Troutman v. Ohio Drc, Unpublished Decision (2-1-2005)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Coy R. Troutman, plaintiff-appellant, appeals from a judgment of the Ohio Court of Claims, in which the court granted the motion to dismiss filed by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction ("ODRC"), defendant-appellee.

{¶ 2} In the early 1990s, appellant was convicted of numerous crimes in Lorain County and sentenced to a term of incarceration. While still incarcerated, on September 8, 2003, appellant filed a complaint alleging 18 "claims of negligence" against the ODRC seeking compensatory, declaratory, and injunctive relief. Although the precise nature of the claims…