Eric F. Kilgore, II v. Warden, Belmont Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION ERIC F. KILGORE, II, ) Case No. 1:25-CV-01988-BYP ) Petitioner, ) JUDGE BENITA Y. PEARSON ) v. ) MAGISTRATE JUDGE JENNIFER DOWDELL ) WARDEN, BELMONT ARMSTRONG ) CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, ) Respondent. ) REPORT & RECOMMENDATION I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner, Eric F. Kilgore, II (“Mr. Kilgore”), seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1). Mr. Kilgore is serving a sentence of three years in prison, along with a reserved indefinite prison term of 11 to 16 and a half years, after being convicted of…