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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

CENTRAL DIVISION

JOSHUA M. BARRETT PETITIONER

ADC# 170022

V. CASE NO. 4:23-CV-00983-JM

DEXTER PAYNE,

Director, ADC RESPONDENT

ORDER

Pending is Petitioner’s request for the issuance of a certificate of appealability. (Doc. No. 

25). The Court previously adopted the Recommended Disposition of U.S. Magistrate Judge 

Benecia Moore, including the recommendation that a certificate of appealability be denied. 

(Doc. Nos. 18, 23). A certificate of appealability may issue “only if the applicant has made a 

substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.”1 The Court finds no such showing put 

forth by Petitioner.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT Joshua M. Barrett’s request for the issuance of a 

certificate of appealability (Doc. No. 25) is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED this 21st day of January, 2025. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). 

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