Bonnell v. McBee

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION Melvin Bonnell, ) ) CASE NO. 1:21 CV 1604 Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) JUDGE JEFFREY J. HELMICK Chris McBee, Warden, ) ) ) MEMORANDUM OF OPINION Respondent. ) AND ORDER ) Before me is Respondent Warden Chris McBee’s motion to transfer to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Petitioner Melvin Bonnell’s third petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”),

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. 1). (Doc. 6.) Respondent seeks the transfer for a determination of whether…