Fears v. Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Institution
Petitioner: Angelo Fears
Respondent: Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Institution
Case Number: 2:2017cv00029
Filed: January 11, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Office: Columbus Office
County: ROSS
Presiding Judge: Michael R. Barrett
Presiding Judge: Michael R. Merz
Nature of Suit: Death Penalty
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254
Jury Demanded By: None

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March 29, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER overruling 29 Objection to Magistrate Judge Order and transferring this matter to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Signed by Judge Michael R. Barrett on 3/29/18. (copy of this order has been emailed to the Sixth Circuit by the Clerk) (ba)
March 30, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 27 SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM OPINION - The Magistrate Judge recommends that Petitioner's Objections be overruled and this case be transferred to the Sixth Circuit as a second-or-successive habeas petition. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 3/29/2017. (kpf)
February 23, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 11 SCHEDULING ORDER REGARDING OBJECTIONS - This case was transferred to the Sixth Circuit as a second-or-successive habeas corpus petition on January 12, 2017 (ECF No. 6). Petitioner objected, but the Transfer Order had already been docketed, deprivi ng this Court of jurisdiction to consider the Objections. The Sixth Circuit has now vacated the Transfer Order as "prematurely docketed." Accordingly, Respondent's time to respond to the Objections under Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) is extended to and including March 9, 2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 2/23/2017. (kpf)
January 18, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MEMORANDUM REGARDING PETITIONER'S OBJECTIONS TO TRANSFER ORDER - Because the transfer has been docketed in the Sixth Circuit (Case No. 17-3042), this Court lacks jurisdiction to reconsider the transfer. Jackson v. Sloan, 800 F.3d 260 (6th Cir. 2015). Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 1/18/2017. (kpf)
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Petitioner: Angelo Fears
Represented By: Alan C Rossman
Represented By: Carol Ann Wright
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