Supreme Court of Alabama
Ex Parte Alabama Department of Corrections (in Re: Jean Clowers and Scott Clowers v. Alabama Department of Corrections)
August 25, 2017252 So. 3d 635
Summary
The Supreme Court of Alabama granted ADOC’s petition for a writ of mandamus, holding that the circuit court erred by refusing to dismiss the Clowerses’ claims because the Alabama Department of Corrections is absolutely immune under Art. I, § 14 of the Alabama Constitution, which bars any suit against the State or its agencies. The Court ordered the lower court to dismiss the claims.