Edmonds v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE DIVISION DEREK RENE EDMONDS Petitioner v. Civil Action No. 3:15-cv-859-RGJ CRAIG HUGHES, WARDEN Respondent MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Derek Rene Edmonds (“Edmonds”) objects by counsel [DE 87] to Magistrate Judge Edward’s (“Magistrate Judge”) Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation [DE 83 (“R&R”)] denying Edmonds’ § 2254 petition and certificate of appealability. The Respondent, Craig Hughes,1 the Warden (“Warden”), did not respond to the objections. The Warden also objected to the R&R [DE 86],…