Stone v. Haley
Stone v. Haley
Opinion
Leon Stone, an inmate in an Alabama correctional facility, filed a pro se action alleging negligence against Correctional Medical Systems ("CMS") and Michael W. Haley, the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections. In his complaint, Stone alleged that the defendants had negligently and incorrectly diagnosed him as having Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ("AIDS") and that the defendants had negligently caused him injury by housing him, during a portion of his incarceration, in an area intended to be inhabited only by inmates who had AIDS.
On March 27, 2001, Haley filed an answer and a motion to dismiss, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), Ala.R.Civ.P. In that motion to dismiss, Haley argued, among other things, that he had been sued in his official capacity and that he was, therefore, entitled to qualified immunity. Stone filed an opposition to what he characterized as the "defendants'" motion to dismiss. On April 26, 2001, the trial court entered on the case action summary an "order of dismissal." Stone appealed to the Supreme Court of Alabama, which transferred the appeal to this court, pursuant to §
Although neither party has raised the issue whether this court has jurisdiction over this appeal, "jurisdictional *Page 1246
matters are of such magnitude that we take notice of them at any time and do so even ex mero motu." Wallace v. Tee Jays Mfg. Co.,
DISMISSED.
All the judges concur.
Reference
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- Leon Stone v. Michael W. Haley
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