The opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION (CINCINNATI)
WILLIE JOHNSON [A405046], : Case No. 1:22-cv-00031
:
Plaintiff, : District Judge Jeffery P. Hopkins
: Magistrate Judge Caroline H. Gentry
vs. :
:
WILLIAM COOL, et al.,
:
Defendants. :
ORDER
Plaintiff, a prisoner in state custody at Ross Correctional Institution, is pursuing
litigation in this Court. In order to manage the case in a timely and efficient manner (see
Doc. No. 40), the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge hereby ORDERS that mail
from this Court addressed to Plaintiff in this case is legal mail under Sallier v. Brooks,
343 F.3d 868, 877 (6th Cir. 2003). See generally Vinson v. Brown, No. 2:23-cv-80, 2024
U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4128 (S.D. Ohio Jan. 8, 2024) (discussing “legal mail”). The Ohio
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is ORDERED to treat this Court’s mail to
Plaintiff in this case as legal mail regardless of whether it bears a “control number.”
The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to serve this Order on (1) all parties; (2) the
Ohio Attorney General’s Office at 30 E. Broad Street, 23rd Floor, Columbus, OH 43215;
and (3) the Mailroom Supervisor at Ross Correctional Institution.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/ Caroline H. Gentry
Caroline H. Gentry
United States Magistrate Judge