Edward Byers v. Shelbie Smith, Warden, Belmont Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT CINCINNATI EDWARD BYERS, Petitioner, : Case No. 1:26-cv-00126 -vs - District Judge Douglas R. Cole Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz SHELBIE SMITH, WARDEN, Belmont Correctional Institution, : Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS This habeas corpus action under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

was brought pro se by Petitioner Edward Byers to obtain relief from his conviction for gross sexual imposition in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas and his consequent imprisonment in Respondent’s custody (Petition, ECF No.…