Douglas J. Haines v. Warden Shelbie Smith

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION DOUGLAS J. HAINES, CASE NO. 1:24-cv-2134 Petitioner, DISTRICT JUDGE CHARLES ESQUE FLEMING vs. MAGISTRATE JUDGE WARDEN SHELBIE SMITH, JAMES E. GRIMES JR. Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Douglas J. Haines filed a Petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Doc. 1. Haines is currently in custody at the Belmont Correctional Institution serving a sentence of 28 to 33 years’ imprisonment imposed by the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas in State v. Haines, Case No. 2022cr0016. The Court referred…