*1 D FQKS OFFICE U.S. DISX Cour AT FO.t.NI)#rF.7 . !,'A A F r . 7- . 2 !)k 1 j IN TH E UN ITED STA TES DISTR ICT CO UR T JULIA C , , .L.ttY, CLERK / FO R TH E W E STER N DISTRICT O F V IR G IN IA BY: DE CLERK ROANOKE DIVISION W IL LIA M J. BU TLER , ) C ivil A ction N o. 7:14-cv-00104
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COM M ONW EALTH OF VIRGINIA, ) By: H on. Jam es C . Turk Senior United States District Judge
Defendant. ) W illinm J. Butler, a V irginia inm ate proceeding pro K , filed a m otion to vacate a void state-court criminal judgment because the Commonwea1th of Virginia, as an Sfillegal vigilante state government'' lacked subject matterjtlrisdiction to prosecute him.The court construed the motion as a petition for a writ of habeas comus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. j 2254, and conditionally filed the action. Butler thereaher objected to the court's construction as a j 2254 habeas petition. Accordingly, the court treats the motion to vacate as Butler requests and dismisses it without prejudice because the court lacks jlzrisdiction to review his state-court criminal judgment via the m otion to vacate . l .. . ''J
ENTER: This / day of April, 2014. xe , r,''
i , yvvcw , S ior United States District Judge 1 C tl thc Clerk shall update the natlzre of suit . onstquen y,