Alexander v. Hatfield

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a deputy sheriff was immune from a suit in her individual and official capacities seeking damages for negligent and/or bad-faith service of process; the deputy was \on duty\ when she attempted to serve the papers
• explaining that “state officers and employees, in their official capacities . . . are absolutely immune from suit when the action is, in effect, one against the State”
• deputy sheriff granted immunity for actions taken when she was \on duty\ and serving rule nisi petition
• deputy sheriff granted immunity for actions taken when she was \on duty\ and serving rule nisi petition
• deputy sheriff was entitled to State immunity for actions taken while \on duty\
• “A sheriff is an employee of the State and, as such, is immune from suit, in his official [and individual] capacity, for negligent performance of his statutory duties.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).