Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jun. 7, 2014
Circuit: Lawyer who drafted order for judge lacks 'absolute' quasi-judicial immunity
A split federal appellate court panel ruled this week that an attorney drafting an order on behalf of a judge does not qualify for "absolute quasi-judicial immunity."
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A split federal appellate court panel ruled this week that an attorney drafting an order on behalf of a judge does not qualify for "absolute quasi-judicial immunity."
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges Sidney R. Thomas and Johnnie B. Rawlinson disagreed with a Nevada attorney's claim that he should be granted immunity from legal action and affirmed the district court's opinion....
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