Kendra French v. Warden, Dayton Correctional Institution

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT CINCINNATI KENDRA FRENCH, Petitioner, Case No. 1:25cv00288 v. Judge Michael R. Barrett WARDEN, Dayton Correctional Institution, Respondent.

ORDER This matter is before the Court on the December 18, 2025 Report and Recommendations (“R&R”) filed by the Magistrate Judge (Doc. 16), in which he recommends that Kendra French’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus be dismissed with prejudice and that a certificate of appealability be denied.

Proper notice was given to Petitioner (who proceeds pro se) under Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), including notice that she may forfeit rights on appeal if she failed to file objections to the R&R in a timely manner.1 United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947 (6th Cir. 1981); see Berkshire v. Dahl, 928 F.3d 520, 530 (6th Cir. 2019). No objections to the R&R (Doc. 16) were filed and the time to do so has passed.

The R&R (Doc. 16) of the Magistrate Judge is hereby ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. Consistent with the recommendation by the Magistrate Judge, the Petition (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED in its entirety with prejudice. Because reasonable jurists would not disagree with this conclusion, Petitioner is DENIED a certificate of appealability. The Court CERTIFIES that any appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit would be objectively frivolous and, consequently, Petitioner is DENIED leave to appeal in forma pauperis.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/ Michael R. Barrett JUDGE MICHAEL R. BARRETT

1 See also 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). Because Petitioner was served by mail, an additional 3 days were added to her time to object pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(d).