Searles v. Baldauf

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION CAROLYN S. SEARLES, ) Case No. 3:23-CV-02394-CEF ) Petitioner, ) JUDGE CHARLES ESQUE FLEMING UNITED STATE DISTRICT JUDGE ) v. ) MAGISTRATE JUDGE ) JENNIFER DOWDELL WARDEN TERI BALDAUF, ) ARMSTRONG ) Respondent. ) ) REPORT & RECOMMENDATION ) I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner, Carolyn S. Searles (“Ms. Searles”), seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1). Ms. Searles is serving a sentence of nine years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of tampering with records, one count of complicity in…