State ex rel. McGrath v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority

{¶ 1} In 2000, appellant, Joseph James McGrath, was convicted of retaliation, falsification, menacing by stalking, aggravated trespassing, and two counts of breaking and entering and was sentenced to prison. On appeal, the court of *73appeals affirmed McGrath’s convictions and sentence. State v. McGrath (Sept. 6, 2001), Cuyahoga App. No. 77896, 2001 WL 1167152, appeal not allowed (2002), 94 Ohio St.3d 1432, 761 N.E.2d 47.

{¶ 2} In January 2003, McGrath filed a complaint in the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County. McGrath alleged that after he was released from prison in December 2002, appellee…