Reed v. Payne

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JOE REED, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No: 4:18CV1818 HEA ) STANLEY PAYNE, ) ) Respondent. ) OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Petitioner filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

[Doc. No. 1] on October 25, 2018. Petitioner’s attorney filed his entry of appearance on January 15, 2019. Respondent filed a Response to the Court’s Order to Show Cause Why Relief Should Not be Granted on May 29, 2019. Petitioner filed his traverse on October 24, 2019. Pursuant to Rule 8 of the Rules Governing…