Legal Opinion
Curry v. Castillo
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 6, 2002No. Nos. 00-55846, 00-55851PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge.
We must decide whether a standing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee enjoys absolute quasi-judicial immunity for scheduling and noticing a bankruptcy confirmation hearing. We agree with the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) that the Trustee and her assistant enjoy absolute quasi-judicial immunity from liability for the decision to schedule the bankruptcy confirmation hearing. Because we further conclude that the giving of notice is a part of the discretionary scheduling function, however, we reject the BAP’s holding that immunity does not extend to the failure to give…
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