Owens v. Ray et al

Filing 63

MEMORANDUM OPINION. SEE OPINION for complete details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roderick C. Young on 03/15/2018. Copy mailed to Petitioner as directed.(ccol, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

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Richmond Division

MAR 15 2018

WILLIAM A. OWENS,
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Civil Action No. 3:16CV112

TRACY RAY,

Respondent,
MEMORANDUM OPINION

William A. Owens, a Virginia state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition pursuant

to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 ("§ 2254 Petition," ECF No. 1). By Memorandum Opinion and Final Order
entered on November 21, 2016, the Court denied Owens's § 2254 Petition because it was barred

by the applicable one-year statute of limitations. Owens v. Ray, No. 3:16CV112, 2016 WL
6871254, at *4-5 (E.D. Va. Nov. 21, 2016). By Memorandum Opinion and Order entered on

January 25, 2017, the Court denied a Rule 59(e) Motion and several other motions seeking to
reconsider the denial of his § 2254 Petition. (ECF Nos. 42, 43.) On May 30, 2017, the United
States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed Owens's appeal. (ECF Nos. 46, 47.)
On October 23, 2017, the Court received from Owens a motion seeking relief under

Federal Rule ofCivil Procedure 60(b)(6) ("Rule 60(b) Motion," ECF No. 54).' In his Rule 60(b)
' Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) provides, in pertinent part:
(b) Grounds for Relief from a Final Judgment, Order, or Proceeding. On
motion and just terms, the court may relieve a party or its legal representative
from a final judgment, order, or proceeding for the following reasons:
any other reason that justifies relief

Fed. R. Civ, P. 60(b)(6).

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