Hanna v. Capitol Region Mental Health Center

Opinion

SCHALLER, J.

The defendant Capitol Region Mental Health Center (health center) appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying its motion to dismiss the complaint.1 On appeal, the sole issue is whether the court properly denied the health center’s motion to dismiss under the doctrine of sovereign immunity.2 We conclude that the health center is entitled to sovereign immunity and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of the trial court.

The following facts are set forth in the plaintiff’s complaint. The health center is a state owned and operated mental health and addiction services…