Ross v. County of Franklin, Virginia

Filing 69

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 5/11/16. (eot)

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3, n he ven s vi ie o hi to c r ed. d. he i
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he nl r c nA m e i a s r i o i t hit y oft D e rm e t
rc n upe v s r n he s or
he pa t n .

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t r 201 Ros ni d r ba who i whie W he Ros r tlne fom
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m t d nd s
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ie.
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t e l t e s xpe inc Ros l i ha he s

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e iae mpo e o v r
as wa uai e o h sto a d çf r d e j b
f
s ts a t rl I addii Ros aleg t t snc Powelbe n wor ng a t De rm e i
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s ure l s el- ufi i nc
ke t he pa t n .
t t ha t ng s
no s c e f t s pos ton, he e puti he c i d e pl ym e atr s and t ts
t e ur or hi
ii t r by tng r ontnue m o nt i k,
ha he
r c vesl e pa i t sr e
e ei ow r y n hi ol .

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i
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co pli ,Ros al ge t tt Cot y dic i i t agans he on t ba i ofr cea age i .
m a nt
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a l o e po o he om a nt nd he l r nt r d f t i t t
ce r 9, 4.

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c mb r 2 2 4 Ro s v d o ea t u g n g is t e u t . we e, eo e
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h o r g a t d h u t ' to nd e id h to o e a lj d me t
OnJ n 2 , 01 ,heCo n ymo e t ds s tec mp an p ru n t Rue 1 b ()
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s
i o m nd nd ook he un y'
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pt mbe 7, 5, s ie r nde ompli ,whih
ant
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he pa t nt nd he
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t Co y' m o i n t dimisa sr c t Cot y a ade e nti t i t nta to
he unt s to o s s nd tu k he mt s f nda n he nsa c in.
On Nove be 30,201 bot t De rm e a t Boa d fld s pa at motonst
m r
5, h he pa t nt nd he r ie e r e i o

d s s Ro s c mplit t s a t oRue 1 ( )1 a 1 b ()o t eFe ea Ru e o Cii
imis s ' o an pl u n t ls 2 b ( ) nd 2()6 f h d r l ls f vl
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r vng ha u j c matr t s ito x ss Eva s B. Pekns . 6 3 4 6 7 4h
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r 999 , nd t tbls tndi o i he li s re n he mpli f e he

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our wil is onsde he r s i o s s .
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s a ld o xha t r dmi sr tve e di i r o
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s ie t t t
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ha ge s ufi int s
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ge a l t ac i n o pr c i esc pl i d of ''Cha ko v. t ntl t,429 F. 5 ,5
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3d 24, 3 ( h r 200 .

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r,he ad c n wid e h t s i l ie r h r e f ici nain t
teEEOC a dt VCHR o Aprl7 241 Ho v r i i u d s u e ta Ro sddn t a t
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Boa d asadicrm i tngpa t i t c r The e or t Boa d c e t tRos ha f l
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r ont nds ha
s s aied

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nlta i e di nd, hus he l i
i tt t
s s e s he

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o r d e o a e u j c- te jl s ito v r he J n s 5 3 t 0 tmpo tnl ,
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al e he antf o xha t dm nitai e
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our bei ve ha
s
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nita i e di s ca e he e s
s t nta i ntt be we n t Boa d a t pa tesnn e i t c r ofdic i i ton.
ubsa il de iy t e he r nd he ri m d n he ha ge
s rm na i
Or na iy, pa t notna
di rl a ry
med i t c r e ofdic i i ton may no be s e nty s f r
n he ha g
s rm na i
t ubs que l ued o
al ge dic i na i Al r do v.Bd. Tr see ofM o gome y Cm t Co1. 8 F. 457,
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nt
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4t r 988) we r ca e hage srmi ton s ne al omplt
a
pe s Cc t r tne y c t ue t snn i r quie e lbe aly. K o iv.
r on, t ours ou i l onsr hi m ng e r m nt i r l ' ur Todd,7 F.
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448
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nn ed i t cha ge ofdi c i i ton a t e l t r s ha t s m e s t nta i ntt
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s r m na i nd hos a e ued ve he a
ubs a i l de iy.

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tfor Ra fr v. j .n .9 8 S p 3 9 3 3 W D. . 9 ) W lo , .,
afd 1 0F.d26 ( t Ci. 9 7 .
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yi he e a t r , he our oncudest tt Boa dha t s m es t ntal
ha he r s he n
ubsa i
i ntt ast pa e na e i t c r ofdic i i ton,nnme yt De rm e t Ast t
de iy he /is m d n he ha ge
s rm na i
l he pa t n . o he
fr tf c or Ros not d i he c r et s wa unszeoft pr c s l lnamef he
is a t , s e n r ha g he he s lr
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t oc a e v c s
r or , he our
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r e oft Boa d whe s fl he c r Ast t s c f t , oc boa dsofs i
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t D e r m e ' i e e t a e alg
he pa t nt s nt r s s r i ned.Coursha sm ia l f m d t ta c or ton a is
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boa d ofdiec o sha t s m es t n i li n iy.See e. , c v. m a m arx,767 F.
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E. . 991; ko Oue t h, nc.
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