Lee Dale Lofton, Jr. v. Dexter Payne

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION LEE DALE LOFTON, JR. PETITIONER ADC #140933 No. 4:25-cv-788-DPM DEXTER PAYNE RESPONDENT ORDER On de novo review, the Court adopts the Magistrate Judge Harris’s recommendation, Doc. 14, and overrules Lofton’s objections, Doc. 15.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3). Lofton’s petition is untimely. There aren't any grounds for equitable tolling.

Payne’s motion to dismiss, Doc. 11, is granted. Lofton’s petition will be dismissed with prejudice. The Court denies a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253; Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336 (2003).

So Ordered.

D.P. Marshall Jr. United States District Judge January 2026