Opinion

Harvey Pelfrey v. The Estate of Steven Dewey McDowell, by and Through Brenda Roberts, as Administratrix

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RENDERED: MAY 29, 2026; 10:00 A.M.

TO BE PUBLISHED

Commonwealth of Kentucky

Court of Appeals

NO. 2025-CA-0498-MR

HARVEY PELFREY; DANIEL

SHOEMAKER; DEBBIE

ALEXANDER; HARLEY

CONKRIGHT; JESSE JONES; JULIE

ADAMS; RANDALL ROSS; AND

UNKNOWN EMPLOYEES, AGENTS,

AND/OR REPRESENTATIVES OF

THE THREE FORKS REGIONAL

JAIL APPELLANTS

APPEAL FROM LEE CIRCUIT COURT

v. HONORABLE MICHAEL DEAN, JUDGE

ACTION NO. 19-CI-00124

THE ESTATE OF STEVEN DEWEY

MCDOWELL, BY AND THROUGH

BRENDA ROBERTS, AS

ADMINISTRATRIX APPELLEE

OPINION

REVERSING IN PART AND DISMISSING IN PART

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BEFORE: THOMPSON, CHIEF JUDGE; COMBS AND A. JONES, JUDGES.

THOMPSON, CHIEF JUDGE: Harvey Pelfrey, Daniel Shoemaker, Debbie

Alexander, Harley Conkright, Jesse Jones, Julie Adams, Randall Ross, and

Unknown Employees, Agents and/or Representatives of the Three Forks Regional

Jail (Appellants) appeal from an order of the Lee Circuit Court denying their

motion for summary judgment. Some of the Appellants argue that they are entitled

to summary judgment because their use of oleum capsicum (OC) to restrain inmate

Steven Dewey McDowell was discretionary rather than ministerial, thus entitling

them to qualified official immunity. Other Appellants argue that they are entitled

to summary judgment because no evidence was offered supporting the claims

against them. After careful review of the record and the law, we reverse in part the

order on appeal, and dismiss in part certain claims of error which are not properly

before us.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On March 27, 2019, Steven Dewey McDowell (McDowell) was

incarcerated at the Three Forks Regional Jail (Three Forks) in Beattyville,

Kentucky. On March 30, 2019, other inmates reported to jail staff that McDowell

was hallucinating, hearing voices, thought someone was trying to hurt him and

“acting crazy.” In response, at about 5:50 p.m., jail staff moved McDowell to a

medical observation cell. McDowell told Officer Shoemaker that he, McDowell,

was withdrawing from Xanax. Shoemaker told his supervisor, Captain Debbie

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Alexander, who passed this information on to nurse Julie Adams. Adams told staff

to begin detox procedures. Appellee alleges that McDowell never received a

medical or psychiatric evaluation.

At 11:23 p.m., deputies opened the cell where McDowell was being

held in order to allow another inmate to enter the cell. When the door was opened,

McDowell walked out of the cell. It is disputed whether he suddenly forced his

way out of the cell, or simply walked out without any threats or physical contact.

In either event, McDowell then ignored repeated commands from several staff

members to return to his cell. Over the next few minutes, deputy jailers Randall

Ross, Jesse Jones, and Harley Conkright sprayed McDowell with OC in order to

force his compliance. McDowell was largely unaffected by the OC, and stood or

walked in a hallway and attempted to make a phone call.

McDowell complied with the officers after being told that if he sat

down, he would not be sprayed again. Officers told McDowell to enter a shower to

rinse off the OC spray. McDowell was noncompliant. He stood and moved

toward a door that had been opened to ventilate the area. After continuing to

refuse to sit down, Conkright sprayed McDowell again. McDowell then became

compliant and entered the shower at 11:37 p.m.

After rinsing off the OC spray in the shower, McDowell was returned

by officers to his cell around midnight. Video shows McDowell walking normally

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and not acting out or arguing with staff. About 10 minutes later, at 12:10 a.m., an

officer looked into McDowell’s cell and saw him lying on the floor. After

determining that he needed to be resuscitated, staff began CPR on McDowell and

summoned EMS. McDowell was later pronounced deceased at the scene.

