Foster v. Warden, Toledo Correctional Institution
Petitioner: Christopher Foster
Respondent: Warden, Toledo Correctional Institution
Case Number: 1:2015cv00713
Filed: November 5, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Office: Cincinnati Office
County: HAMILTON
Presiding Judge: Sandra S Beckwith
Presiding Judge: Karen L. Litkovitz
Nature of Suit: General
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1651
Jury Demanded By: None

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March 6, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 195 ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS - The Court OVERRULES 193 Petitioner's Objections and ADOPTS the 192 Magistrate Judge's February 13, 2024 R&R. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the 191 Petitioner's Motion to Recomm it is DENIED. This 185 Court's Order denying Petitioner's Motion for Rule 60(b) Relief is hereby VACATED. Because 183 Petitioner's Motion for Rule 60(b) Relief presents a second or successive habeas petition, the Clerk is ordered to TRANSFER the Motion to the Sixth Circuit as required under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3) for consideration of whether Petitioner may proceed with his Brady claim; This matter remains CLOSED and TERMINATED from the active docket of this Court. Signed by Judge Michael R. Barrett on 3/6/2024. (kkz)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
February 13, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 192 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS - It is therefore respectfully recommended that the Court (1) vacate its Order denying the Rule 60(b)(6) Motion (ECF No. 185 ) upon a finding that the Motion for Relief presents a second or successive habeas petition1 an d (2) transfer this case to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals for that Courts determination of whether Foster may proceed with his Brady claim. See In re Sims, 111 F.3d 45 (6th Cir. 1997). Objections to R&R due by 2/27/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 2/13/2024. (srb)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
January 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 185 ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS Consistent with the recommendation by the Magistrate Judge, 183 Petitioner's motion for relief from judgment is denied. Signed by Judge Michael R. Barrett on 1/16/2024. (kkz)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
December 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 184 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 183 MOTION for Rule 60(b) Relief filed by Christopher Foster. The Magistrate Judge Recommends that the motion for relief from judgment should be denied. Objections to R&R due by 1/10/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 12/27/2023. (jmb)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
September 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 180 ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS - Petitioner's 165 Motion for Relief from Judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) is DENIED; A certificate of appealability shall not issue with respect to the claims alleged in the petition, which this Cour t has concluded are procedurally barred from review because under the first prong of the applicable two-part standard enunciated in Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 48485 (2000), "jurists of reason" would not find it debatable whethe r this Court is correct in its procedural ruling; With respect to any application by petitioner to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis, the Court certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal of this Order adopting the Report and Recommendation would not be taken in "good faith," and, therefore, petitioner is DENIED leave to appeal in forma pauperis upon a showing of financial necessity. This matter remains CLOSED and TERMINATED from the active docket of this Court. Signed by Judge Michael R. Barrett on 9/18/2023. (kkz)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
May 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 178 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 177 MOTION for Article III Relief Issuance filed by Christopher Foster. In sum, Foster has no standing to insist this Motion be decided in the first instance by an Article III judge. The Motion also has no merit because there is no conflict of interest between the duties assigned as special master in In re Cincinnati Policing and case management in this case. The Motion should be DENIED. Objections to R&R due by 6/13/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 5/26/2023. (bjr)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
October 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 166 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS - Foster's Motion for Relief from Judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(ECF No. 165) should be denied. Because reasonable jurists would not disagree with this conclusion, it is also recommended that Petitioner be denied a certificate of appealability and that the Court certify to the Sixth Circuit that any appeal would be objectively frivolous and should not be permitted to proceed in forma pauperis. Objections to R&R due by 11/8/2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 10/25/2022. (kpf)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
November 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 162 TRANSFER ORDER - This habeas corpus case is before the Court on Petitioners most recent motion for relief from judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(6)(ECF No re 160 - Accordingly, pursuant to In re Sims, 111 F.3d 45 (6th Cir. 1997), the Clerk is ordered to transfer the instant Motion to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit for its consideration of whether to permit Foster to proceed. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 11/2/21. (pb)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification, and COA TEAM 2 CA06-ECF-PetitionsForFiling@ca6.uscourts.gov by Electronic Notification Modified on 11/2/2021 (pb).
