Clark v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction

Fred J. Shoemaker, Judge.

Plaintiff Bernard Clark asserts a cause of action against defendant for false imprisonment. Defendant denies liability. The court conducted a trial in this matter on the issues of liability and damages. The findings and conclusions herein are derived from the documents and pleadings contained in the case file, the evidence introduced at trial, and the presentations made by the parties.

On April 22, 1997, plaintiff was sentenced to a definite term of ten months for possession of cocaine, under Count One of the indictment in case No. CR 97-03-0542 in the Court of Common…