Rentas v. Warden Belmont Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION AT COLUMBUS JUAN RENTAS, Petitioner, : Case No. 2:24-cv-03755 - vs - District Judge Algenon L. Marbley, Jr. Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz SHELBIE SMITH, WARDEN, Belmont Correctional Institution, : Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS This habeas corpus action, brought pro se by Petitioner Juan Rentas pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, seeks relief from his conviction in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas on charges of kidnapping, rape, and felonious assault with sexual motivation and repeat violemnt…