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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 

PINE BLUFF DIVISION

EDWARD I. ELDRIDGE, SR. 

ADC #157109 PETITIONER 

 

VS. 5:16-CV-00132 JM/JTR 

WENDY KELLEY, Director, 

Arkansas Department of Correction RESPONDENT 

ORDER

 The Court has reviewed the Recommended Disposition submitted by United States 

Magistrate Judge J. Thomas Ray. A response was filed in which Petitioner stated that he 

accepted the recommendation. After careful consideration, the Court concludes that the 

Recommended Disposition should be, and hereby is, approved and adopted in its entirety as this 

Court’s findings in all respects. Judgment will be entered accordingly. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: 

1. Petitioner Edward I. Eldridge, Sr.’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition for a Writ of 

Habeas Corpus, Doc. 2, is DENIED with prejudice; 

2. Petitioner Eldridge’s Motion for Leave to Amend Habeas Petition, doc. 7, is 

DENIED; and 

3. A Certificate of Appealability is DENIED, see 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)-(2); Rule 

11(a), Rules Governing § 2254 Cases in United States District Courts. 

DATED this 15th day of February, 2017. 

_______________________________ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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