Mireles v. Waco
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the Court
502 U.S. 9 (1991)
MIRELES
v.
WACO
No. 91-311.
United States Supreme Court.
Decided October 21, 1991.
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
2Per curiam
A long line of this Court's precedents acknowledges that, generally, a judge is immune from a suit for money damages. See, e. g., Forrester v. White, 484 U. S. 219 (1988); Cleavinger v. Saxner, 474 U. S. 193 (1985); Dennis v. Sparks, 449 U. S. 24 (1980); Supreme Court of Va. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc., 446 U. S. 719 (1980); Butz v. Economou, 438 U. S. 478 (1978); Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U. S.…
Also in this document: Dissent · Stevens; Dissent · Scalia.
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- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Mireles v. WacoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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