Stewart v. Payne

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FORT SMITH DIVISION PHILLIP DEWAYNE STEWART PETITIONER V. Civil No. 2:22-cv-02013-PKH-MEF DEXTER PAYNE RESPONDENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Petitioner, Phillip Dewayne Stewart (“Stewart”), filed a pro se Petition Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody on January 12, 2022.1 (ECF No. 1). His Petition was not accompanied by payment of the applicable filing fee or the submission of an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, so on January 12, 2022, the Clerk of Court…