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State ex rel Williams v. Franklin County Sheriff Dep't9/1/2005
(REGULAR CALENDAR)
DECISION
IN MANDAMUS
{ } Relator, Regina Williams, has filed an action in this court against respondents, Franklin County Sheriff's Department, the processing center for the Sheriff's Department, and the payroll division of the Sheriff's Department, seeking monetary damages for injuries she allegedly sustained while in custody.
{ } This matter was referred to a magistrate of this court pursuant to Civ.R. 53(C) and Loc.R. 12(M) of the Tenth District Court of Appeals. The magistrate issued a decision, including findings of fact and conclusions of law, recommending that this court dismiss the action for lack of jurisdiction. (Attached as Appendix A.) No objections to that decision have been filed.
{ } Finding no error of law or other defect on the face of the magistrate's decision, and based upon an independent review of the evidence, this court adopts the magistrate's decision as our own, including the findings of fact and conclusions of law contained in it. In accordance with the magistrate's decision, this action is dismissed.
Action dismissed.
BROWN, P.J., and McGRATH, J., concur.
APPENDIX A
MAGISTRATE'S DECISION
Rendered on May 23, 2005
IN MANDAMUS ON RESPONDENTS' MOTION TO DISMISS
{ } On March 2, 2005, relator/plaintiff, Regina Williams, filed an action in this court against respondents/defendants the Franklin County Sheriff's Department, the processing center for the Franklin County Sheriff's Department, and the payroll division for the Franklin County Sheriff's Department, seeking 60 million dollars in damages as well as any civil damages which may be appropriate due to respondents' medical malpractice, fraud of medical insurance, forgery of medical insurance requests, and other injuries she allegedly sustained while in custody.
Findings of Fact
{ } 1. According to the complaint, on January 3, 2005, while in the custody of the Ohio State University Police Department, relator alleges that she was cuffed to a bench, searched for a second time, fingerprinted, and given a summons to report to Franklin County Municipal Court.
{ } 2. Thereafter, relator was arrested on January 15, 2005 while in the lobby of Riverside Methodist Medical Center. Relator was processed by the Franklin County Sheriff's Department and was requested to sign consent forms relative to the following: medical history release forms and consent forms to use the exercise room.
{ } 3. Relator refused to sign those consent forms for various reasons, such as:
Potential Addition of new family members with would be found either immediately, r later seen as undesirable;
Potential damage to medical insurance claims and receiving of medical insurance * * *; * * * Potential forgeries of medical insurance claims and medical/health care requests:
* * * Being punished and remanded through medical care and health care * * *.
{ } 4. Relator also alleges that the conditions at the processing center made her suspicious to give respondents consent for the release and for review of medical records and medical history of any kind. Specifically, relator asserts that the following conditions existed:
* Toilet paper and other trash was found within the Holding Cell * * *;
* A very foul odor found within the Holding Cell; * The Holding Cell looked as if it had not been cleaned for days;
* There were male inmates in the next holding cell area * * *;
* No food was given only bologna sandwiches with water from
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