Legal Opinion
Soliz v. Williams
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 24, 1999No. B119136PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TURNER, P. J.
I. Introduction
Plaintiff, Robert Soliz, appeals after he declined to amend his complaint after being given leave to do so for damages against Alexander H. Williams III, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, and the case was dismissed pursuant to stipulation. In the published portion of the opinion, we discuss the application of the absolute judicial immunity from a lawsuit for damages to plaintiff’s state law claims. We reverse the order sustaining the demurrer to the complaint in part as to claims for defamation and violations of civil rights in the fourth and fifth causes…
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