Gregory D. Richard, Jr. v. Warden Douglas Fender

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION GREGORY D. RICHARD, JR., CASE NO. 3:23-cv-599 Petitioner, DISTRICT JUDGE BRIDGET MEEHAN BRENNAN vs. MAGISTRATE JUDGE WARDEN DOUGLAS FENDER, JAMES E. GRIMES JR. Respondent. REPORT & RECOMMENDATION Petitioner Gregory D. Richard, Jr. has filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Richard is in custody at the Warren Correctional Institution1 and challenges his conviction and sentence in the case State v. Richard, Marion County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 2018 CR 0150. The Court referred…