Heard v. Gray

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION DON M. HEARD, ) ) CASE NO. 1:20-cv-2299 Petitioner, ) ) JUDGE BRIDGET MEEHAN BRENNAN v. ) ) DAVID GRAY, Warden, ) MEMORANDUM ORDER ) AND ORDER Respondent. ) Before the Court is a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) from Magistrate Judge Jennifer Dowdell Armstrong (Doc. No. 13), which recommends that the relief requested in the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”) filed by Don M. Heard (Doc. No. 1) be denied. The R&R further recommends that this Court not grant Mr. Heard a certificate of appealability. (Doc. No.…