July 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 158 TRANSFER ORDER - Accordingly, pursuant to In re Sims, 111 F.3d 45 (6th Cir. 1997), the Clerk is ordered to transfer the instant Motion to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit for its consideration of whether to permit Foster to pr oceed. re 157 filed by Christopher Foster. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 7/20/21. (pb)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification, and COA TEAM 2)
March 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 149 TRANSFER ORDER - Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the Clerk transfer this matter to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals for consideration under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b) of whether Petitioner may proceed in this Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 3/19/2020. (kma)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
February 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 146 ORDER adopting Report and Recommendation re 145 Report and Recommendation denying 144 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Judge Michael R. Barrett on 2/18/20. (ba)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
April 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 129 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON MOTION TO ALTER JUDGMENT - Petitioner's Motion to Alter Judgment 128 should be denied. Objections to R&R due by 4/15/2019. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 4/1/2019. (kpf)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
February 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 125 ORDER adopting Report and Recommendation re 124 Report and Recommendation denying 123 Motion to Amend/Correct. Signed by Judge Michael R. Barrett on 2/21/19. (ba)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
February 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 124 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS - This habeas corpus cases is before the Court on Petitioners Motion to Amend under Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e) (ECF No. 123 ). In the Motion Foster purports to state a claim for release from custody under the First Step Act wh ich he asserts applies retroactively to his case. Final judgment was entered in this case on July 24, 2017 (ECF No. 82 ). Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e) allows a motion to alter or amend a judgment to be made within thirty days after judgment is entered. Bec ause the instant Motion was not filed1 until January 18, 2019, it is grossly untimely and should be DENIED. Purely as a matter of information, should Petitioner be tempted to find another vehicle to present this claim, the Magistrate Judge notes th at the First Step Act applies only to federal prisoners. Objections to R&R due by 2/15/2019. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 2/1/2019. (srb)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
January 14, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 121 ORDER MOTION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY- Therefore Petitioners Motion for Certificate of Appealability is DENIED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 1/14/19. (kma)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
December 27, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 117 ORDER overruling re 111 and 115 Objection to Magistrate Judge Order; this matter is transferred to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals for that court's consideration of whether or not to grant permission to proceed; and this matter remains cl osed. Signed by Judge Michael R. Barrett on 12/27/18. (Copy of this order will be emailed to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals by the Clerk.) (ba)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
May 15, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 105 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS - It is respectfully recommended that Foster's Motion (ECF No. 104) be denied. Because reasonable jurists would not disagree with this conclusion, Petitioner should be denied a certificate of appealability and the Co urt 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 5/29/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 5/15/2018. (kpf)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
April 4, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 98 ORDER adopting Report and Recommendation re 97 Report and Recommendation denying 95 Motion; denying 96 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Judge Michael R. Barrett on 4/4/18. (ba)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
March 16, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 97 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION - Foster's two Motions for reconsideration 95 96 do not persuade the Magistrate Judge that this Court's judgment is in error. It is therefore respectfully recommended that they be denied. 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 3/30/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 3/16/2018. (kpf)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
March 5, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 94 ORDER adopting Report and Recommendation re 85 Report and Recommendation denying 83 Motion. Signed by Judge Michael R. Barrett on 3/5/18. (ba)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
August 14, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 85 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS It is respectfully recommended that Petitioner's "Motion for Relief from an Order (ECF No. 81) Filed Based on Excusable Neglect and Inadvertence to the Merits" (ECF No. 83) be DENIED. Objections to R&R due by 8/28/2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 8/14/2017. (kpf)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
July 24, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 81 ORDER adopting Report and Recommendations re 41 61 71 Report and Recommendations; granting 52 Motion to Dismiss; and denying 71 Motion for Judgment; the 1 Petition is dismissed with prejudice. Signed by Judge Michael R. Barrett on 7/24/17. (ba)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
March 10, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 61 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS - Because his Petition fails to state a claim on which federal habeas corpus relief can be granted and his claims are otherwise procedurally defaulted, it is respectfully recommended that the Petition be DISMISSED WITH PRE JUDICE. 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 s hould not be permitted to proceed in forma pauperis. Objections to R&R due by 3/24/2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 3/10/2017. Associated Cases: 1:15-cv-00713-MRB-MRM, 1:16-cv-00846-MRB-SKB (kpf)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
November 17, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ORDER ON NON-DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS; REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON MOTION TO DISMISS - Petitioner's Motion to Strike (ECF No. 19), Motion Amending Summary Judgment for Default and Default Judgment on Respondent (ECF No. 20) and Motion and Memorandum Recovered (ECF No. 38) are DENIED. It is respectfully recommended that the Motion to Dismiss be GRANTED and this case be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Because reasonable jurists would not disagree with this conclusion, Petitioner should be denied a cert ificate of appealabilityand 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 12/5/2016. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 11/17/2016. (kpf)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
February 10, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 3 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION that this matter be Dismissed for lack of prosecution. Objections to R&R due by 2/29/2016. Signed by Magistrate Judge Karen L. Litkovitz on 2/10/2016. (art)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.) Modified on 2/10/2016 (jlw).
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