Hammer v. Clark

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION GREGORY LEON HAMMER, ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. 7:23-cv-00003 ) v. ) ) By: Elizabeth K. Dillon HAROLD W. CLARK, ) United States District Judge Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Gregory Leon Hammer, proceeding pro se, petitions this court for relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Pet. for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Statement of the Case (Memo.), Dkt. No. 1.) The respondent, Harold W. Clarke, moves to dismiss. (Dkt. No. 10.) Also pending are two motions filed by Hammer pertaining to discovery and judicial…