Brown v. Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Institution

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION JAMES E. BROWN, Case No. 1:17-cv-583 Petitioner, McFarland, J. vs. Litkovitz, M.J. WARDEN, CHILLICOTHE REPORT AND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, RECOMMENDATION Respondent. Petitioner, an inmate in state custody at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On August 20, 2018, this action was stayed so that petitioner could exhaust his state court remedies. (Doc. 10). Petitioner reinstated the action and filed an amended petition. (See Doc. 12,…