Owens v. Dotson
Petitioner: Keith Owens
Respondent: Chadwick Dotson
Case Number: 3:2024cv00163
Filed: March 6, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Presiding Judge: Mark R Colombell
Referring Judge: Henry E Hudson
2 Judge: David J Novak
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None
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May 1, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE- IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICED, because Plaintiff failed to return a consent to collection of fees form and in forma pauper is affidavit and did not pay the statutory filing fee. Judgment is hereby entered in favor of the Defendant, Chadwick Dotson. Signed by Clerk on 5/1/2024. Copy mailed to Plaintiff. (adun, )
May 1, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER (Dismissing Action Without Prejudice) The action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICED, because Plaintiff failed to return a consent to collection of fees form and in forma pauper is affidavit and did not pay the statutory filing fee; and, the Clerk is hereby DIRECTED to enter a final appealable Judgment in a Civil Case in favor of Defendant as a separate entry on the docket. The Court does not grant leave to amend, rendering this order final and appealable. Should Plaintiff desire to appeal, a written notice of appeal must be filed with the Clerk of the Court within thirty (30) days of the date of entry hereof. Signed by District Judge David J. Novak on 5/1/2024. Copy of Opinion and Order mailed to Plaintiff. (adun, )
May 1, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 6 MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge David J. Novak on 5/1/2024. (adun, )
April 4, 2024 Opinion or Order Case reassigned to District Judge David J. Novak. District Judge Henry E. Hudson no longer assigned to the case. (jsmi, )
April 2, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER (Reassigning Action). THIS MATTER is before the Court on its own initiative. The Clerk is ORDERED TO REASSIGN this case to another United States District Judge in accordance with the Clerk's standard assignment procedure. Order mailed as directed. Signed by District Judge Henry E. Hudson on 4/2/24. (jsau, )
March 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 4 MEMORANDUM ORDER (Conditionally Docketing Action). It is ORDERED that: this action is CONDITIONALLY docketed; Plaintiff submitted this action as petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 2254. Plaintiff challenges the 2020 amendments to a statute that awards good time credit to Virginia inmates and claims that it is unconstitutional. (ECF No. #2 , at 4-6.) This is not an attack on the fact or duration of his confinement because Plaintiff did not "lose any already-earned good-time credits. Accordingly, the action will proceed as a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Plaintiff to submit statement as set out herein within thirty (30) days of entry hereof; Clerk to obtain certified copy of Plaintiff's trust fund account for 6-month period immediately preceding the initiation of this action; Plaintiff must affirm his intention to pay the entire $350.00 filing fee; Plaintiff to return the Consent to Collection of Fees form within thirty (30) days of entry hereof. It is so ORDERED. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark R. Colombell on 3/26/2024. (Copy of Memorandum Order mailed to Plaintiff with IFP Form and Consent to Collection of Fees. Inmate Account Form and copy of Memorandum Order mailed to Plaintiff's Institution.)(jenjones, )
March 6, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 3 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Keith Owens. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(adun, )
March 6, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Memorandum of Arguments in Support of Petition filed by Keith Owens. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(adun, )
March 6, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Keith Owens. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(adun, )

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