W.A.R.M. v. BONDS

No. 93-33.

866 P.2d 1291 (1994)

W.A.R.M.; and David Dovala, Sheriff of Natrona County, Wyoming, in his official capacity, Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. Frank BONDS, as Risk Manager and Administrator of the Procurement Service Division of the Department of Administration and Information, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

January 7, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith A. Studer, argued of Schwartz, Bon, Walker & Studer, Casper, for appellant.

John W. Renneisen, Deputy Atty. Gen. and Nicholas Vassallo, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued for appellee.

Before MACY, C.J., and THOMAS, CARDINE, GOLDEN and TAYLOR, JJ.


CARDINE, Justice.

Sheriff Dovala brought this action in the Natrona County District Court seeking declaratory judgment holding that the Wyoming State Self-Insurance Act, W.S. 1-41-101 to 111 (1988 & Cum.Supp.1993), covered the county sheriff being sued in his official capacity under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (§ 1983). It comes to us as a certified question of law under W.R.A.P. 11.

We answer the certified question in the negative.

The certified...

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