Tiandre L. Turner v. Warden, Belmont Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON TIANDRE L. TURNER Petitioner, : Case No. 3:25-cv-00084 - vs - District Judge Michael J. Newman Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz WARDEN, Belmont Correctional Institution, : Respondent. DECISION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION TO RECUSE This habeas corpus case is before the Court on Petitioner’s Motion for Recusal Requesting Magistrate Judge Merz to Recuse Himself from the Case Pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 144

and § 455 (ECF No. 29). As the Motion implies, a request for recusal in federal court is directed in the…