Fred V. ex rel. J.V. v. Miss Emma's Day Care Home

HARWOOD, Justice.

Rosemary Trawick, an employee of the Dallas County Department of Human Resources (“DHR”), a designated agent of the Alabama Department of Human Resources (“ALDHR”), petitions for a writ of mandamus directing the Dallas Circuit Court to vacate its order denying her motion for a summary judgment based on State-agent immunity and to grant that motion. We grant the petition in part, deny the petition in part, and issue the writ.

Facts and Procedural History

At all times pertinent to this appeal, Trawick was a social worker employed by DHR. Trawick’s employment with DHR largely…