Praisner v. Stocker

*336WIEAND, Judge:

Does the rule of immunity from liability for judicial acts extend to district justices? This is the principal issue raised by the appeal in the instant case. Before reaching that issue, however, we must first determine whether this Court has jurisdiction to hear the appeal. Our jurisdiction depends upon the appealability of an order entering summary judgments on two counts of a three count complaint where the three counts contained separate causes of action joined in the same complaint pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1044(a).

After a criminal complaint charging Bruce Praisner with issuing…