State ex rel. Jayla Ruiz-Morales, John Kimani, and Valarie Johnson, Relators Missouri Cases

Jayla Ruiz-Morales, John Kimani, and Valarie Johnson, employees of a state-operated treatment center, sought a writ of prohibition after the circuit court overruled their motion to dismiss a wrongful death action based on official immunity. The underlying action alleged negligence in the care of a patient, Ronald Scheer, who died while in their care. The Supreme Court of Missouri made its preliminary writ of prohibition permanent, holding that the employees were entitled to official immunity because the duties outlined in the patient's individual support plan involved discretion, not purely ministerial acts.