Current v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 1500

Syllabus

Negligence bifurcated trial inmate. The magistrate determined that defendant did not have sufficient notice to be liable for plaintiff's injuries from the March 25, 2011 attack, and plaintiff's contention that he told ODRC employees that his presence at LCI posed a danger to him was belied by other evidence and lacked credibility. Further, while prison officials knew of plaintiff's work as an informant, that knowledge alone did not equate to notice of an impending attack on plaintiff, and they were sensitive to keeping plaintiff safe. The magistrate recommended judgment in favor of defendant.