Williams v. Georgia Department of Corrections

MCMILLIAN, Judge.

Mario Williams appeals from the trial court’s order finding that his claims for conversion and invasion of privacy against the Georgia Department of Corrections (the “DOC”) are barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

We review de novo a trial court’s ruling on a motion to dismiss on sovereign immunity grounds and owe no deference to the trial court’s rulings on questions of law. See Laskar v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. System of Ga., 320 Ga. App. 414, 414 (740 SE2d 179) (2013). So viewed, the record shows that Williams is a…