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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
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
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)