Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Department of Rehabilitation & Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 28, 2002No. 01-3169PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Timothy L. Coleman, an inmate, appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims against Appellees Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC), the State of Ohio, Warden Ralph Coyle, and four unnamed John or Jane Doe prison guards (collectively “Appellees”), arising out of an alleged beating Coleman endured at the hands of the John Doe prison guards during a prison riot on September 5, 1997.
The causes against the ODRC and the State of Ohio were dismissed by the district court under the Eleventh Amendment because state agencies cannot be sued for monetary damages…
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