Malone v. Warden, Noble Correctional Institution

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION Michael Antonio Malone, Petitioner, Case No. 1:17-cv-548 v. Judge Michael R. Barrett Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Institution,1 ORDER Respondent. This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendations (“R&R”) issued by the Magistrate Judge on April 4, 2019 (Doc. 17) and on May 8, 2019 (Doc. 20).2 I. BACKGROUND Michael Antonio Malone was convicted of one count of theft from an elderly person in violation of Ohio Rev. Code § 2913.02(A)(1), (B)(1) & (3) (Count 1); one count of…