Dexter L. Faile and Lesa L. Faile

Summary

The court held that the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice was not entitled to summary judgment based on quasi-judicial, discretionary, or juvenile-release immunity, and that DJJ was the proper defendant. It also held that DJJ owed a duty to exercise reasonable care to control and supervise a dangerous juvenile whom it retained in custody under a court order. The court affirmed the judgment in result and remanded for further proceedings.