Taylor v. Huffman

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI GREENVILLE DIVISION KELVIN TAYLOR PETITIONER V. NO. 4:22-CV-78-DMB-RP BRAND HUFFMAN RESPONDENT OPINION AND ORDER Kelvin Taylor requests that his federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus be held in abeyance so that he may exhaust his unexhausted claims in state court. The State seeks dismissal without prejudice based on Taylor’s failure to exhaust. Because the time for Taylor to refile a federal habeas petition has expired, dismissal is not warranted. But because Taylor has not shown a stay is warranted, Taylor…