Ryan M. Mitchell v. State of Idaho

BURDICK, Justice.

Ryan M. Mitchell appeals the Bannock County district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the State of Idaho. Specifically, Mitchell appeals the district court’s decision that (1)' the Idaho Tort Claims Act (ITCA) shielded the State from liability for its decision to discontinue mental health services for Gerald Durk Simpson; and (2) the victims’ rights laws do not provide a private cause of action for declaratory and injunctive relief against a state agency. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This case arises out…