Owens v. Ray et al

Filing 72

MEMORANDUM OPINION. SEE OPINION for complete details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roderick C. Young on 09/25/2018. Copy mailed to Petitioner.(ccol, )

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

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Richmond Division

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WILLIAM A. OWENS,
CLERK. U.S. DiSTRiCT COURl

Petitioner,

RICHMOND. VA

Civil Action No.3:16CV112

V.

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 *5 (E.D. Va. Nov. 21, 2016). Since that date, Owens has inundated the Court with
frivolous motions.

By Memorandum Opinion and Order entered on January 25, 2017(ECF Nos. 42,43), the
Court denied a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing (ECF No. 33), a Rule 59(e) Motion (ECF No.
35), and a Motion to Expand Record (ECF No. 40) with respect to his Rule 59(e) Motion. On
May 30, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed Owens's
appeal. (ECF Nos. 46, 47.) By Memorandum Opinion and Order entered on March 15, 2018
(ECF Nos. 63, 64), the Court denied a Rule 60(b) Motion (ECF No. 54) and a Motion for a
Hearing (ECF No. 56.)

Undeterred, on March 26, 2018, Owens filed a Motion for

Reconsideration(ECF No.65)of the March 15,2018 Memorandum Opinion and Order.