Ali v. Lawrenceville Correctional Center

Filing 3

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Robert E. Payne on 11/13/2017. Copy mailed to pro se petitioner.(tjoh, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Division

ABIR ALI,

Petitioner,

V.

Civil Action No.

3:17CV656

LAWRENCEVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER,

Respondent.
MEMORANDUM OPINION

Abir Ali,

a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se,

submitted a

letter asking about the statute of limitations for filing a writ
of habeas corpus under § 2254.
October

17,

2017,

he

Court

By Memorandum Order entered on

explained

legal advice to Ali and that
consider

the

timeliness

actually filed.

(ECF No.

opportunity to file a
the

standardized

directed Ali

filing a

returned
Court's

2,

the Court
a

habeas

at 1.)

(20)

for

complete

the

have

filing

and

not

offer

lacked jurisdiction to
petition

such

return

until

Order.

dismissed without prejudice.

an

the

action.

standardized

(20)

it

is

form

and
or

Ali

has

not

otherwise

Accordingly,

The

Court

form

for

days of the date of

2017 Memorandum Order.

elapsed

standardized

Memorandum

would

§ 2254 petition and the Clerk mailed him

the October 17,

days

it

The Court provided Ali an

§ 2254 petition within twenty

the entry of

twenty

to

form

of

that

the

More

completed

responded

to

action

will

than

and
the
be

The

Clerk

is

directed

to

send a

copy

of

this

Memorandum

Opinion to Ali.
It

is

so ORDERED,

/s/
Robert E.

Date:

Payne

I p S e n i o r United States District Judge

Richmond, Virginia