Payne v. Stansberry

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RONNIE PAYNE, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Civ. Action No. 10-0617 (RMC) ) PATRICIA STANSBERRY, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Petitioner Ronnie Payne seeks issuance of a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He claims that his custody, based on a judgment of conviction entered by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, violates the Fifth and Sixth amendments to the United States Constitution. The Respondent, Warden Patricia Stansberry, moves to dismiss on the grounds (1) that the petition is time-barred; (2) that…