Star v. Winstead

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division MICHAEL STAR, Petitioner, v. 1:23-cv-1641-MSN-JFA DESHA HALL WINSTEAD, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION Michael Star (“Petitioner” or “Star”), a former Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his September 27, 2022 conviction and sentence for filing a false police report in the Circuit Court of the City of Alexandria, Virginia. (ECF 1). The matter is before the Court on the Respondent’s March 27, 2024, Amended Motion to Dismiss,…