Breneman 374780 v. Artis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN DIVISION ______ GREG ALLEN BRENEMAN, Petitioner, Case No. 1:23-cv-1236 v. Honorable Sally J. Berens FREDEANE ARTIS, Respondent. ____________________________/ OPINION This is a habeas corpus action brought by a state prisoner under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Petitioner consented to proceed in all matters in this action under the jurisdiction of a United States magistrate judge. (Pet., ECF No. 1, PageID.18.) Section 636(c) provides that “[u]pon the consent of the…