Lampton v. Diaz

In this declaratory relief action, Plaintiff-Third Party Defendanb-Appellant Leslie B. Lampton appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment on grounds of immunity. We REVERSE the district court’s order and REMAND.

Factual and PROCEdueal Background

This action arises from a complaint filed in 2006 with the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance (the “Commission”) against Oliver Diaz, then a Mississippi Supreme Court justice. Prior to the complaint, Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellees Oliver Diaz and his wife, Jennifer Diaz, (the “Diazes”) were prosecuted…