Ellis v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.

Citations

• 165 N.E.3d 389
• 2020 Ohio 6877

Syllabus

A prisoner confined under an order issued by a court having jurisdiction over both the action and the prisoner but not found to be void until after the prisoner's release, does not have a cognizable action for false imprisonment against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. A false imprisonment action against ODRC may be successful only where imprisonment was not according to the terms of a court order or judgment, or where it otherwise may be voidable and has been determined to be void during the prisoner's period of confinement.