Watley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.
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[Cite as Watley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2004-Ohio-3816.] IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO RAYSHAN WATLEY : Plaintiff : v. : CASE NO. 2003-01067 Judge Joseph T. Clark JUDGMENT ENTRY DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION : : Defendant : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : {¶1} This case was tried to a magistrate of the court. On May 18, 2004, the magistrate issued a decision recommending judgment for defendant. {¶2} Civ.R. 53(E)(3)(a) provides in relevant part: A party may file written objections to the magistrate s decision within 14 days of the filing objections. of a decision ***. Plaintiff timely filed Defendant has not filed a response. {¶3} In plaintiff s objections, plaintiff challenges several of the magistrate s factual findings made in support of the However, Civ.R. 53(E)(3)(c) reads, in pertinent part: *** Any recommendation. objection to a finding of fact shall be supported by a transcript of all the evidence submitted to the magistrate relevant to that fact or an affidavit of that evidence if a transcript is not available. *** {¶4} Plaintiff has not filed a transcript of the proceedings in this case or an affidavit of that evidence objections as required by Civ.R. 53(E)(3)(c). in support the Case No. 2003-01067 -2- JUDGMENT ENTRY {¶5} Absent a complete transcript of proceedings in this case, the court is unable to conduct an independent review of all of the evidence in ruling upon the merits of plaintiff s objections. See State ex rel. Duncan v. Chippewa Twp. Trustees, 73 Ohio St.3d 728, 730, 1995-Ohio-272; Wade v. Wade (1996), 113 Ohio App.3d 414, 418-419; Ohio Edison Co. v. Gilmore (1995), 106 Ohio App.3d 6, 10-11. Moreover, the court notes that plaintiff s objection alleging he was handcuffed behind his back during trial has not been substantiated by any evidence. Inasmuch as plaintiff has the burden under Civ.R. 53 of providing the court with evidentiary support for his objections, plaintiff s June 3, 2004, objections are OVERRULED. {¶6} Upon review of the record and the magistrate s decision, the court finds that the magistrate found the relevant facts, analyzed the issues and applied the law to the facts. Therefore, the objections are OVERRULED and the court adopts the magistrate s decision and recommendation as its own, including the findings of fact and conclusions of law contained rendered in favor of defendant. plaintiff. therein. Judgment is Court costs are assessed against The clerk shall serve upon all parties notice of this judgment and its date of entry upon the journal. ________________________________ JOSEPH T. CLARK Judge Entry cc: Rayshan Watley, #A347-921 P.O. Box 45699 Lucasville, Ohio 45699 Plaintiff, Pro se Case No. 2003-01067 John P. Reichley Assistant Attorney General 150 East Gay Street, 23rd Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215-3130 LM/cmd/Filed July 7, 2004 To S.C. reporter July 19, 2004 -3- JUDGMENT ENTRY Attorney for Defendant
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