Pafford v. Kelly

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS TEXARKANA DIVISION JAMES C. PAFFORD PETITIONER v. Case No. 4:19-cv-4142 WENDY KELLEY, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction RESPONDENT ORDER Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation by the Honorable Barry A. Bryant, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. ECF No. 15. Judge Bryant recommends that the instant habeas petition should be denied in its entirety and that no certificate of appealability should issue. Petitioner James C. Pafford objects. ECF No. 16. Respondent Wendy Kelley has…