Mingo v. Ara Health Services, Inc.

PATTERSON, Judge.

Ervin Lee Mingo appeals from a final summary judgment which determines that ARA Health Services, Inc. (ARA), and Dr. Gary Schecodnic are within the umbrella of sovereign immunity of the Hillsborough County Sheriff. We hold that ARA is not primarily acting as an agency of the state and, accordingly, reverse the final summary judgment.

ARA is in the business of providing medical services within jails and correctional institutions on a contractual basis. The Sheriff of Hillsborough County entered into a contract with ARA to provide medical services to inmates of the Hillsborough…