Smith v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction

John C. Young, Judge.

On December 4, 1992, William Smith, appellant, filed a complaint in the Ohio Court of Claims against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

(“ODRC”), the Governor of Ohio, and various individuals at the Orient Correctional Institution (“OCI”) alleging that he had been discriminated against because he and other blind inmates were not provided with Braille classes and other services suited for the blind inmates. ODRC filed a motion to dismiss appellant’s complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be…