Smith v. Warden of Toledo Correctional Institution
Petitioner: Christopher Smith
Respondent: Warden of Toledo Correctional Institution
Case Number: 1:2012cv00425
Filed: May 31, 2012
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Office: Cincinnati Office
County: XX US, Outside State
Presiding Judge: Stephanie K. Bowman
Presiding Judge: S Arthur Spiegel
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus (General)
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)
Jury Demanded By: None

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January 18, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 178 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS - The Magistrate Judge respectfully recommends the Seventh Ground for Relief be denied and the petition dismissed with prejudice. If Petitioner objects to this conclusion, he must include argument for a certificate of appealability in his objections or file a motion for certificate of appealability at the same time. Objections to R&R due by 2/1/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 1/18/2024. (kpf)
June 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 164 ORDER granting 162 Motion for Certificate of Appealability as Amended by the Court. Signed by Judge Timothy S. Black on 6/8/2020. (rrs)
May 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 158 ORDER denying 156 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Judge Timothy S. Black on 5/5/2020. (rrs)
April 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 155 ORDER denying Petitioner's emergency motion (Doc. 134 ). Signed by Judge Timothy S. Black on 4/24/2020. (rrs)
April 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 146 ORDER FOR RESPONSE AND PRESERVATION OF ITEMS. Signed by Judge Timothy S. Black on 4/15/2020. (rrs)
April 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 141 ORDER TO CEASE TRANSPORT AND COMPLY WITH RELEASE ORDERS. Signed by Judge Timothy S. Black on 4/14/2020. (rrs)
April 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 125 DECISION AND ENTRY adopting the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (Doc. 115 ) as modified herein. Signed by Judge Timothy S. Black on 4/9/2020. (rrs)
February 8, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 85 DECISION AND ENTRY ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE (Doc. 80 ). Signed by Judge Timothy S. Black on 2/8/2017. (mr)
August 29, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 80 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS - It is respectfully recommended that the Petition be dismissed with prejudice. Because reasonable jurists would not disagree with this conclusion, Petitioner should be denied a certificate of appealability and the Court should certify to the Sixth Circuit that any appeal would be objectively frivolous and therefore should not be permitted to proceed in forma pauperis. Objections to R&R due by 9/15/2016. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 8/29/2016. (kpf)
March 19, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 44 DECISION AND ORDER - The parties are granted permission to manually file any such audio or video recordings, along with an electronic notice of filing. To ensure that these exhibits are audible or viewable on court equipment, audio copies should be f iled in mp3 format and video copies in mpg format. All documentary exhibits shall be scanned and uploaded to the Court's CM/ECF system unless they are too large, in which case they may be copied and filed in the same manner as the audio and vide o exhibits.Petitioner's counsel's request to expand the record by adding her copies of the trial and post-conviction transcripts is DENIED. Petitioner shall re-file his Reply/Traverse not later than April 10, 2014, to include PageID record references. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R Merz on 3/19/2014. (kpf1)
January 22, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER - Petitioner's Motion to Expand the Record (Doc. No. 35) is DENIED without prejudice to renewal with a showing of compliance with S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 7.2(a). Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R Merz on 1/22/2014. (kpf1)
March 21, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 22 JUDGMENT entered by Clerk affirming Court Order 21 staying and administratively terminating this matter on the Court's docket pending exhaustion of Ohio remedies. (km1)
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Petitioner: Christopher Smith
Represented By: Michele L. Berry
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Respondent: Warden of Toledo Correctional Institution
Represented By: William H Lamb
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