Tracey Wheeler v. Kathy Alvey, et al.

── Tracey Wheeler v. Kathy Alvey, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-MI-00283 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 30, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Perry Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Najam and Judge Bradford concur At all relevant times, Wheeler has been an inmate at the Branchville Correctional Facility (“BCF”). On August 18, 2020, he filed a pro se verified complaint for damages against various prison officials/employees, alleging negligence under the Indiana Tort Claims Act for the loss of personal property and asserting that he had exhausted all administrative remedies.1 The State moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim pursuant to Indiana Trial Rule 12(B)(6). The trial court granted the motion to dismiss and Wheeler appealed.