Hanks v. Radcliffe-Walker

Filing 5

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge M. Hannah Lauck on 2/23/2016. (sbea, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Division
WINSTEN A. HANKS,

FEB 2 3 2016
CLERK. U.S. DISTRICT COURT
RICHMOND VA

Petitioner,

v.

Civil Action No. 3:1SCV729

WARDEN RADCLIFFE-WALKER,
Respondent.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Petitioner, a Virginia prisoner proceeding prose, submitted a petition for a writ of habeas
corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. By Memorandum Order entered on December 22, 2015,
the Court directed Petitioner, within eleven ( 11) days of the date of entry thereof, to complete
and return the standardized form for filing a § 2254 petition as required by Eastern District of
Virginia Local Civil Rule 83.4(A). The Court warned Petitioner that the failure to comply with
the above directive would result in the dismissal of the action without prejudice. See Fed. R.
Civ. P. 4l(b).
More than eleven (I I) days have elapsed since the entry of the December 22, 2015
Memorandum Order and Petitioner has not responded. Accordingly, the action will be
DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The Court will DENY a certificate of appealability.
An appropriate Order shall accompany this Memorandum Opinion.

Date: FEB 2 3 2016
Richmond, Virginia