Legal Opinion
Perotti v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided February 23, 1989No. Nos. 88AP-560, 88AP-561 and 88AP-562PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Whiteside, Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, John Perroti, is an inmate in the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. He appeals from judgments of the Ohio Court of Claims, which dismissed his action against the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, and raises six assignments of error (which he labels as propositions of law) as follows:
“I. Was it an abuse of discretion to deny the pro se plaintiff allowance to interview witnesses.
“II. Did the trial court error [sic ] by not appointing counsel to represent plaintiff.
“III. Deferring to the judgment of prison officials is not a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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- Strother v. HutchinsonOhio Supreme Court · 1981
- Angelkovski v. Buckeye Potato Chips Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1983
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