Hashi v. Cook

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION AT COLUMBUS ABDI HASHI, Petitioner, : Case No. 2:21-cv-2772 - vs - Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz BRIAN COOK, Warden, Southeast Correctional Institution, : Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS This habeas corpus case, brought pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

by Petitioner Abdi Hashi with the assistance of counsel1, is before the Court for decision on the merits. Relevant pleadings are the Petition (ECF No. 1), the State Court Record (ECF No. 8), the Warden’s Return of Writ (ECF…