Kelly v. Whiting

Initially, it should be noted that the only issues properly before this court are the following:(1) Whether the governmental defendants are protected from civil liability by the doctrine of judicial immunity?(2) Has the appellant set forth causes of action against the nongovernmental defendants based on the common-law torts of invasion of *93privacy or malicious prosecution, or based on Section 1983, Title 42, U.S. Code?1

Appellant’s Section 1983 claims against the governmental appellees were properly dismissed because these appellees were immune from the claims. In Stump v. Sparkman (1978), 435…