Ex Parte Amee Kozlovski, M.d. (in Re David Shamlin, as Administrator of the Estate of Jeffery Brown v. Altapointe…

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court granted Dr. Amee Kozlovski’s petition for a writ of mandamus, directing the trial court to enter summary judgment in her favor on the basis of State‑agent immunity. The Court held that her discharge of a mentally ill patient was a function protected by immunity and that the plaintiff failed to show an exception. The decision also affirmed that a denial of a summary‑judgment motion grounded on immunity is reviewable by mandamus.