Ferro v. Shifflett

BY JUDGE LEROY F. MlLLETTE, JR.

This cause is before the Court on Defendant Shifflett’s Plea in Bar of Sovereign Immunity. It is the ruling of this Court that the Defendant’s Plea in Barbe overruled. This Court is of the opinion that the Defendant’s acts were ministerial and not subject to discretion or judgment by the Defendant. The Court sets forth below its reasoning behind its ruling today.

I. Facts

The Plaintiff, Vincent Ferro, filed a Motion for Judgment with this Court on February 2,2005, naming Carissa Marie Shifflett a defendant in his action to recover for damages and injuries suffered…