Legal Opinion

BERMAN JUSTUS v. DIRECTOR CHADWICK DOTSON

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided July 2, 2026No. 7:13-cv-00461Unknown

1Opinion

FILE 7/2/2026 ROANOKE DIVISION BERMAN JUSTUS, CASE No. 7:13-CV-00461 Petitioner, v. ORDER DIRECTOR CHADWICK DOTSON, Respondent. JUDGE NORMAN K. MOON For reasons contained in the accompanying memorandum opinion, the Court GRANTS Dotson’s motion to dismiss in its entirety and DISMISSES Justus’ case. Dkt. 106. The Court directs the Clerk to strike this case from the active docket. CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY A petitioner may not appeal a denial of relief under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

without first receiving a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1). The Court may issue a certificate of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Rose E. Yahner v. Fire-X Corporation and Commonwealth Contractors Group Self-Insurance AssociationCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2019

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