Stephens v. Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON JOHN K. STEPHENS, Petitioner, : Case No. 3:19-cv-249 - vs - District Judge Thomas M. Rose Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz TIM SHOOP, Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Institution, : Respondent. DECISION AND ORDER This habeas corpus case is before the Court on Petitioner’s Objections (ECF No. 30) to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendations recommending dismissal of the Petition (“Report,” ECF No. 27). The Warden has timely responded to the Objections (Response, ECF No. 31). When the state…