut usody.'
i
he e hi ni t ppe r ha
lon
be n ta er d t Powhaa Core tonalCentr s ikaly,heRe ptonCe e att prs whih ope aesa
e r nsfre o
tn r ci
e, pect l t
ce i
ntr he ion, c
rt s

arc pina castc to fclyd sg e t itkeofnd r ho lc lal a dpocs te it VDOC.
e e to nd lsi ain a ii e in d o na fe es 'm o a jis n r es h m no
i
t
2

notcl ry r s i acompli .SeeBr v.Car l 1 F. 241,243 ( h Ci.1
ea l aied n
ant
ock
rol, 07 3d
4t r 997)

( ti ,J, o c ri ) Be ud t v. t o Ha o 77 F. 1 4,1 8( t Ci.1 5 ;
Lutg .c n u rng ; a et Ciy f mptn, 5 2d 27 27 4 h r 98 )
s e as Gor v.Le 574F. 1147,1151( h Ci.1978 (ec zngt taditit
e lo don
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2d
4t r
) r ognii ha src

c r i n te pe tdt a s met er eo a o aef rapr s p an ig.
ou t s o x ce o s u h ol f dv c t o
o e l itf
Furher or i acompl i i ba r by t a i abl sat e oflm ia i ,i may
t m e, f
a nt s r ed
he pplc e t ut
i t tons t

bedimis asfi ouspurua t j 1 e)2)B)i) Nasm v.W ar M d.Hous of
s s ed rvol
s nt o 915( ( ( (i. i
dene
e
Cor .64 F. 951,956 ( h Ci.1995)(n ba .No f alsaut oflmiai a i
r,
3d
4t r
e nc)
eder tt e i ttons pples

i j 1 3a ton . W is nv. r i,4 U. 261 2 6 ( 98 ) Ac o d n l j 1 3
n 98 ci s lo Ga ca 71 S. , 6 1 5 . c r i gy, 98

a ton a eg vene byt saesau eo lmiai n a lc bl t ge r lp r o a ij r
ci s r o r d he tt tt t f i tto s pp ia e o nea e s n l n u y
ac i i t s a ewhe et alege vi atonsocc . Owensv.Okur 488 U. 235,239tons n he t t
r he l d ol i
ur
e,
S.

40( 9 9 .Vig n aha at - a sau eo lmia insf rg ne a pe s na-n u y cams
1 8 ) r i i s wo ye r tt t f i tto o e r l ro lij r li .
Va.CodeAnn.j 8. -243() Cons nty,apli ifbrngi acvi rght a tonunder
01
a.
eque l
antf i ng i l i s ci
j 1 i Vigi amus dos wihi t yea sfom t tmehi c eofa i a r .
983 n r ni
t o t n wo r r he i
s aus
cton ccues

1 Theac ua ofacaus ofa i underj 1983f saut oflmiatonspur esi bas
d.
cr l
e cton
or tt e i t i
pos s ed
onf allw.Nasm,64F. 955.A ca eofa i unde j 1983 a r t
eder a
i
3d
us
cton
r
ccues t
whent
he
pl ntf pos es ess fc e f c sa
ai if s s uf i i nt a t boutt ha m donet hi t r ona e i r w il
he r
o m hat eas bl nquiy l
r
evealhi caus ofa i ' I
s
e
cton.' d.
She t scom pl i pr s nt no cl i f pr pec i r i f t ti notpur y
lon'
a nt e e s
a m or os tve ele ha s
el

s c atve. He makesno i eli bl cl m r gar ng how VDOC c i st f i t m ee
pe ul i
nt lgi e ai e di
ontnue o a l o
t
hi m e cal physca ,orm e alne
s di ,
i l
nt
eds;hi compl ntsmpl e es tshi f art tVDOC
s
ai i y xpr s
s e ha

wilde hi s es tofm edi ca e i t f ur ashe a l ge ha ne a Gr n Rock
l ny m om or
cal r n he ut e,
le s ppe d t ee

Cor e t onalCe e .2 Thec the eor dimis hi compli pur uan t 28U. C.
r ci
nt r
our t r f e s s es s
ant s t o
S. â

191 e ( ( ()
5()2)B)i.
I i as a
t s lo ppar ntt te n i Shelon w a t s k r t os tver i fi t f m of
e ha ve f
t
s o ee e r pec i ele n he or
da age ,t sa ut oflm ia i hasr She t sown alega i r
m s he t t e i t tons
un.
lon'
l tons evealt the
ha
be i ved a e ry a 2009 t tVDOC ha m ed hi by notpr di hi wih de ur s
le
s al s
ha
r
m
ovi ng m t nt e

f l i t e r ton ofa1 hi t et Cons
olow ng he xtac i
1 s e h.
equenty,he pos es ed s fci ntf c sa
l
s s uf i e a t bout
t ha m donet hi a t ttm e t ta r ona ei r woul ha r ve ed hi c us of
he r
o m t ha i ha eas bl nquiy
d ve e al
s a e
a ton. Hi c r s t t r or comesa l toneye pa tt a i bl t yea
ci
s ur ent ui, he ef e,
t eas
ar s he pplca e wo- r

saut lmiatons. A cc di y, t cour consde st sa i t befi ousunde j28
tt e i t i 3
or ngl he
t i r hi cton o rvol
r

U. C.1 e)2)B)i)
S. 915( ( ( (i.
111.

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n or nc t he
a
ni nt r
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t ua

s nt d s s e S lo sc mp an wihprj ie
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EN TER :M a c 28 201
r h , 3.

UM TED STATES DI CT J
STRI UDGE

2M or ove , i appe st twih r pe t hi cure t r ofi ar er ton,Shet hasale been
e r t
ar ha t es ct o s r nt e m
nc c a i
lon
r ady
pr s outoft Da leCiy Jaland i o VDOC,r nde i hi r
ocesed
he nvil t i
nt
e rng s eques t betanse r i o sa e
t o r f r ed nt tt
c t m oot
usody
.

3Ast Nasm c tc ude , i sre n a if r
he i our oncl d n cenig n n o mapa pei p io e c mpan, dsrc c u t y
u rs rsn r o lita itit o r ma
c i rasa teof lm ia i de e es s ewhe t fceoft compli pl nl r veast e se of
onsde ttz
t
i ttons f ns ua pont
n he a
he
ant ai y e l he xitnct
t tdef e. SeeN a i ,6 F. a 953
ha ens
sm 4 3d t -54.W hieShet doesnotr ques moneay da age ,hi a r
l
lon
e t
tr m s s ppaent

rq s frij n tv rle i n t nyrn ee mo tb cus h i n ln e s bett tep l iso pes n e o
e uet o nu cie eif s o o l e d rd o e a e e s o o g r u jc o h oi e r ro n l f
c
Gr e Ro k Co r c in l n e , e et alg d v oa in o c r e , u a s t b re b Va Co eAn .j
e n c re t a Ce tr wh r he l e i lto c u r d b t lo i a r d y . d n
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