Gonzales v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. Corr., 08ap-567 (1-22-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Erby Gonzales, appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims of Ohio dismissing appellant's complaint against defendant-appellee, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, alleging a common law claim of false imprisonment. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

{¶ 2} At all times pertinent to this matter, appellant, having been sentenced to prison by the Defiance County Court of Common Pleas in January 2005, was an inmate in the custody and control of appellee at the North Central Correctional Institution pursuant to…