Bates v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division BRITNEY ODELL BATES, ) Petitioner, Vv. Civil Action No. 3:23-cv-359-HEH HAROLD W. CLARKE, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION (Granting Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss) Petitioner Britney Odell Bates (“Petitioner”), a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(the “§ 2254 Petition,” ECF No. 1) on May 31, 2023, challenging his convictions in the Circuit Court for Stafford County (the “Circuit Court”). Respondent filed a Motion to Dismiss (the…