Ellis v. Vandergriff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JAMIE EARL ELLIS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 4:24 CV 7 RWS ) TERI VANDERGRIFF, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This case is before me on the petition of Jamie Earl Ellis for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Ellis asserts nine grounds for relief in his petition. However, Ellis’s petition is untimely and he is not entitled to equitable tolling. As a result, I will deny Ellis’s petition. BACKGROUND Petitioner Ellis is an inmate at the Ozark Correctional Center in Fordland, Missouri. On November…