Lacy v. Fender

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION JAVONTE R. LACY, ) ) Case No. 1:21-cv-00948 Petitioner, ) ) Judge Dan Aaron Polster v. ) ) OPINION & ORDER WARDEN DOUGLAS FENDER, ) ) Respondent. ) In November 2017, an Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas jury convicted the Petitioner, Javonte R. Lacy (“Lacy” or “Petitioner”), of two felony counts of drug trafficking. The court sentenced him to eight years in prison, and he now resides in the Lake Erie Correctional Institution in Conneaut, Ohio. After several post-conviction motions and appeals to the…