On November 22, 2019, the Estate of Steven Dewey McDowell, by

and through Michael McDowell, as Administrator (the Estate), filed the instant

action in Lee Circuit Court alleging negligence; use of excessive force/assault and

battery; negligent hiring, training, and supervision; negligent medical care;

violations of the Kentucky Constitution; and, violations of Kentucky

Administrative Regulations and Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) Chapter 441

that proximately resulted in McDowell’s wrongful death. The complaint asserted

among other claims that Three Forks violated its own policies and procedures by

failing to provide a medical evaluation to McDowell after the OC spray was used.

Appellees would later assert that the officers were using OC spray in violation of

Three Forks’ policy, which required written permission for staff to carry and use

OC spray. Three Forks allegedly had not given written permission prior to the

events at issue.

On January 1, 2020, Appellants filed a partial motion per Kentucky

Rules of Civil Procedure (CR) 12.02 to dismiss the complaint as against Three

Forks and all defendants in their official capacities. On February 10, 2020, the

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circuit court granted the motion. As a basis for the ruling, the court ruled that 1)

County governments are cloaked with sovereign immunity; 2) Three Forks is an

arm of County government; and, 3) suits against jail officials acting in their official

capacities were merely another way of suing a County government. The action

continued against the defendants in their individual capacities.

Discovery continued over the next four years. On May 2, 2024,

Appellants in their individual capacities filed a motion for summary judgment

pursuant to CR 56. In support of the motion, they argued that allegations regarding

constitutional violations and Kentucky Administrative Regulations do not provide

a private right of action. Further, they asserted that Appellants were entitled to

qualified official immunity under the excessive use of force and negligent medical

treatment claims because their acts were discretionary.

On August 9, 2024, the Lee Circuit Court entered an order denying

Appellants’ motion for summary judgment. The court ruled that to the extent the

policies and procedures of Three Forks were violated, the jail employees’ actions

in their private capacities were ministerial rather than discretionary; therefore, they

were not protected by qualified immunity. It also found that, though Appellants

argued that the use of OC and lack of treatment were not the cause of McDowell’s

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death,1 Appellee’s expert witness disagreed which created an issue of fact as to

causation on the wrongful death claim. This appeal followed.2

STANDARD OF REVIEW

This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a motion for

summary judgment. While the denial of a motion for summary judgment is

interlocutory and generally not appealable, Transportation Cabinet, Bureau of

Highways, Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Leneave, 751 S.W.2d 36, 37 (Ky. App.

1988), an exception is found where the basis for the motion is a claim of immunity.

Breathitt Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Prater, 292 S.W.3d 883, 886 (Ky. 2009). This is

because immunity entitles its “possessor to be free from the burdens of defending

the action, not merely . . . from liability.” Id. (internal quotation marks and

citations omitted). Therefore, the scope of this review will be limited to the denial

of Appellants’ claims of entitlement to qualified official immunity, with no

consideration of substantive issues. Baker v. Fields, 543 S.W.3d 575, 577-78 (Ky.

2018).

Summary judgment “shall be rendered forthwith if the pleadings,

depositions, answers to interrogatories, stipulations, and admissions on file,

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Dr. Meredith Frame determined that McDowell’s death resulted from atherosclerotic

cardiovascular disease and morbid obesity.

2

On May 11, 2026, Brenda Roberts was substituted as Administratrix of the Estate of Steven

Dewey McDowell by way of order of this Court.

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together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any

material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of

law.” CR 56.03. “The record must be viewed in a light most favorable to the party

opposing the motion for summary judgment and all doubts are to be resolved in his

favor.” Steelvest, Inc. v. Scansteel Service Center, Inc., 807 S.W.2d 476, 480 (Ky.

1991). Summary judgment should be granted only if it appears impossible that the

nonmoving party will be able to produce evidence at trial warranting a judgment in

his favor. Id. “Even though a trial court may believe the party opposing the

motion may not succeed at trial, it should not render a summary judgment if there

is any issue of material fact.” Id. Finally, “[t]he standard of review on appeal of a

summary judgment is whether the trial court correctly found that there were no

genuine issues as to any material fact and that the moving party was entitled to

judgment as a matter of law.” Scifres v. Kraft, 916 S.W.2d 779, 781 (Ky. App.

1996).

