Williams v. Warden, London Correctional Institution

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION RICHARD TODD WILLIAMS, : : Petitioner, : Case No. 1:21-cv-423 : v. : Judge Jeffery P. Hopkins : WARDEN, LONDON : Magistrate Judge Michael Merz CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, : : Respondent. : ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION This habeas corpus case, brought by Petitioner Williams, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, is before the Court on Petitioner’s Objections (Doc. 67) to the Report and Recommendations of Magistrate Judge Merz (Doc. 64) recommending that the Petition be dismissed with prejudice. I. Background On June 27,…