Jenkins v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.

[Cite as Jenkins v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.,

2023-Ohio-1382.] IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO ANDRE JENKINS Case No. 2021-00537JD Plaintiff Magistrate Robert Van Schoyck v. DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION Defendant {¶1} Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody and control of defendant, brought this action claiming that a corrections officer at the Trumbull Correctional Institution (TCI) punched him in the mouth on November 15, 2020. Defendant admitted liability for the use of force but “dispute[d] that any negligence was the proximate cause of any…