Legal Opinion
Melvin Jefferson v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 11, 2023PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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2023 Ark. 83
SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CV-22-682 Opinion Delivered: May 11, 2023 MELVIN JEFFERSON APPELLANT PRO SE APPEAL FROM THE LINCOLN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 40CV-22-48] HONORABLE JODI RAINES DENNIS, DEXTER PAYNE, DIRECTOR, JUDGE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION APPEAL DISMISSED. APPELLEE ROBIN F. WYNNE, Associate Justice Melvin Jefferson appeals from the dismissal of his pro se petition for declaratory judgment filed on April 27, 2022, in which he named as defendant Dexter Payne, the director of the Arkansas Division of Correction (ADC). Jefferson argued in the complaint…
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