Hearn v. Warden, Belmont County Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION JONATHAN HEARN, Case No. 2:22-cv-2916 Petitioner, District Judge James L. Graham v. Magistrate Judge Peter B. Silvain, Jr. WARDEN, BELMONT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, 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 (Doc. 1), the Return of Writ (Doc. 6), Petitioner’s Reply (Doc. 8), and the state court record. (Doc. 5.) For the reasons…