Barnes v. State

Memorandum:

Claimant commenced this action seeking damages for injuries he allegedly sustained during an altercation with correction officers while he was an inmate at the Collins Correctional Facility (facility). According to claimant, he also received inadequate medical treatment for his injuries from a nurse at the facility. Following a trial, the Court of Claims granted judgment in favor of defendant. We affirm.

We reject the contention of claimant that the court failed to impose an appropriate sanction for defendant’s failure to preserve and produce the original videotapes of the incident,…