Larkins v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction

Tyack, Judge.

On June 9, 1998, Ronald Larkins, Duane Frazier, and Rifat Abuhilwa filed a declaratory judgment action in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. The three men sought a declaration that the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (“ODRC”) was acting illegally in conducting random drug screens of inmates such as themselves.

After service of process, counsel for ODRC and for its director, Reginald Wilkinson, filed a motion to dismiss. In the motion, counsel alleged that the complaint filed on behalf of Ronald Larkins, Duane Frazier, and Rifat Abuhilwa did not state a…