Hearn v. Warden, Belmont County Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION : Jonathan Hearn, : : Case No. 2:22-cv-2916 Petitioner, : v. : Judge Graham : Warden, Belmont Correctional : Magistrate Judge Silvain Institution, : : Respondent. : OPINION & ORDER This matter is before the Court upon Petitioner Jonathan Hearn’s objections (ECF No. 12) to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) (ECF No. 10), which recommended dismissal of the instant habeas action on the basis of procedural default.1 Because the Court finds merit in Petitioner’s objections, the Court…