Legal Opinion
Howard v. Leonard
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided June 12, 1989No. Civ. A. 89-54PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GERRY, Chief Judge.
This is a Bivens action. Plaintiff, Lawrence Howard, Jr., has sued two United States trustees for the bankruptcy court. Now, defendant Hugh M. Leonard has moved for summary judgment, arguing that, inter alia, as a trustee of the bankruptcy court, he enjoys absolute quasi-judicial immunity.
The crux of plaintiff’s complaint is that Leonard negligently failed to supervise Ronald L. Glick while Glick allowed creditors to wrongfully deplete plaintiff’s estate when it was under the protection of the bankruptcy court. The complaint does not specify the manner in which this…
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