Legal Opinion
Daniel Gross v. M. Jodi Rell
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 25, 2012No. Docket 08-2626-cvPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRAUB, Circuit Judge:
On October 27, 2009, we certified questions to the Connecticut Supreme Court regarding the scope of Connecticut quasi-judicial immunity for conservators and court-appointed attorneys for conservatees, as well as regarding the role of such actors and of nursing homes that house conservatees in the Connecticut system. On April 3, 2012, the Connecticut Supreme Court answered our certified questions in an opinion, holding as a matter of state law that conservators are entitled to quasi-judicial immunity when their actions are authorized or approved by the Probate Court and…
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