Legal Opinion
Stephanie Harris v. Clint Deveaux
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 21, 1986No. 84-8581PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Clinton Deveaux, a judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Atlanta and defendant in a section 1983 action, appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment on the ground of absolute judicial immunity. We hold: (1) this court has jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the denial of a motion for summary judgment on the ground of absolute judicial immunity and (2) a judge does not lose immunity by directing the entry of charges against a witness appearing before the judge in a pending case and based upon evidence before him. Accordingly, we…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by68 opinions
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