West v. Clarke

Filing 10

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Robert E. Payne on 12/17/13. Copies Mailed: Yes(mful, )

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IN THE UNITED

STATES DISTRICT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT

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OF VIRGINIA

Richmond Division

CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

RICHMOND, VA

CAVELL DEVON WEST,

Petitioner,
v.

Civil Action No.

3:12CV544

HAROLD CLARKE,

Respondent.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Cavell

Devon

with counsel,
("§ 2254

inter

West,

Virginia

state

prisoner

brings this petition pursuant to

Petition,"

alia,

a

on

ECF

No.

7).

Respondent

the

ground

limitations

governing

federal

Petition.

West

not

responded.

The

I.

PROCEDURAL

the

28 U.S.C.
moves

to

habeas

one-year

§ 2254

dismiss,

HISTORY

has

that

proceeding

petitions

statute

bars

matter

the

is

§

of
2254

ripe

for

disposition.

A.

The

Court")
and

two

crimes,
(38)

State Proceedings

Circuit Court

of

the

convicted West

of

first

counts

and

years

of

use

sentenced
in prison.

through CR06F00662-05,

of

West

County of

a

degree murder,

firearm

to

an

1-3

in

active

Commonwealth

at

Chesterfield

v.

(Va. Cir.

West,

Ct.

armed burglary,

commission

term

of

No.

Dec.

("Circuit

of

those

thirty-eight
CR06F00662-02

29,

2006).

On