ARGUMENTS AND ANALYSIS

ROSS, JONES, AND CONKRIGHT

Ross, Jones, and Conkright were the only Appellants to use OC

against McDowell. We will first address their claim of entitlement to qualified

official immunity based on their use of OC. They argue that the Lee Circuit Court

committed reversible error in denying their motion for summary judgment as to

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their defense of qualified official immunity. Directing our attention to Yanero v.

Davis, 65 S.W.3d 510, 522 (Ky. 2001), they argue that qualified official immunity

protects public officers and employees from tort liability for the negligent

performance of discretionary acts: i.e., those involving the exercise of discretion

and judgment, which are made in good faith and within the scope of the

employees’ authority. Appellants maintain that their attempts to control

McDowell, including their necessary and reasonable use of OC, were made in

good faith and within the scope of their authority; therefore, their acts fall squarely

within the elements of Yanero entitling them to qualified official immunity.

Appellee responds in part by arguing that Appellants’ appeal is untimely.3

Mattingly v. Mitchell, 425 S.W.3d 85 (Ky. App. 2013), is informative

in addressing the denial of summary judgment based on a claim of qualified

official immunity. In Mattingly, William Mattingly was working as an on-duty

Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) Officer when he observed a BMW

automobile operated by Gabriel Nelson speeding on the Watterson Expressway.

Mattingly activated the blue lights on his marked police vehicle and a high-speed

pursuit ensued. An off-duty officer in another vehicle observed the pursuit, but did

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On April 25, 2025, this Court entered an order directing Appellants to show cause as to why

this appeal should not be ruled untimely. Appellants responded on May 14, 2025. On July 9,

2025, this Court entered an order finding that sufficient cause was shown for additional time to

file the tendered prehearing statement. In their Reply Brief, Appellants direct our attention to the

July 9, 2025, order as dispositive of Appellee’s argument on this issue.

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not attempt to stop the BMW as he believed the pursuit was against LMPD policy.

After Mattingly disengaged the chase, the BMW crashed into a vehicle operated by

Barbara Cowan, which injured Cowan and killed Cowan’s passenger, Latonia

Mitchell.

The Estate of Latonia Mitchell filed a lawsuit against Mattingly

alleging negligence and substantive due process violations under 42 U.S.C.4 §

1983. Mattingly defended in part based on qualified official immunity. The

Jefferson Circuit Court found that Mattingly’s operation of his police vehicle

during the pursuit was ministerial in nature; therefore, he was not entitled to

qualified official immunity. Specifically, it determined that Mattingly violated

LMPD policy by conducting a pursuit in wet conditions with a minimal ability to

apprehend Nelson. It also ruled that a material issue of fact remained regarding

whether Mattingly’s pursuit was the proximate cause of the collision.

Mattingly appealed to this Court. A panel of this Court agreed with

the circuit court in finding that Mattingly violated LMPD policy in failing to

terminate his pursuit of Nelson. As such, Mattingly was not entitled to qualified

official immunity. On the issues of summary judgment, it again agreed with the

circuit court that a genuine issue of material fact remained as to whether

Mattingly’s actions were the proximate cause of Mitchell’s death. We will address

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the issues before us in a similar manner: first, whether the Lee Circuit Court

correctly determined that Appellants were not entitled to qualified official

immunity; and, second, whether they were entitled to summary judgment.

“Official immunity” is immunity from tort liability

afforded to public officers and employees for acts

performed in the exercise of their discretionary functions.

It rests not on the status or title of the officer or

employee, but on the function performed. Official

immunity can be absolute, as when an officer or

employee of the state is sued in his/her representative

capacity, in which event his/her actions are included

under the umbrella of sovereign immunity. . . . Similarly,

when an officer or employee of a governmental agency is

sued in his/her representative capacity, the officer’s or

employee’s actions are afforded the same immunity, if

any, to which the agency, itself, would be entitled . . . .

But when sued in their individual capacities, public

officers and employees enjoy only qualified official

immunity, which affords protection from damages

liability for good faith judgment calls made in a legally

uncertain environment. Qualified official immunity

applies to the negligent performance by a public officer

or employee of (1) discretionary acts or functions, i.e.,

those involving the exercise of discretion and judgment,

or personal deliberation, decision, and judgment, (2) in

good faith; and (3) within the scope of the employee’s

authority. An act is not necessarily “discretionary” just

because the officer performing it has some discretion

with respect to the means or method to be employed.

