Schweitzer v. Williams

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JACK ZOUHARY, District Judge.

Introduction

Petitioner Nicholas Schweitzer filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. No. 1). The case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Greg White for a Report and Recommendation (R & R) pursuant to Local Rule 72.2(b)(2). The Magistrate Judge recommended the Petition be dismissed (Doc. No. 9).

Petitioner filed an Objection (Doc. No. 10) to the R & R, reasserting four grounds for relief: (1) The Ohio court of appeals acted contrary to clearly established federal law in holding that the retroactive elimination of the…