Phelps v. Warden, Grafton Correction Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION AT COLUMBUS ROBERT PHELPS, Petitioner, : Case No. 2:23-cv-1697 - vs - District Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr. Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz TIM SHOOP, WARDEN, Chillicothe Correctional Institution, : Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS This is a habeas corpus case brought pro se by Petitioner Robert Phelps under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

to obtain relief from his conviction in the Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas. The Magistrate Judge reference in the case was recently transferred to the undersigned to help…