Jon Mills v. Larry Norris

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 98-2872 ___________ Jon Mills, * * Plaintiff - Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Arkansas. Larry Norris, * * Defendant - Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: April 20, 1999 Filed: August 23, 1999 ___________ Before McMILLIAN, LOKEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ___________ LOKEN, Circuit Judge. The Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”) provides, with some important exceptions, that state prisoners must file a federal petition for habeas corpus…