Alabama Dept. of Corrections v. Thompson

The appellants are the defendants Alabama Department of Corrections; Edwin Henry, the warden of the Frank Lee Youth Center; and Deborah Haynes and Christopher Thomas, correctional officers at the Frank Lee Youth Center. Pursuant to Rule 5, Ala.R.App.P., we granted permission for these defendants to appeal the interlocutory order of the trial court denying their motion for summary judgment. Their motion for summary judgment was grounded on their claims of absolute and state-agent immunity and their denial of any duty to the plaintiff to protect her from the criminal acts of a third person.1 We…