Thoma v. Warden Pickaway Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT CINCINNATI BRIAN THOMA, Petitioner, : Case No. 1:20-cv-282 - vs - District Judge Timothy S. Black Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz WARDEN, Pickaway Correctional Institution, : Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS This habeas corpus case, brought by Petitioner Thoma with the assistance of counsel, is before the Court for decision on the merits. Relevant filings are the Petition (ECF No. 1), the State Court Record (ECF No. 9), the Return of Writ (ECF No. 10), and Petitioner’s Reply (ECF No. 15). The…