Turney v. O'Toole

STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Rocky James Turney appeals from a summary judgment in-favor of defendant-appellees James O’Toole and Jamie Featherston. The district court held that the defendants were absolutely immune from a damages suit, and dismissed Turney’s action. We affirm in part and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

Late on the night of Friday, April 3, 1987, Special Judge John Wolking of the District Court of Canadian County, Oklahoma, received a phone call from Dr. Margaret Mehle of Parkview Hospital, a private facility in El Reno, Oklahoma, concerning…