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Robert Draft v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 25-1800 · judgment June 9, 2025
Questions presented
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Did the United States District Court error in ruling that Mr. Draft’s petition for writ of Habeas Corpus was untimely?
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Did the United States District Court error in denying Mr. Draft a Certificate of Appealability?
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Did the Circuit Court of Appeals error in denying to issue Mr. Draft a certificate of Appealability?
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Did the Circuit Court of Appeals error in refusing to address the merits of Mr. Draft’s appeal because he could not pay for their time or purchase their attention. II__ List of Parties Robert Draft - Petitioner 160040 P.O. Box 970 Marianna, Arkansas 72360-0970 Dexter Payne, Director - Respondent Arkansas Department of Correction 6814 Princeton Pike Pine Bluff,Arkansas 71602-9411 III___ Corporate Disclosure Statement There is no parent or publicly held company owning 10% or more of a corporation’s stock involved in this matter.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Robert Draft
For respondent
Autumn Hamit Patterson
Office of the Arkansas Attorney General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, November 10, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Nov 10 2025Petition DENIED.
- Oct 16 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
- Oct 14 2025Waiver of right of respondent Dexter Payne to respond filed.
- Sep 05 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 30, 2025)