Opinion ID: 2495239
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Chief Owens

Text: The only claim remaining against Chief Owens is a claim alleging that he negligently failed to train and supervise Department employees including Watkins, Rosser, and the jail personnel. It is undisputed that Chief Owens is a State agent for purposes of the Cranman analysis. Walker's claims relate directly to Chief Owens's formulating plans, policies, or designs; and exercising his ... judgment in the administration of a department or agency of government, including, but not limited to, ... hiring, firing, transferring, assigning, or supervising personnel; therefore, Chief Owens's actions fall squarely within the first two categories identified in Cranman. Chief Owens has, therefore, shown that he is entitled to immunity. The burden then shifts to Walker to show that Chief Owens acted willfully, maliciously, fraudulently, in bad faith, or beyond his authority. No evidence in the record supports such a finding. Accordingly, Chief Owens is immune from liability on Walker's claim against him for negligence in failing to train or supervise Department employees. The trial court, therefore, correctly entered a summary judgment in favor of Chief Owens on Walker's claim of negligent failure to train and/or supervise.