Qualified official immunity is an affirmative defense that

must be specifically pled.

Yanero, 65 S.W.3d at 521-22 (citations omitted).

Thus, to determine if Appellants Ross, Jones, and Conkright were

entitled to qualified official immunity, we must consider whether 1) their acts of

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using OC to control McDowell were discretionary; 2) those acts were made in

good faith; and 3) the acts were within the scope of their employment. Id.

Because immunity is a question of law, we will examine it de novo. Rowan Cnty.

v. Sloas, 201 S.W.3d 469, 475 (Ky. 2006), as corrected (Sep. 26, 2006). We will

now consider each element in turn.

1 - DISCRETIONARY ACTS

“Categorizing actions as either the performance of a discretionary

duty or the performance of a ministerial duty is vexing to litigants and courts

alike.” Patton v. Bickford, 529 S.W.3d 717, 724 (Ky. 2016). “A somewhat

rudimentary expression of the distinction between discretionary and ministerial

acts provides that [p]romulgation of rules is a discretionary function; enforcement

of those rules is a ministerial function.” Id. (internal quotation marks and citation

omitted). Yanero defines discretionary acts as “those involving the exercise of

discretion and judgment, or personal deliberation, decision, and judgment[.]”

Yanero, 65 S.W.3d at 522 (citation omitted). In contrast, a “ministerial duty is one

that requires only obedience to the orders of others.” Patton, 529 S.W.3d at 724

(internal quotation marks and citation omitted). And to further demonstrate the

vexing nature of this distinction, “[e]ven a ministerial act requires some

discretion.” Id.

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Guidance in applying this distinction to jail officials is found in

Rowan County, 201 S.W.3d 469. In Rowan County, a prisoner brought a

negligence action against Rowan County and two jailers after he was struck by a

falling tree during a voluntary roadside clearing project. In considering whether

the jailers’ acts in supervising the prisoners were discretionary or ministerial, the

Kentucky Supreme Court examined many cases holding that certain acts were

discretionary while others were found to be ministerial. The Supreme Court

determined that jailers’ supervisory authority over prisoners falls “within the scope

of their discretionary authority,” Rowan County, 201 S.W.3d at 491, and was “as

discretionary a task as one could envision.” Id. at 480.

Turning to the matter before us, Appellants Ross, Jones, and

Conkright were vested with discretion in how to control McDowell, who left his

cell without permission, walked toward a door that had been opened to ventilate

the area, failed to go to the shower area, and was otherwise noncompliant. Rather

than going “hands on,” Ross, Jones, and Conkright issued repeated verbal

commands which McDowell ignored. They then used OC to gain McDowell’s

compliance. These acts fall squarely within their authority to supervise and control

inmate behavior. Based on Yanero, Patton, and Rowan County, we conclude that

the use of OC by Appellants Ross, Jones, and Conkright was discretionary rather

than ministerial.

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2 - GOOD FAITH

The next element required for a finding of qualified official immunity

is whether Appellants Ross, Jones, and Conkright acted in good faith. Good faith

is not so much an element to be proven, but is found where there is an absence of

proof of bad faith. “Once the officer or employee has shown prima facie that the

act was performed within the scope of his/her discretionary authority, the burden

shifts to the plaintiff to establish by direct or circumstantial evidence that the

discretionary act was not performed in good faith.” Rowan Cnty., 201 S.W.3d at

481 (quoting Yanero, 65 S.W.3d at 523). “Thus, the proof required necessarily

focuses on ‘bad faith,’ rather than ‘good faith.’” Id.

Here, and per Rowan County and the related authority, Appellants

Ross, Jones, and Conkright made a prima facie showing that their supervision of

McDowell and use of OC were within the scope of their discretionary authority.

As such, the burden shifted to Appellee to establish by direct or circumstantial

evidence that these discretionary acts were not performed in good faith. Id.

Appellee has not met this burden. Though Appellee argues that Ross, Jones, and

Conkright used too much OC and for too long, no persuasive evidence was

adduced that Ross, Jones, and Conkright acted in bad faith. Again, the uncontested

facts are that McDowell left his cell without permission and repeatedly failed to

comply with verbal commands. It was only then that Ross, Jones, and Conkright

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used OC to gain McDowell’s compliance. They stopped using OC when

McDowell became compliant.

