Oko v. Lake Erie Correctional Institution

Diane V. Gkendell, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Michael Oko, appeals the judgment of the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas, dismissing Oko’s civil complaint filed against defendants-appellees, Lake Erie Correctional Institution, Sergeant Linda Obershaw, and Sergeant Denise Cox, for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. For the following reasons, the decision of the lower court is affirmed in part and reversed in part, and the cause is remanded for further proceedings.

{¶ 2} Oko is currently serving a prison sentence at Lake Erie Correctional Institution for various…