Washington v. State ex rel. Department of Corrections

KAUGER, Vice Chief Justice:

The only issue presented on certiorari is whether the trial court erred when it dismissed the appellant’s lawsuit pursuant to the appellees’ motion to dismiss/motion for summary judgment without giving the appellant an opportunity to respond to the motion. We find that it did.

FACTS

This cause concerns a lawsuit brought by the appellant, Michael C. Washington, (Washington/appellant), an inmate at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Oklahoma, against the appellees, the Department of Corrections and several prison officials (prison offieials/appellees),…