In attempting to demonstrate that jail officials acted in bad faith,

Appellee argues that jail policy did not permit deputy jailers to carry OC spray in

the jail unless they had written authorization from Administrator Pelfrey. Appellee

contends that no such written authorization exists, thus demonstrating Appellants’

bad faith in their use of OC. Pelfrey, however, stated in deposition that Ross,

Jones, and Conkright were certified in the use of OC and that he, as Administrator,

considered this certification to satisfy the requirement of written authorization.

Because Ross, Jones, and Conkright were certified in the use of OC, and as they

carried OC in the jail with the knowledge and consent of Pelfrey, we do not

conclude that Appellee’s argument rebuts Appellants’ prima facie showing that

their supervision of McDowell and use of OC were within the scope of their

discretionary authority.

Appellee also asserts that Appellants’ use of OC was excessive, thus

demonstrating Appellants’ bad faith. The uncontested evidence, however, is that

Appellants stopped using OC when McDowell became compliant with their

commands. Appellee has not rebutted Appellants’ prima facie showing that their

use of OC was within the scope of their discretionary authority and thus made in

good faith.

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Appellee goes on to argue that Appellants’ failure to provide a

medical evaluation to McDowell after he was sprayed with OC, and in violation of

jail policy, constitutes additional proof that they were acting in bad faith. The

record demonstrates, however, that only 10 minutes elapsed between the time that

McDowell was returned to his cell around midnight and when a deputy jailer

looked into McDowell’s cell and saw him lying on the floor. Staff immediately

began CPR and summoned EMS. We do not conclude that the approximately 10-

minute lapse between McDowell’s return to his cell, and the observation that he

was lying on the floor, constitute a showing of bad faith for purposes of Yanero.

3 - ACTS MADE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THEIR AUTHORITY

Appellee does not contest that Appellants’ acts were made within the

scope of their authority. The record amply demonstrates that Ross, Jones, and

Conkright’s use of OC fell within the scope of their discretionary authority to

supervise and control the inmate population.

Ross, Jones, and Conkright’s use of OC to control McDowell was 1) a

discretionary act; 2) which was made in good faith; and, 3) within the scope of

their authority. Yanero, 65 S.W.3d at 521-22. Accordingly, they are entitled to

qualified official immunity.5

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We agree with Appellants that after concluding that they are entitled to qualified official

immunity, McDowell’s cause of death is immaterial for purposes of the claims against them. See

Wilson v. England, 705 S.W.3d 35, 40 (Ky. App. 2024), disc. rev. denied (Feb. 13, 2025).

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ADMINISTRATOR PELFREY

We next turn to whether Administrator Pelfrey is entitled to qualified

official immunity. Pelfrey was not working when the incident occurred.

Appellants argue that it appears the only reason he is part of this litigation is that

he was Jail Administrator at Three Forks at the time of these events. Appellee

argues that Pelfrey, as Jail Administrator, is not entitled to qualified official

immunity because he breached his ministerial duty to adequately train jail staff on

jail policies and procedures regarding the use of OC spray and medical evaluations

by medical professionals after the use of OC spray.

Again, we must consider the question of whether Pelfrey engaged in

1) a discretionary act; 2) which was made in good faith; and, 3) within the scope of

his authority. Yanero, 65 S.W.3d at 521-22. Appellee asserts that Pelfrey

breached a duty to make and enforce rules regarding use of OC and medical

evaluations. “[R]ule-making is an inherently discretionary function.” Rowan

Cnty., 201 S.W.3d at 478 (citing Yanero, 65 S.W.3d at 529). “As an intermediate

appellate court, this Court is bound by published decisions of the Kentucky

Supreme Court.” Kindred Healthcare, Inc. v. Henson, 481 S.W.3d 825, 829 (Ky.

App. 2014); SCR6 1.030(8)(a). We conclude therefore that Pelfrey’s rule-making

and enforcement functions are discretionary acts for purposes of Yanero.

