Bailey v. City of Annapolis

James E. Bailey v. City of Annapolis, et al., No. 2311, September Term, 2019. Opinion by Adkins, Sally D., J. IMMUNITY—PUBLIC OFFICIAL IMMUNITY—DISCRETIONARY VERSUS MINISTERIAL DUTIES: Police officers are entitled to common law public official immunity for discretionary acts done without malice. When an officer acts on the obedience of orders without any room for personal judgment or discretion, the action is ministerial, and thus not protected by public official immunity. Here, a police officer acted in a ministerial capacity when applying for a new, corrected warrant based on specific…