Searles v. Baldauf

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION CAROLYN S. SEARLES, ) CASE NO. 3:23-cv-2394 ) Petitioner, ) JUDGE CHARLES ESQUE FLEMING ) v. ) MAGISTRATE JUDGE ) JENNIFER DOWDELL ARMSTRONG WARDEN TERI BALDAUF, ) ) OPINION AND ORDER ADOPTING Respondent. ) MAGISTRATE’S REPORT AND ) RECOMMENDATION ) On December 15, 2023, Petitioner Carolyn Searles filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1). Subsequently, Respondent Warden Teri Baldauf filed a Return of Writ, (ECF No. 8), and Petitioner filed a traverse, (ECF…