McKnight v. Warden, Pickaway Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION AT COLUMBUS DEMITRIOUS MCKNIGHT, : Case No. 2:23-cv-426 : Petitioner, : District Judge Sarah D. Morrison : Magistrate Judge Peter B. Silvain, Jr. vs. : : WARDEN, PICKAWAY : CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, : : Respondent. : REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION1 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This matter has been referred to the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and this Court’s Amended General Order 22–05. Pending before…