Filed: Apr. 16, 2001
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _ No. 00-2476 _ Cloyce Peters, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Arkansas. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas * Department of Correction, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * _ Submitted: April 12, 2001 Filed: April 16, 2001 _ Before BOWMAN, BEAM, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. _ PER CURIAM. Cloyce Peters appeals from the District Court&s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 pe
Summary: United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _ No. 00-2476 _ Cloyce Peters, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Arkansas. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas * Department of Correction, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * _ Submitted: April 12, 2001 Filed: April 16, 2001 _ Before BOWMAN, BEAM, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. _ PER CURIAM. Cloyce Peters appeals from the District Court&s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 pet..
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United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 00-2476
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Cloyce Peters, *
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Appellant, *
* Appeal from the United States
v. * District Court for the
* Eastern District of Arkansas.
Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas *
Department of Correction, * [UNPUBLISHED]
*
Appellee. *
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Submitted: April 12, 2001
Filed: April 16, 2001
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Before BOWMAN, BEAM, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Cloyce Peters appeals from the District Court&s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C.
§ 2254 petition for failure to exhaust state remedies. The District Court made its
decision without considering whether any non-futile state remedies remained for Peters.
That is contrary to the procedure established in Smittie v. Lockhart,
843 F.2d 295, 296
(8th Cir. 1988).
Accordingly, we reverse and remand with instructions that the District Court
order the service of Peters's petition on the State and then proceed in accordance with
Smittie.
A true copy.
Attest:
CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
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