Lloyd v. Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Institution

Filing 19

DECISION AND ENTRY Adopting 13 17 the Report and Recommendations of the United States Magistrate Judge. Signed by Judge Timothy S. Black on 9/22/17. (gs) (This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION
DAMON SHAWN LLOYD,
Petitioner,
vs.
WARDEN, CHILLICOTHE
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION,
Respondent.

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Case No. 1:16-cv-932
Judge Timothy S. Black
Magistrate Judge J. Gregory Wehrman

DECISION AND ENTRY
ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE (Docs. 13, 17)
This case is before the Court pursuant to the Order of General Reference in the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Western Division to United
States Magistrate Judge J. Gregory Wehrman. Pursuant to such reference, the Magistrate
Judge reviewed the pleadings filed with this Court and, on August 3, 2017, submitted a
Report and Recommendation recommending that this habeas action be transferred to the
Sixth Circuit as a successive petition. (Doc. 13). On August 14, 2017, Petitioner filed a
motion to stay his petition while he exhausted his potential remedies in state court, citing
a new judgment issued in state court on June 28, 2017. (Doc. 14). On August 25, 2017,
the Magistrate Judge issued a second Report and Recommendation recommending that
Petitioner’s motion to stay be denied. Petitioner filed objections to this Report and

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Recommendation on September 1, 2017. 1
As required by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), the Court has
reviewed the comprehensive findings of the Magistrate Judge and considered de novo all
of the filings in this matter. Upon consideration of the foregoing, the Court does
determine that such Report and Recommendations should be and is hereby adopted in its
entirety. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Respondent’s motion to transfer (Doc. 8)
be GRANTED and petitioner’s pro se habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 2254 be transferred to the Sixth Circuit as a successive petition within the meaning of
28 U.S.C. § 2244(b). Petitioner’s motion to stay (Doc. 14) is DENIED. The Clerk shall
enter judgment accordingly, whereupon this case shall be TERMINATED from the
docket of this Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Date: 9/22/17

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Timothy S. Black
United States District Judge

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Petitioner’s objections are not well taken. As both of the pending Report and
Recommendations explain, the state trial court’s June 28, 2017 entry, which modified Plaintiff’s
previous sentencing entry to delete any reference to post-release control, does not constitute a
“new judgment” for purposes of bypassing the requirements governing second or successive
petitions set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b). Accordingly, Petitioner’s current habeas petition is a
successive petition, as an earlier petition filed by Plaintiff regarding the judgment in question
was adjudicated on the merits. See Lloyd v. Warden, No. 1:10-cv-169 (S.D. Ohio March 12,
2010) (Spiegel, J.; Litkovitz, M.J.). When a prisoner has filed a successive petition for habeas
corpus relief in the district court, without first obtaining authorization from the Court of Appeals,
the court, in the interest of justice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631, is required to transfer the case to
the Sixth Circuit for consideration as required under § 2244(b)(3).
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