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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
Jonathan A. Leach,
Petitioner,
V.
Warden Southeastern Correctional
Institution,

Judge Michael H. Watson
Magistrate Judge Merz
Respondent.
ORDER
There is no permissible mechanism for Jonathan A. Leach ("Petitioner") to
object to the Court's Opinion and Order dismissing his habeas petition.
Accordingly, the objections, ECF No. 29, are OVERRULED. Petitioner may, of
course, seek a certificate of appealability from the United States Court of Appeals
for the Sixth Circuit, pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22(b).
Moreover, the Court cannot appoint pro bono counsel for Petitioner, but he is free
to search for, and obtain, his own pro bono or paid counsel.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
IICHAEL H. WATSON, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Case: 2:25-cv-00146-MHW-MRM Doc #: 31 Filed: 06/15/26 Page: 1 of 1 PAGEID #: <pageID>

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