Lark v. Warden Southeastern Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION AT COLUMBUS VERCIE L. LARK, Petitioner, : Case No. 2:19-cv-4160 - vs - District Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr. Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz BRIAN COOK, Warden, Southeastern Correctional Institution, : Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS This habeas corpus case, brought pro se by Petitioner Vercie Lark under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, is before the Court for decision on the merits on the Petition (ECF No. 1), the State Court Record (ECF No. 3), and the Return of Writ (ECF No. 3). Upon ordering an answer in the…