No. 19-1943 ___________________________

Zachariah Marcyniuk

Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction 1

Defendant - Appellee ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Pine Bluff ____________

Submitted: December 15, 2021 Filed: July 8, 2022 ____________ Before LOKEN, SHEPHERD, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________ SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

1 We note that Payne’s official title is Director of the Arkansas Division of Correction. The Director of the Arkansas Division of Correction works under the direction of the Arkansas Board of Corrections and the Arkansas Department of Corrections Secretary. For the sake of continuity, however, we adopt the phrasing of