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As to the second element of Yanero, i.e., good faith, and as noted

above, “[o]nce the officer or employee has shown prima facie that the act was

performed within the scope of his/her discretionary authority, the burden shifts to

the plaintiff to establish by direct or circumstantial evidence that the discretionary

act was not performed in good faith.” Rowan Cnty., 201 S.W.3d at 481. Appellee

has not met this burden. “[A] single tragic incident involving jail personnel is not

sufficient to establish a claim of inadequate training[.]” Rowan Cnty., 201 S.W.3d

at 479 (quoting Franklin County, Ky. v. Malone, 957 S.W.2d 195, 200 (Ky. 1997),

reversed on other grounds by Yanero, 65 S.W.3d 510). Further, we find no basis

for concluding that jail personnel improperly failed to provide medical care to

McDowell during the brief period after which he was returned to his cell and

before being found on the floor. There simply was not enough time for jail

personnel to act.

The last issue with respect to Pelfrey is whether the acts complained

of were within the scope of his authority. Yanero, 65 S.W.3d at 521-22. The

record amply demonstrates that Pelfrey, as Administrator, had rule-making

authority with respect to both the conduct of jail employees and inmates. We

conclude from the foregoing that Pelfrey’s rule-making authority as to the use of

OC by prison staff, and their required medical response to the use of OC, were

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discretionary acts made in good faith and within the scope of his authority. Id. As

such, we hold that Pelfrey is entitled to qualified official immunity.

ALEXANDER, SHOEMAKER, AND ADAMS

Next, we will consider Appellants’ claims that Alexander, Shoemaker,

and Adams are entitled to summary judgment. Alexander was the shift

commander during the events described in the amended complaint. Shoemaker

was a deputy to whom McDowell stated that he was withdrawing from Xanax.

When McDowell told Shoemaker that he was experiencing withdrawal symptoms,

Shoemaker alerted Alexander, who in turn told nurse Adams. According to

Alexander’s deposition, Adams then directed staff to initiate detox protocols.

In their motion for summary judgment at p.12, Appellants argued that

Alexander, Shoemaker, and Adams were not negligent in their conduct as it relates

to McDowell. They asserted that Alexander did not use any force on McDowell

and left the area when the incident started; that Shoemaker never touched

McDowell and never used OC; and, that nurse Adams was not working when

McDowell was sprayed with OC. As such, Appellants argued in their motion for

summary judgment that Appellee could not prevail if the matter proceeded to trial

as the record was insufficient to support a claim of negligence. Based on this, they

argued that Alexander, Shoemaker, and Adams were entitled to summary

judgment.

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As addressed above, while the denial of a motion for summary

judgment is interlocutory and generally not appealable, Leneave, 751 S.W.2d at

37, an exception is found where the basis for the motion is a claim of immunity.

Prater, 292 S.W.3d at 886. We may not consider substantive issues on an

interlocutory appeal from summary judgment. Baker, 543 S.W.3d at 577-78.

Here, Alexander, Shoemaker, and Adams are arguing that the record

does not support a claim of negligence. This is a substantive argument outside the

scope of the exception; therefore, we are without authority to consider these

arguments on an interlocutory appeal from the denial of summary judgment. Id.

CONCLUSION

Appellants Ross, Jones, Conkright, and Pelfrey engaged in

discretionary acts in good faith and within the scope of their authority, and are

entitled to qualified official immunity. We may not consider the negligence claims

of Alexander, Shoemaker, and Adams as these are substantive arguments outside

the narrow exception to the general prohibition against interlocutory appeals from

summary judgment. For these reasons, we reverse the order of the Lee Circuit

Court as to Ross, Jones, Conkright, and Pelfrey, and hold that they are entitled to

qualified official immunity. They are entitled to summary judgment. Steelvest,

Inc., 807 S.W.2d at 480. We dismiss that portion of the appeal addressing the

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substantive claims of Alexander, Shoemaker, and Adams, and remand the matter to

the Lee Circuit Court for further proceedings.

ALL CONCUR.

BRIEFS FOR APPELLANTS: BRIEF FOR APPELLEE:

Andrew D. DeSimone L. Dustin Riddle

Maureen C. Malles Teddy L. Flynt

Jonathan M. Gifford Salyersville, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Thomas P. Jones

Beattyville, Kentucky

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