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Dawn v. Ciavarella, No. Civ. No. 3:10-CV-0797 (M.D.Pa.) (2010 WL 3122858) (August 9, 2010) (Judge A. Richard Caputo)

Article • August 23, 2010 • from P&J August, 2010

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity - Judicial

Dawn v. Ciavarella, No. Civ. No. 3:10-CV-0797 (M.D.Pa.) (2010 WL 3122858) (August 9, 2010) (Judge A. Richard Caputo) by This decision is another episode in the continuing and widely-publicized scandal in Pennsylvania in which two former Luzerne County, PA judges - Mark A. Ciavarella and Michael T. Conahan - were …

Wallace v. Powell, No. 3:09-cv-286 (M.D.Pa.) (2009 WL 4051974) (November 20, 2009) (Judge A. Richard Caputo)

Article • November 1, 2009 • from P&J November, 2009

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Administrative versus Judicial Acts

Wallace v. Powell, No. 3:09-cv-286 (M.D.Pa.) (2009 WL 4051974) (November 20, 2009) (Judge A. Richard Caputo) by Here the Court held that two crooked Pennsylvania judges who sentenced an estimated 5000 juveniles to a detention center in exchange for kickbacks were entitled to assert the defense of judicial immunity, at …

Forrester v. White, No. 86-761 (U.S. Supreme Court) (484 U.S. 219; 108 S.Ct. 538) (January 12, 1988) (Justice O'Connor)

Article • December 31, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity - Judicial

Forrester v. White, No. 86-761 (U.S. Supreme Court) (484 U.S. 219; 108 S.Ct. 538) (January 12, 1988) (Justice O'Connor) by The respondent in this case, an Illinois state-court judge, had authority under state law to appoint and discharge probation officers. After hiring petitioner as a probation officer and later promoting …

Richman v. Sheahan, No. 00-2173 (7th Cir.) (270 F.3d 430) (October 16, 2001) (Judge Ann Claire Williams)

Article • December 1, 2001 • from P&J December, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity - Judicial

Richman v. Sheahan, No. 00-2173 (7th Cir.) (270 F.3d 430) (October 16, 2001) (Judge Ann Claire Williams) by This is one of those barbaric, police brutality cases that makes your blood curdle. It is also a case that shows the arrogance of power and makes one wonder whether the ever-growing …

Mireles v. Waco, No. 91-311 (U.S. Supreme Court) (502 U.S. 9; 112 S.Ct. 286) (October 21, 1991) (Per Curiam)

Article • June 25, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity - Judicial

Mireles v. Waco, No. 91-311 (U.S. Supreme Court) (502 U.S. 9; 112 S.Ct. 286) (October 21, 1991) (Per Curiam) by The Court concluded that whether an act is judicial depends on "the 'nature' and 'function' of the act, not the act itself." (Id., at 13). Here the Court held that …

U.S. v. Cohen, No. 97-1888 (3rd Cir.) (171 F.3d 796) (February 19, 1999) (Judge Richard L. Nygaard)

Article • May 1, 1999 • from P&J May, 1999

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity - Judicial

U.S. v. Cohen, No. 97-1888 (3rd Cir.) (171 F.3d 796) (February 19, 1999) (Judge Richard L. Nygaard) by One of the issues in this case dealt with the defendant’s claim that the district court erred by refusing to confer judicial immunity on a witness crucial to his defense. That claim, …

Stump v. Sparkman, No. 76-1750 (U.S. Supreme Court) (435 U.S. 349; 98 S.Ct. 1099) (February 28, 1978) (Justice White)

Article • October 31, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity - Judicial

Stump v. Sparkman, No. 76-1750 (U.S. Supreme Court) (435 U.S. 349; 98 S.Ct. 1099) (February 28, 1978) (Justice White) by Here the Court held that State law vested in the Circuit Judge the power to entertain and act upon a petition for sterilization, and he was, therefore, immune from damages …

Woods v. Gamel, No. 96-7171 (11th Cir.) (132 F.3d 1417) (January 14, 1998) (Judge James Larry Edmondson)

Article • February 1, 1998 • from P&J February, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity - Judicial

Woods v. Gamel, No. 96-7171 (11th Cir.) (132 F.3d 1417) (January 14, 1998) (Judge James Larry Edmondson) by A corollary of this country’s race to incarcerate as many people as possible can be seen from this little gem from Alabama - the State that recently re-instituted the use of chain …

Barnes v. Winchell, No. 95-4008 (6th Cir.) (105 F.3d 1111) (February 3, 1997) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)

Article • March 1, 1997 • from P&J March, 1997

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity - Judicial

Barnes v. Winchell, No. 95-4008 (6th Cir.) (105 F.3d 1111) (February 3, 1997) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore) by Reversing the district court's ruling, the 6th Circuit held that assistance that a municipal judge provided to parties related to judge's general duty to receive charging documents and qualified as judicial acts …