Legal Opinion
Childs v. Reynoldson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 12, 1985No. Nos. 85-1663, 85-1686PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
David W. Childs appeals from the district court’s order dismissing his diversity action for damages against members of the Iowa Supreme Court and members of the Iowa Board of Law Examiners (collectively Appellees). We affirm.
Childs, a Nebraska resident, has failed the Iowa bar examination twice. Childs brought this action against Appellees asserting that their wrongful conduct prevented him from passing the examination and becoming licensed as an attorney in Iowa. Appellees moved to dismiss the action on the grounds that they were entitled to absolute judicial and quasi-judicial immunity. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- In Re SummersSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Simons v. BellingerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Smith v. BaconCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Anna Lee Brown v. Board of Bar Examiners of the State of Nevada and Board of Governors of the State Bar of NevadaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Dr. David Zar v. South Dakota Board Of Examiners Of PsychologistsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Womack v. Mays (In Re Womack)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2000
- Childs v. Higher Education Assistance Foundation (In Re Childs)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nebraska · 1988
- Cornelious v. Bishop (Cornelious)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1997
- Zar v. South Dakota Board of Examiners of PsychologistsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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