Balducci v. Foley

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION ANTHONY BALDUCCI, CASE NO. 1:22 CV 299 Petitioner, v. JUDGE JAMES R. KNEPP II KEITH FOLEY, WARDEN, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Anthony Balducci (“Petitioner”), a prisoner in state custody, filed a pro se Petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1); see also Doc. 4 (Petitioner’s Merit Brief). This case was referred to Magistrate Judge Darrell A. Clay for a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) regarding the Petition under Local Civil Rule 72.2(b)(2). On…