State ex rel. Williams v. Trim
Annotate this CaseAppellant, an inmate, sought several forms of relief challenging the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and correction’s attachment of money in her prison account. Specifically, Appellant claimed that the money was exempt from garnishment or attachment because it originated from a pension. The court of appeals dismissed Appellant’s entire case without notice. The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part, holding that the court of appeals (1) correctly dismissed most of Appellant’s complaint; but (2) erred in dismissing, without notice, Appellant’s mandamus claims regarding, inter alia, the exempt status of the pension money placed in her prison account and, rather, should have allowed Appellant to brief the issues before deciding the merits.
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