Summary 2012 WY 129
Summary of Decision October 2, 2012
Judge Park delivered the opinion for the Court. Reversed and Remanded.
Case Name: UINTA COUNTY, WYOMING; UINTA COUNTY SHERIFF LOUIS NAPOLI; and BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF UINTA v. JUDEE PENNINGTON
Judge Park delivered the opinion for the Court. Reversed and Remanded.
Case Name: UINTA COUNTY, WYOMING; UINTA COUNTY SHERIFF LOUIS NAPOLI; and BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF UINTA v. JUDEE PENNINGTON
Docket Number: S-12-0020
Appeal from the District Court of Uinta County, Honorable Wade E. Waldrip, Judge.
Representing Appellant Uinta County Sheriff Louis Napoli: Gregory A. Phillips, Wyoming Attorney General; John D. Rossetti, Deputy Attorney General; and Misha E. Westby, Senior Assistant Attorney General. Argument by Ms. Westby.
Representing Appellants Uinta County, Wyoming, and Board of County Commissioners of the County of Uinta: Richard Rideout of the Law Offices of Richard Rideout, PC, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Representing Appellee: Mel C. Orchard, III, of The Spence Law Firm, LLC, Jackson, Wyoming; and V. Anthony Vehar of Vehar Law Offices, P.C., Evanston, Wyoming. Argument by Mr. Vehar.
Date of Decision: October 1, 2012
Facts: Judee Pennington was sexually assaulted by Todd Hoover, a Uinta County detention officer, while she was an inmate at the Uinta County Detention Center. Ms. Pennington filed claims under the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-39-101, et seq., against Hoover, Uinta County Sheriff Louis Napoli, and the Uinta County Board of Commissioners for damages stemming from this assault. The trial court denied the Sheriff’s and the County’s motions for summary judgment on claims against the Sheriff for negligent supervision and training, and on the Sheriff’s motion for qualified immunity; and also denied the County’s and the Board of Commissioners’ motions as to statutorily imposed liability. The Sheriff and the County appealed from the denial of their respective motions. Ms. Pennington did not appeal from the trial court’s ruling granting summary judgment in favor of the Appellants on her other claims.
Issues: Appellants present several issues. The Court finds one question to be dispositive and does not consider the other matters presented. The dispositive issue presented on appeal is:
Does the record support the trial court’s ruling that Sheriff Napoli was not entitled to assert the defense of qualified immunity?
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