Taylor v. Clark

AT ROANOKE, FILED SEP 1 7 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA aye C DUDLEY, CLERK ROANOKE DIVISION RUDOLPH DAVID TAYLOR, ) Petitioner, ) Civil Case No. 7:18¢v00513 | ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) HAROLD W. CLARKE, ) By: Michael F. Urbanski Respondent. ) Chief United States District Judge Rudolph David Taylor, a Virginia inmate proceeding with counsel, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2015 Tazewell County criminal conviction. This matter is before the court on respondent’s motion to dismiss. After…