Wolke v. Warden Chillicothe Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT CINCINNATI NICHOLAS WOLKE, Petitioner, : Case No. 1:19-cv-966 - vs - District Judge Susan J. Dlott Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz TIM SHOOP, Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Institution, : Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS This habeas corpus case, brought pro se by Petitioner Nicholas Wolke under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, is before the Court for decision on the merits. The relevant pleadings are the Petition (ECF No. 1 and 2), the State Court Record (ECF No. 7), the Return of Writ (ECF No. 8), and…