Jackson v. Alverez

Decedent, Exavier Lee Jackson, was 16 years old and a resident of Lincoln Developmental Center (a State of Illinois facility) when he died in July 2001. In August 2002, Exavier’s grandmother, plaintiff Mary Louise Jackson, as administratrix of Exavier’s estate, sued two employees of the Center, defendants Aracoli Alverez and Carolyn Go-forth, for negligently causing Exavier’s death. In March 2004, the trial court entered an order dismissing the complaint against both defendants on the grounds of sovereign immunity and public-official immunity. The court also specified that the complaint as to…