Johnson v. Hetzel

WOODALL, Justice.

This appeal arises from the Montgomery Circuit Court’s dismissal of Brandon Johnson’s action against Gary Hetzel, warden of the Donaldson Correctional Facility; Sean Carlton, a correctional-officer trainee at the facility; and correctional officers Dennis Johnson and Joe Binder (collectively “the defendants”). We hold that the circuit court’s judgment is void for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, and we dismiss the appeal.

On April 29, 2011, Johnson, who is incarcerated at the Donaldson Correctional Facility serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole…