Legal Opinion
Higgason v. Indiana Department of Correction
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided April 27, 2007No. 46A03-0610-CV-474PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RILEY, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellanh-Plaintiff, James H. Higgason, Jr. (Higgason), appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his Complaint against Appel-lee-Defendant, the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC).
We affirm.
ISSUE
Higgason raises two issues on appeal, which we restate as the following single issue: Whether, pursuant to Ind.Code § 34-58-2-1, the trial court properly dismissed Higgason’s claim against the DOC.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On August 17, 2006, Higgason, an inmate at the Westville Correctional Unit (WCU) in LaPorte County, Indiana, filed a Complaint against…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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