Legal Opinion
Montana v. Connor
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided September 16, 2011No. Civil Action No. 10-3635 (JBS/JS)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SIMANDLE, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This matter requires the Court to determine whether particular acts taken by a New Jersey Superior Court judge are shielded by absolute judicial immunity. The matter is before the Court on Defendant Kyran Connor’s motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint for failure to state a claim pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Defendant argues that the acts Plaintiff alleges he has taken were all judicial acts within his jurisdiction as a judge in the New Jersey Superior Court, Family Division, and that he is therefore immune from money damages for any…
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