Sherman v. Payne

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
CENTRAL DIVISION
PATRICK L. SHERMAN 	PETITIONER
ADC #096304
v. 	Case No: 4:25-cv-00153-LPR
DEXTER PAYNE,
Director, ADC 	RESPONDENT
ORDER
The Court has reviewed the Recommended Disposition (RD) submitted by United States
Magistrate Judge Patricia S. Harris (Doc. 15) and the Petitioner’s Objections (Doc. 16). After a
de novo review of the RD, along with careful consideration of the Objections and the entire case
record, the Court hereby approves and adopts the RD in its entirety as this Court’s findings and
conclusions in all respects.1
Accordingly, the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 2) is DISMISSED without
prejudice. 	All requested relief is DENIED. 	Director Payne’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 7) is
DENIED as moot. The Clerk is instructed to close this case.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 16th day of December 2025.
LEE P. RUDOFSKY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
1 The Court’s recent dismissal of the petition filed in Sherman v. Payne, Case No. 4:24-cv-343-LPR, does not affect
the correctness of the RD’s exhaustion analysis.
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