Clowers v. Ala. Dep't of Corr. (Ex parte Ala. Dep't of Corr.)

SELLERS, Justice.

The Alabama Department of Corrections ("ADOC") petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Montgomery Circuit Court to enter an order dismissing, on the ground of sovereign immunity, Art. I, § 14, Ala. Const. 1901 (also referred to as State immunity), the claims asserted against it by Jean Clowers and Scott Clowers. Because ADOC has demonstrated a clear legal right to this relief, we grant the petition and issue the writ.

On October 8, 2015, Jean Clowers sued ADOC, Isabella Cowan, and fictitiously named parties, seeking to recover damages for injuries she alleges…