Curtis Dorsey v. Dexter Payne

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION CURTIS DORSEY PETITIONER v. NO. 4:26-cv-00291-KGB-PSH DEXTER PAYNE RESPONDENT ORDER Petitioner Curtis Dorsey (“Dorsey”) began this case by filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2254 and an accompanying brief. In the petition, he raised two claims, one of which is a claim of “newly discovered evidence of witness bias.” See Docket Entry 2 at CM/ECF 6. He acknowledged, though, that he never presented his claim of newly discovered evidence of witness bias to the state courts. Because he…