Gaither v. Zook, No. 3:2016cv00064 - Document 22 (E.D. Va. 2017)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge M. Hannah Lauck on 02/10/2017. Copy mailed to Petitioner. (walk, )
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Gaither v. Zook Doc. 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division JLJL_E FEB I 0 2017 CLERK. U.S. DISTRICT COURT TORIAN GAITHER, RICHMOND. VA Petitioner, Civil Action No. 3:16CV64 V. DAVID ZOOK, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION Torian Gaither, a Virginia state prisoner proceedingpro se, brings this petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 ("§ 2254 Petition," ECF No. 1) challenging his convictions in the Circuit Court of the City of Hampton, Virginia ("Circuit Court"). On December 1,2016, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation that recommended dismissing Gaither's § 2254 Petition as procedurally defaulted and, in the alternative, as lacking in merit. (ECF No. 18.) Gaither filed objections. (ECF No. 19.) On January 18,2017, the Magistrate Judge issued an Amended Report and Recommendation that corrected an inconsistency in the Report and Recommendation. {See ECF No. 20, at 1.) The Court explained that "in the original Report and Recommendation, the Court declined to decide whether Gaither had established cause to excuse his default." {Id. at 1 n.l.) The Court further noted: "Although not raised by Gaither, the Court now issues an Amended Report and Recommendation that conclusively addresses any cause[] to excuse Petitioner's procedural defauh and recommends that Petitioner's claim be dismissed as procedurally defaulted, and in the alternative, as lacking in merit." {Id. at 1.) The Court advised Gaither that he could file objections within fourteen (14) days after the entry of the Amended Report and Recommendation. Gaither has not responded. For the reasons that follow, Gaither's Dockets.Justia.com
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