Cultrona v. Warden Correctional Reception Center

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION AT COLUMBUS IAN A. CULTRONA, Petitioner, : Case No. 2:22-cv-1965 - vs - Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz WARDEN, Correctional Reception Center, : Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS This habeas corpus case, brought by Petitioner pro se under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, is before the Court for decision on the merits. The relevant pleadings are the Petition (ECF No. 1), the State Court Record (ECF No. 13), Respondent’s Answer (ECF No. 14), and Petitioner’s Reply (ECF No. 18).…