Cox v. Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON MICAH A. COX, Petitioner, : Case No. 3:22-cv-033 - vs - District Judge Walter H. Rice Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz WARDEN, Madison Correctional Institution, : Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS This habeas corpus case, brought pro se by Petitioner Micah Cox under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, is before the Court decision on the merits. Relevant pleadings are the Petition (ECF No. 3), the State Court Record (ECF No. 19), the Return of Writ (ECF No. 20), and Petitioner’s Traverse (ECF No. 29).…