Gober v. Alabama Department of Corrections

This appeal arises from a judgment granting a motion to dismiss a complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and restitution brought against the Alabama Department of Corrections (“the department”) and its commissioner, Michael W. Haley (“the commissioner”), by David Gober (“the inmate”), a state prisoner who allegedly suffered an injury while participating in a prison work-release program pursuant to § 14-8-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975. The action was brought on behalf of the inmate and an alleged class of similarly situated inmates, and it sought to recover sums allegedly taken by the…