Potee v. Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT CINCINNATI MICHAEL POTEE, Petitioner, : Case No. 1:18-cv-609 - vs - District Judge Susan J. Dlott Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Institution, : Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS Petitioner Michael Potee brought this habeas corpus action under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

with the assistance of counsel (Petition, ECF No. 1). The case is now ripe for decision on the Petition, the State Court Record (ECF No. 7), and the Return of Writ (ECF No. 8). Although Magistrate Judge…