Jeremiah Ulysses Jones v. Warden, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT CINCINNATI JEREMIAH ULYSSES JONES, Petitioner, Case No. 1:25cv00508 v. Judge Michael R. Barrett WARDEN, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, Respondent.

ORDER This matter is before the Court on the January 28, 2026 Report and Recommendations (“R&R”) filed by the Magistrate Judge (Doc. 10), in which he recommends that Jeremiah Ulysses Jones’ Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus1 be dismissed with prejudice (as barred by the statute of limitations) and that a certificate of appealability be denied.

Proper notice was given to Petitioner under Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), including notice that he may forfeit rights on appeal if he failed to file objections to the R&R in a timely manner.2 United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947 (6th Cir. 1981); see Berkshire v. Dahl, 928 F.3d 520, 530 (6th Cir. 2019). To date, no objections have been filed and the time to do so has passed.

The R&R (Doc. 14) of the Magistrate Judge is hereby ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. Consistent with the recommendation by the Magistrate Judge, the Petition (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED with prejudice (as barred by the statute of limitations). 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 Respondent filed the State Court Record (Docs. 7, 8) followed by a Return of Writ (Doc. 9). Petitioner, who is represented by counsel, did not file a reply.

2 See also 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C).