Montez 732213 v. Bauman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN NORTHERN DIVISION ______ STEVEN MONTEZ, Petitioner, Case No. 2:24-cv-171 v. Honorable Phillip J. Green CATHERINE BAUMAN, Respondent. ____________________________/ OPINION This is a habeas corpus action brought by a state prisoner under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties consented to proceed in all matters in this action under the jurisdiction of a United States magistrate judge. (ECF No. 1, PageID.19; ECF No. 10.) Petitioner Steven Montez is incarcerated…