DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX 
 
ELROY DOWE,  
 
 
 
 
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Petitioner,  
 
 
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v. 
 
 
 
 
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Criminal Action No. 2004-0005 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Civil Action No. 2009-0100 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
 
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Respondent.  
 
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Appearances: 
Elroy Dowe, 
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
Pro Se 
 
Alphonso G. Andrews, Esq., 
St. Croix, U.S.V.I. 
 
For the United States 
 
ORDER 
 
UPON CONSIDERATION of Petitioner Elroy Dowe’s (“Petitioner”) Motion to Vacate, 
Set Aside, or Correct Sentence and Conviction Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (“Motion to Vacate”) 
(Dkt. No. 1226); Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon Jr.’s Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) 
recommending that the Court deny Petitioner’s Motion to Vacate on all grounds (Dkt. No. 1350); 
and Petitioner’s Motion styled “F. R. Civ. Proc. R. 15(c)(1)(B) Amendment to Pending § 2255” 
(“Motion to Amend”) (Dkt. No. 1332); and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying 
Memorandum Opinion filed contemporaneously herewith; it is hereby 
 
ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Cannon’s R&R (Dkt. No. 1350) is ACCEPTED; and 
it is further  
 
ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion to Vacate (Dkt. No. 1226) is DENIED; and it is 
further 
 
ORDERED that Petitioner’s Request for discovery is DENIED; and it is further  
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ORDERED that Petitioner’s request for an evidentiary hearing is DENIED; and it is 
further 
 
ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion to Amend (Dkt. No. 1332) is DENIED; and it is 
further  
 
ORDERED that the Court DECLINES to issue a Certificate of Appealability for failure 
to satisfy the standard set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2); and it is further 
 
ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall provide a copy of this Order and its 
accompanying Memorandum Opinion to Petitioner by certified mail, return receipt requested; and 
it is further 
 
ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to mark the case CLOSED. 
 
SO ORDERED. 
Date:  June 10, 2020  
 
 
 
 
_______/s/_______ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WILMA A. LEWIS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
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