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Parties Involved:
Richard Alan Davis
Plaintiff
Dexter Payne
Defendant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

PINE BLUFF DIVISION 

RICHARD ALAN DAVIS PETITIONER 

v. NO. 5:19-cv-00147 JM 

DEXTER PAYNE, Director of the RESPONDENT 

Arkansas Division of Correction 

ORDER 

 The Court has received findings and a recommendation from 

Magistrate Judge Patricia S. Harris. After a careful review of the findings 

and recommendation, the objections received thereto, including 

Petitioner’s argument that the State waived the limitations defense, and a 

de novo review of the record, the Court concludes that the findings and 

recommendation should be, and hereby are, approved and adopted in their 

entirety as this Court’s findings in all respects. The petition for writ of 

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2254 filed by petitioner Richard Alan 

Davis is dismissed. All requested relief is denied, and judgment will be 

entered for respondent Dexter Payne. In accordance with Rule 11(a) of the 

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Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, a 

certificate of appealability is also denied because Davis cannot make a 

“substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” See 28 U.S.C. 

2253(c)(2). 

 IT IS SO ORDERED this 13th day of May, 2020. 

 __________________________________ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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