Moore v. Warden, Madison Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON JOHNNIE LEE MOORE, Petitioner, : Case No. 3:22-cv-189 - vs - District Judge Walter H. Rice Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz WARDEN, Madison Correctional Institution, : Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS This habeas corpus case, brought pro se by Petitioner Johnnie Lee Moore under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, is before the Court for decision on the merits. Relevant pleadings are the Petition (ECF No. 4), the State Court Record (ECF No. 14), the Warden’s Return of Writ (ECF No. 15), and Moore’s Reply…