Canady v. Hodges et al
Filing
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MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Senior Judge Glen E. Conrad on 03/16/2020. (Opinion mailed to Pro Se Party via US Mail)(aab)
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A. Exha ton ofAdm i sr tveRe
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3 Th c u t rvo syga tdted fn a t' to st ds s Ca d sj1 8 camsa t -ard
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pr ng t a fnnai de e e t t t pl i if f l t e us a ia e admi sr tve
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rme isr g r i h scamsb f r fln s t J n sv Bo k 5 9U. 1 9 21 ( 0 7 .
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he our m t ew he acs nd he e ona e nf r nc o
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m os f vor bl t t pa t o i t m oton. L- a 255. To be s c s u on a m o i f
t a a e o he ry pposng he i da t
uc es f l
ton or
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u r u g n , vng a t ç t h w ha hee s n b e c f vd nc o u po t
mu
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e
to o u r u g n s d n s r p ry u po td y f a is
t nonmovi pa t m a notr s on t m e ealegai nsorde al oft pl di .Ande s
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fi a t r t e s n e e t pe ii a t r m c u y o l e s na l id o
et r sde I a 25 57. W he e t pli ifs ve son ofe t i s ute l dic edt by
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u c alng d vd o f oa e t a no r a o a l j r c ud b le hm,sl r j d me ti
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u t f pe l h ud
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ve e id n uc sbl i ton; t ho d ve e d he a t n he i
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e sve r e am .
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enda s f e he olowi vi nc n uppor of t i m oton f s
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j d me ttr ug a d vt a dc meaf oa e
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nd de e he o t i tng
r
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o, tc dm rit r d ne l o
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ontnue
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hi nt r to ni
t s ni
iz,
ve hr e r l r i or
Ame a Ca y t so fghtng. The ke sg i
s nd nad o t p i i
y pt htng. Acc di t Ba be t Ca dy
or ng o r to, na
a tmptd t lik Am e ,a a he di s Blt e ge o Ca dy' rghtli Ba be t t d
te e o cc
s nd s
d o, iz nga d n na s i lp. r to ol
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nad o t p e itng. nse d, nad w ng ls e t m, nd iz e e s d na s zp
a e ge li l ta m. Vi o f ag r fe t t tBlt wase ge o Ca dy f onl fve
nd nga d ls ef r
de oot e e l c s ha iz
nga d n na or y i
t sx s o be or Ba be t d s nga t dog. Ba be t sa e t t i VDOC f clte ,
o i ec nds f e r to i e ged he
r to t t s ha n
a iiis
ofi r us c ni s whe a opra e t hep r duc as a t on saf and i ae by hepi
fce s e a ne
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l ng
s urt ofi e st r sr i dinl i i t sa ot r s co r i ae be vi . He sa e
ec iy fc r o e tan s ptve nma e nd he wie ntol nm t ha or
tts
t tofk e sç no alow K- t a s ul ofende s' M e .Su M ot Sum m .J Bar to Af.
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e is a t f h s e a tn ad s b e tv . t e u rs h wig h t h n t'
m e c c ton i çs ro dial ondii s çe i us -one t t ha be di gnos d by a physcin a m a tng
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t r u s h t h nu is e b e v d n n d ' d n un , 5 wee o
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oft dog bie a t a mtofbl he s w. W hie as a s rs t the di no d s e r
he
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s , nde our ed c i d s we i
hot a nc ag qntnue ho rng.
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n e pons t W lie s e denc Ca
e o lt d' vi e, nady pr s nt hi de l ai He de e r pori
e e s s car ton.
ni s e tng
t tt OC c nit rsnlk hi i t he ort tt dog bi hi l ta m ,be aus t c nit r
ha he
a se t c m n hè ad ha he
t s ef r
c e he a se
sr c hi i t ba k ofhi rghtt gh a t dog bi hi on hi rg f e nn a hi rg
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u g n.
11 CONCLUSI
1.
ONJ
F rt sae r a o , h c u tc n ld st a temoi n frsl r j d me tsld
o he ttd e s ns t e o r o cu e h t h to o l
mmay u g n e
by de e nsBabet Bosi,a Hodge mus bega e a t cli ( )agais Hodge a
f nda t r to, tc nd
s t rntd s o am 1 ilt
s nd
cam ()a an tBo tc r g r igh siiilu eo OC s ry a ans Ca d Th mo inmus
li 2 g i s si, e a dn i nta s f
p a g i t na y. e to
t
be de e ho ve ,as t t o he e e sve f c c am s agans Bosi a Ba be t The
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i t tc nd r to.
10
c u tas c ncu e ta t moin f rml r j d me tfldby d fnd n W hi d mus be
o r lo o ld s h t he to o mmay u g n ie
ee a t t
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de e Theco twildie tt clr t s he et r maqi c am sf ti .
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