Garvin v. Cohen

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DIVISION JOHN GARVIN, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) No. 2:22-cv-00994-DCN-MGB vs. ) ) ORDER WARDEN LEVERN COHEN, ) ) Respondent. ) _______________________________________) This matter is before the court on petitioner John Garvin’s (“Garvin”) motion for recusal, ECF No. 12. For the reasons set forth below, the court denies the motion. I. BACKGROUND On May 23, 2013, a jury convicted Garvin of trafficking in heroin, and the Spartanburg County Court of General Sessions sentenced him to twenty-five years of imprisonment with…