Ex Parte Gilnita Jones (In Re Angela S. Levert, as Personal Representative of the Estate of M.S. v. Tyshelle…

Summary

The court granted mandamus relief and directed entry of summary judgment based on State-agent immunity for Jones, Henderson, and Walter, because the record showed they lacked responsibility for the alleged pre-death investigative failures and no immunity exception was established. It denied relief for Eubanks and Wilson because genuine factual disputes existed concerning whether Wilson submitted her report and whether Eubanks received or mishandled it, issues bearing on whether either acted beyond her authority or in bad faith. The court applied de novo review to the immunity-based summary-judgment rulings.