Reyes v. Commonwealth of Virginia
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MEMORANDUM OPINION (Granting Relief Under Rule 59(e) and Dismissing Action Without Prejudice). See Opinion for detail. Signed by District Judge Henry E. Hudson on 03/24/2015. (ccol, )
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Division
JORGE LUIS REYES, SR.,
Petitioner,
Civil Action No, 3:14CV755-HEH
V.
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
Respondent.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(Granting Relief Under Rule 59(e) and Dismissing Action Without Prejudice)
Petitioner, Jorge Luis Reyes, Sr., a Virginia prisoner proceeding pro se, submitted
this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his
convictions for first degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of murder in
the Circuit Court for the County of Henrico, Virginia. This Court previously dismissed a
§ 2254 Petition from Reyes concerning these convictions. Reyes v. Kelly^ No. 3:09CV23HEH, 2012 WL 2792174, at *1 (E.D. Va. July 9, 2012). According, on January 8, 2015,
the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation that recommended dismissing
Reyes's new § 2254 petition as a successive, unauthorized 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. On
February 12, 2015, having received no objections, the Court issued a Memorandum
Opinion and Order adopting the Report and Recommendation and dismissing the action
for lack ofjurisdiction.
On February 24, 2015, the Court received from Reyes a Motion to Set Aside
February 12, 2015 Order. (ECF No. 8.) Because Reyes filed this motion within twenty-
twenty-eight (28) days of the Court's entry of the February 12, 2015 Memorandum
Opinion and Order, the Court construes the motion as a motion to alter oramend the
judgment pursuant to Federal Rule ofCivil Procedure 59(e) ("Rule 59(e) Motion"). See
Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e). Thereafter, on March 9, 2014, the Court received from Reyes a
Motion to Withdraw Writ of Habeas Corpus. (ECF No, 10.)
In his Rule 59(e) Motion, Reyes asserts that he failed to receive a copy of the
Report and Recommendation. In his Motion to Withdraw Writ of Habeas Corpus, Reyes
tenders proof that supports this assertion. Reyes's further seeks to "voluntar[ily]
withdraw his writ of habeas corpus." (Mot. Withdraw 1.) Reyes's motions (ECF Nos. 8,
10) will be granted. The Court will vacate the February 12, 2015 Memorandum Opinion
and Order. The Court will dismiss the action without prejudice pursuant to Reyes's
Motion to Withdraw Writ of Habeas Corpus.
An appropriate Order will accompany this Memorandum Opinion.
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Henry E. Hudson
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Richmond, Virginia
United States District Judge
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