Dowdy v. Eppinger

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION Shaun Dowdy, Case No. 3:18-cv-1169 Petitioner, v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Keith J, Foley, Warden1, Respondent. I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Shaun Dowdy has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, concerning his conviction in the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas on charges of aggravated murder and kidnapping. (Doc. No. 1). Magistrate Judge David A. Ruiz reviewed the petition as well as the related briefing pursuant to Local Rule 72.2(b)(2) and recommends I deny…