Barron v. Warden, Madison Correctional Institution

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT CINCINNATI DAVID BARRON, : Case No. 1:23-cv-591 : Petitioner, : : Judge Susan J. Dlott vs. : Magistrate Judge Peter B. Silvain, Jr. : WARDEN, MADISON CORRECTIONAL : INSTITUTION, : : Respondent. : ORDER CONCERNING MAIL FROM THIS COURT This habeas corpus matter is before the Court to consider Petitioner’s motion raising concerns about receiving mail from the Court. (Motion, Doc. 30). In order to manage this case in a timely and efficient manner, the motion is GRANTED to the following extent. It is ORDERED that mail from this Court addressed to Plaintiff in this case is legal mail under Sallier v. Brooks, 343 F.3d 868, 877 (6th Cir. 2003). See generally Vinson v. Brown, No. 2:23-cv-80, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4128 (S.D. Ohio Jan. 8, 2024) (discussing “legal mail”). Respondent and the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction are ORDERED to treat the Court’s mail to Plaintiff in this case as legal mail regardless of whether it bears a “control number.”

The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to serve this Order on (1) Respondent; (2) the Ohio Attorney General’s Office; and (3) the Mailroom Supervisor at Madison Correctional Institution.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

August 9, 2024 s/Peter B. Silvain, Jr. PETER B. SILVAIN, JR. UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE