Carr v. Cain

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI OXFORD DIVISION ANTHONY CARR PETITIONER V. NO. 3:19-CV-274-DMB NATHAN CAIN, Mississippi Corrections Commissioner; and LYNN FITCH, Attorney General RESPONDENTS ORDER On December 6, 2022, the Court granted in part Anthony Carr’s “Motion to Stay and Abey Proceedings”1 to allow Carr to exhaust in state court Claim #2 in his habeas petition. Doc. #47. Given Carr’s argument that ineffective assistance of post-conviction counsel caused his failure to exhaust certain claims,2 the Court relied in part on the Mississippi…