Legal Opinion
Leseberg v. O'GRADY
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 9, 2009No. AC 29484PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BEACH, J.
Rather than appeal from the decrees of a court of probate, the plaintiff chose to pursue a cause of action against the Probate Court judge for civil damages. For more than 200 years, the doctrine of judicial immunity has required dismissal of such actions. This case is no exception. The plaintiff, Helen M. Leseberg, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered following the granting of the motion to dismiss filed by the defendant, Kevin O’Grady. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court, relying on the doctrines of judicial immunity and sovereign immunity,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Mireles v. WacoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Miller v. EganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Shay v. RossiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Lombard v. Edward J. Peters, Jr., P.C.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gross v. RellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
- Estate of Bochicchio v. QuinnConnecticut Appellate Court · 2012
- Leseberg v. O'GradySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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