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Each of these answers received a high score from the Examiner who wrote the question. The answers are provided to be helpful to applicants in preparing for a future exam, not to be used to appeal a score received on a prior exam. Pursuant to Part B, Section 13, there are no regrades or appeals after the release of grades. The answers may be printed and circulated.  \nQUESTION 1-Sample Answer \\# 1  \n(1) The issue here is whether or not the Smith's claim for wrongful death against the Bibb County Sheriff's Department for the death of their son, Bob Smith, will be barred under the doctrine of sovereign immunity. Under Georgia law, the doctrine of sovereign immunity operates to bar private citizens from bringing certain legal actions seeking money damages against state or local governments or against the entity's employees where the government entity will have to pay retroactive damages. Sovereign immunity usually exists for government employees who were performing discretionary acts within the scope of their government duties. However, sovereign immunity will not apply to government employees performing ministerial duties within the scope of the government employment. In addition, state and local governments have waived sovereign immunity for certain torts and retained sovereign immunity for other torts. Specifically, under Georgia law, state and local government entities have retained sovereign immunity for the negligent acts of their employees if the negligent act is deemed a discretionary act performed within the scope of employment. A discretionary act is defined as one that requires judgment on the part of the government employee. This differs from a ministerial act, which requires no judgment on the part of the employee. In addition, Georgia law requires that government entities that issue motor vehicles which are used in the performance of government functions is required to have them insured and thus will waive sovereign immunity for tortious conduct that occurs by a government employee in the use of the government vehicle up to a certain amount. In Georgia, that insurance on that motor vehicle will cover up to $1 million in damages per claimant for their loss but no more than $3 million per claim.  \nHere, Fife was an employee of the Bibb County Sheriff's Dept. , which is considered to bea creature of the state government , and was operating a county government vehicle at the time of the accident killing Bob Smith occurred. Since Fife was pursuing a hit and run suspect while operating the county vehicle he observed while on patrol, it is arguable that Fife was performing a ministerial duty. However, it could also be argued that Fife stepped outside of his ministerial duty when he began chasing a suspect in hot pursuit and then decided to run the light of the major intersection with his lights and siren on so that he wouldn't lose the fleeing suspect. If Fife's actions in pursuing the Mercedes through the intersection with his lightsand siren on are deemed to be discretionary, sovereign immunity might bar the Smith's claim for the wrongful death of their son. However, if Fife's actions are deemed ministerial, then sovereign immunity might not exist and the Smith's may pursue their wrongful death claim against the Bibb County Sheriff's Dept. Lastly, since the  \naccident involved a Bibb County Sheriff's Dept vehicle, sovereign immunity will at least be waived up to the amount of the insurance coverage, which is likely to be between $1 and $3 million dollars.  \n(2) In order to pursue their claim against the Bibb County Sheriff's Dept. for the wrongful death of their son, the Smith's are required under Georgia law to give a government entity one year anti litem notice. In Georgia, the standard for giving anti litem notice to a government entity depends on the type o","cbCaiokvd912uWrM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiokvd912uWrM","pdf",255098,42,"English","# QUESTION 1 - Sample Answer # 1\n## Sovereign immunity and discretionary vs. ministerial duties\n## Anti-litem notice requirements and statute of limitations\n## Personal liability for willful, wanton, or malicious conduct\n# QUESTION 1 - Sample Answer # 2","[{\"question\":\"How does sovereign immunity affect wrongful death claims against a Georgia sheriff’s department?\",\"answer\":\"Sovereign immunity can bar claims seeking money damages against government entities and employees for discretionary acts. It may not apply for ministerial duties, and waiver may exist for certain torts or insurance-covered conduct.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the anti-litem notice requirement for a wrongful death claim in Georgia?\",\"answer\":\"A government entity must receive anti-litem notice within the required time. 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