Fite v. Warden, Ross Correctional Institution
Petitioner: Donovan Fite
Respondent: Warden, Ross Correctional Institution
Case Number: 1:2012cv00877
Filed: November 13, 2012
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Office: Cincinnati Office
County: ADAMS
Presiding Judge: Timothy S. Black
Presiding Judge: Stephanie K. Bowman
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 8, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 21 DECISON AND ENTRY ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE (DOC. 20 ) AND TERMINATING THIS CASE IN THIS COURT. Signed by Judge Timothy S. Black on 1/8/18. (jlm)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
December 11, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 20 DECISION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION TO AMEND; REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS - Because all of Petitioner's claims are barred by the statute of limitations, his Motion to Amend is DENIED and it is respectfully recommended that his Petition be DISMISS ED 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 t herefore should not be permitted to proceed in forma pauperis. Objections to R&R due by 12/26/2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 12/11/2017. (kpf) (This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
December 30, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 11 DECISION AND ENTRY ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE (Doc. 9 ). (1) The petition be administratively STAYED and TERMINATED on the Court's active docket pending petitioner's exhaustion of his Ohio remedies. The stay should be conditioned on petitioners filing a motion to reinstate the case on this Court's active docket within 30 days after fully exhausting his state court remedies through the requisite levels of state appellate review. P etitioner should be granted leave to reinstate the case on the Court's active docket when he has exhausted his Ohio remedies based on a showing that he has complied with the conditions of the stay. The Court should withhold judgment on petitione r's motion to amend until petitioner moves the Court to reinstate the case after having had the opportunity to exhaust his state court remedies; (2) A certificate of appeal ability should not issue; and (3) that an appeal of any Order adopting this Report and Recommendation would not be taken in "good faith," and therefore DENY petitioner leave to appeal in forma pauperis. Signed by Judge Timothy S. Black on 12/30/2013. (mr1)
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