TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline)— An inmate at a Florida corrections facility is alleging negligence after he says a door at the facility slammed shut and severed his finger.
Robert Renanta Harold filed a complaint May 1 in Leon County Circuit Court against the Florida Department of Corrections alleging negligence.
Harold, according to his complaint, was incarcerated at the Mayo Correctional Institution Annex on May 29, 2019. He claims he was asked by an officer to empty the trash cans in the officer station and that when he pushed the button to open the door into the area, the door slammed shut on his hand and severed his middle finger.
Harold further claims he had to pick up part of his finger that was severed and that the medical staff delayed treatment for more than an hour before he was transported to the hospital. He alleges he was "bleeding profusely," was in pain and now is permanently disfigured. Harold claims the defendant's negligence caused him to suffer emotional pain, humiliation, inconvenience and other damages.
Harold seeks monetary relief of more than $50,000, interest, trial by jury and all other just relief. He is represented by Marie Mattox of Marie A. Mattox PA in Tallahassee.
Leon County Circuit Court case number 23-CA-001443