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DERONTA HOWARD v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, et al.

Unreported Opinions//June 2, 2023

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DERONTA HOWARD v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, et al.

DERONTA HOWARD v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, et al.

By Unreported Opinions

//June 2, 2023

Torts — Negligence — Time-barred

Deronta Howard, an inmate at the Jessup Correctional Institute, filed suit in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County against the State of Maryland, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and the Patuxent Institution (collectively, the “State”). In his complaint, Howard alleged negligence in connection with injuries that he suffered during an altercation with several inmates.

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