Atkins v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division DANIEL ATKINS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Vv. ) Civil Action No. 3:23-cv-565-HEH ) HAROLD W. CLARKE, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION (Granting Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss) Petitioner Daniel Atkins (“Atkins”), a Virginia inmate proceeding with counsel, filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(“§ 2254 Petition,” ECE No. 1) challenging his convictions in the Circuit Court of Westmoreland County (“Circuit Court”) of two counts of forcible sodomy of a child under the age of…