Hamm v. Warden, Lebanon Correctional Institute

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT CINCINNATI QURAN HAMM, Petitioner, : Case No. 1:18-cv-820 - vs - District Judge Matthew W. McFarland Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz Ron Erdos1, Warden, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility : Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS This habeas corpus case, brought pro se by Petitioner Quran Hamm under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, is before the Court for decision on the merits on the Petition (ECF No. 5), the State Court Record (ECF No. 8, 15), and the Return of Writ (ECF No. 9). In the Order for Answer, Magistrate…