Michael Griffin v. Gary Galloway, Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT CINCINNATI MICHAEL GRIFFIN, Petitioner, : Case No. 1:25-cv-00793 - vs - District Judge Jeffery P. Hopkins Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz GARY GALLOWAY, WARDEN, Chillicothe Correctional Institution, : Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS This habeas corpus case, brought pro se by Petitioner Michael Griffin, is before the Court for decision on the merits on the Petition (ECF No. 3), the State Court Record (ECF No. 7), the Warden’s Return of Writ (ECF No. 8), and Petitioner’s Traverse (ECF No. 11). The…