Thomas v. Payne
Plaintiff: Sammmie L Thomas, Jr and Sammie L Thomas, Jr
Defendant: Doe and Dexter Payne
Case Number: 4:2020cv01079
Filed: September 10, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Presiding Judge: Jerome T Kearney
Referring Judge: Brian S Miller
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus (General)
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 3, 2020 Filing 14 MOTION Requesting Leave of Court to Hold Habeas Corpus 28 USC 2254 Proceedings in Abeyance to Exhaust State Court Proceedings by Sammie L Thomas, Jr. (llg)
November 3, 2020 Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Amend and/or Supplement #7 Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Sammie L Thomas, Jr. (llg)
November 3, 2020 Filing 12 AFFIDAVIT by Sammie L Thomas, Jr. (llg)
October 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER granting #9 Motion for Extension of Time. Dexter Payne's response is due 11/16/2020. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney on 10/7/2020. (rph)
October 7, 2020 Filing 10 NOTICE, CONSENT AND REFERENCE to a Magistrate Judge forwarded by the Clerk of Court to the parties. (lmc)
October 7, 2020 Filing 9 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #7 Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Dexter Payne (Holt, Kent)
September 29, 2020 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Kent G. Holt on behalf of Dexter Payne (Holt, Kent)
September 21, 2020 Filing 7 AMENDED PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Sammie L Thomas, Jr. [Docketed pursuant to #6 Order.](ajt)
September 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER granting #5 Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis; denying #4 Thomas's Request for Production of Documents; granting #3 Thomas's Motion to Amend Petition; directing the Clerk to serve a copy of #3 -1 Amended Petition and this Order on the Respondent and the Attorney General by regular mail; and directing the Respondent to file an answer, motion, or other response to the petition, within 21 days after service of this Petition. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney on 09/21/2020. (ajt)
September 18, 2020 Filing 5 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Sammie L Thomas, Jr. (llg)
September 16, 2020 Filing 4 REQUEST for Production of Documents by Sammie L Thomas, Jr.(kdr)
September 16, 2020 Filing 3 MOTION to Amend/Correct #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Sammie L Thomas, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus)(kdr)
September 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ORDER directing Petitioner to either: 1. Send the $5.00 filing fee to the Court; or 2. file a properly completed Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis that includes a Prisoner Trust Fund Calculation Sheet, by 10/13/2020; directing the Clerk to forward Petitioner an IFP application; and directing the Clerk to amend the docket to name "Sammie L Thomas, Jr" as the Petitioner and "Dexter Payne" as the Respondent. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney on 09/11/2020. (ajt)
September 11, 2020 NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION re #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. CORRECTION: The docket text was modified to correct the spelling of the Plaintiff's name to be "Sammie L Thomas, Jr." (thd)
September 10, 2020 Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Sammie L Thomas, Jr. (ljb) (Docket text modified on 9/11/2020 to correct the spelling of Plaintiff's name.) (thd).

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Represented By: Kent G. Holt
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