Generes v. Foreman

This is an appeal from the circuit court’s order dismissing with prejudice plaintiffs’, Dorothy and Tasker Generes’, complaint against defendant, Lester D. Foreman (Foreman). On appeal, plaintiffs present numerous arguments. We need address only one: whether plaintiffs’ suit against Foreman was barred by absolute judicial immunity. For the reasons which follow, we affirm the circuit court’s dismissal.

Plaintiffs filed this suit against Foreman for events which occurred in another lawsuit in which plaintiffs were defendants and Foreman was one of the trial court judges. In that suit,…