Melvin B. Clark v. Franklin County Probation Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION AT COLUMBUS MELVIN B. CLARK, : Case No. 2:24-cv-4179 : Petitioner, : : Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr. vs. : Magistrate Judge S. Courter Shimeall : FRANKLIN COUNTY : PROBATION DEPARTMENT : : Respondent. : REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS Melvin B. Clark, a state probationer proceeding without counsel, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This matter is before the Court to consider the Petition (ECF No. 5), the Return of Writ (ECF No. 9), and the state court record. (ECF No. 7-1, 7- 2, 7-3,…