Carpenter v. Hart

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY PADUCAH DIVISION Case No. 5:20-cv-00107-TBR JEFF CARPENTER PETITIONER v. DeEDRA HART, Warden RESPONDENT MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court upon Petitioner Jeff Carpenter’s (“Carpenter”) pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus. [DN 1]. The Court referred this matter to Magistrate Judge Lanny King for a Report and Recommendation. [DN 5]. Magistrate Judge King recommended Carpenter’s petition be denied. [DN 37]. Carpenter objected. [DN 38]. As such, this matter is ripe for adjudication. For the reasons that…