Legal Opinion

Bridget M. v. Billick

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 16, 2007PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*490Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Sheila AbdusSalaam, J.), entered January 26, 2006, which granted defendant’s motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) to dismiss the complaint, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Defendant, a psychiatrist appointed by the court as the neutral forensic evaluator with the consent of the parties’ attorneys and the children’s Law Guardian in an underlying custody proceeding in Family Court (see Matter of John A. v Bridget M., 16 AD3d 324 [2005], lv denied 5 NY3d 710 [2005]), has judicial immunity from suit for malpractice regarding the work he performed (see Colombo v…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. John A. v. Bridget M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  2. Deed v. CondrellNew York Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Colombo v. SchwartzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. Deed v. CondrellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Young v. CampbellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. Ashmore v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  3. Ashmore v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. Tripi v. AlabisoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020

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