Legal Opinion

Carpenter v. Dethmers

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 26, 1958No. 13308PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

The appellant has failed to observe the admonition of this court in Thompson v. Heither, 6 Cir., 235 F.2d 176, and the full discussion of the principles of judicial immunity from civil actions for damages notwithstanding the Civil Rights Statute [28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1343, 2201; 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983] indulged by this court in the Kenney cases [Kenney v. Fox; Kenney v. Hatfield; Kenney v. Killian], 6 Cir., 232 F.2d 288, wherein we applied the long-established doctrine of Bradley v. Fisher, 13 Wall. 335, 80 U.S. 335, 20 L.Ed. 646, adhered to in Alzua v. Johnson, 231 U.S. 106, 34 S.Ct. 27, 58 L.Ed. 142.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  2. Tenney v. BrandhoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. Alzua v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  4. Francis v. CraftsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
  5. Elizabeth Cawley v. Harland Warren, Wendall Thompson and Harold WenslandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. William J. Bauers, Jr. v. Herbert T. Heisel, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
  2. Carpenter v. DethmersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1958
  3. William J. Bauers, Jr. v. Herbert T. Heisel, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966

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