Legal Opinion
Ex Parte State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 7, 2007No. 1061553Published
1Opinion of the Court
Ex parte State of Alabama.
In re: Thomas S. Atkinson
v.
State of Alabama.
No. 1061553.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
Decided December 7, 2007.
PARKER, Justice.
The State of Alabama petitions for a writ of mandamus directing the Marion Circuit Court to enter an order granting the State's motion to dismiss Thomas S. Atkinson's claims against it, with prejudice, on the basis of State immunity. For the reasons presented below, we issue the writ.
Background
On October 2, 2000, Atkinson filed an action styled "Thomas S. Atkinson, Plaintiff, vs. State of Alabama, Defendant" in the Marion Circuit Court. He sought…
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