Estarling Melendez v. Jerry Spatny, Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION Estarling Melendez, Case No. 1:21-cv-1850 Petitioner, v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Jerry Spatny, Warden, Respondent. I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Estarling Melendez1 filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, concerning his murder conviction in the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas. (Doc. No. 1). Magistrate Judge Amanda N. Knapp reviewed the petition as well as the related briefing pursuant to Local Rule 72.2(b)(2) and recommends I deny Melendez’s petition. (Doc. No. 13).…