Legal Opinion
Cook v. Smith
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 10, 1993No. Civ. A. No. 92-2345PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*562MEMORANDUM
ROBERT F. KELLY, District Judge.
This action involves a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two court stenographers employed by the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas who Plaintiff alleges altered the transcript of his criminal trial so as to delete portions of his testimony that were more favorable to him and add testimony that would help the State’s case. Defendant Bonnie Smith1 (“Defendant”) has filed a Motion to Dismiss this action. Defendant maintains that this case should be dismissed since court reporters are entitled to absolute quasi-judicial immunity in performance of…
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