CARLAN v. ASHLEY (2022)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Jennifer CARLAN, et al., Appellants, v. Larry ASHLEY, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Okaloosa County, Appellee.

No. 1D20-3532

Decided: June 15, 2022

Ashley N. Richardson and Marie A. Mattox of Marie A. Mattox, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellants. Alyssa M. Yarbrough and William G. Warner of Warner Law Firm, P.A., Panama City, for Appellee.

Affirmed. See Anderson v. Snyder, 389 F. Supp. 3d 1082, 1093 (S.D. Fla. 2019) (rejecting a claim that deputies were negligent for failing to involuntarily commit a decedent under Florida's Baker Act because such a decision is a category II function for which there is no duty of care under Trianon Park Condo. Ass'n, Inc. v. City of Hialeah, 468 So. 2d 912 (Fla. 1985)).

Per Curiam.

Rowe, C.J., and Nordby and Long, JJ., concur.

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