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· 6/7/1993

Antoine v. Byers & Anderson, Inc.

Citations

  • 508 U.S. 429
  • 113 S. Ct. 2167
  • 124 L. Ed. 2d 391
  • 1993 U.S. LEXIS 3870
  • 61 U.S.L.W. 4562

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  • holding that \the lynchpin of both the judicial and quasi-judicial immunities\ is that the acts in question are\an integral part of the judicial process\
  • recognizing that the “touchstone” for judicial immunity has been the “performance of the function of resolving disputes between parties, or of authoritatively adjudicating private rights.” (quotation omitted)
  • holding that the failure of a court reporter to produce a trial transcript in timely fashion was covered by qualified, not absolute immunity
  • holding that “a trustee in bankruptcy . . . is entitled to derived judicial immunity because he is performing an integral part of the judicial process”
  • holding that court reporters are afforded no discretion in transcribing court proceedings and therefore are not entitled to judicial immunity for failing to produce transcripts in timely fashion
  • holding that court reporters are afforded no discretion in transcribing court proceedings and therefore are not entitled to judicial immunity for failing to produce transcripts in timely fashion

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Judges: Stevens

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