· 3/22/2006
Chukwuma E. Azubuko v. Judge C. Ashley Royal in Official and Individual Capacity
Citations
- 443 F.3d 302
- 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 7267
- 2006 WL 715791
How courts have described this case
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- holding that recusal is inappropriate simply because a litigant has filed a lawsuit against the judge presiding over her case
- holding that the presiding federal judge did not have to recuse merely because the litigant had sued her among many other federal judges
- recognizing Congress expanded 42 U.S.C. §1983 to provide immunity to judges against injunctive relief claims
- recognizing Congress expanded 42 U.S.C. §1983 to provide immunity to judges against injunctive relief claims
- recognizing Congress expanded section 1983 to provide immunity to judges against injunctive relief claims
- barring a claim for injunctive relief where the plaintiff had not alleged that a declaratory decree was violated or that declaratory relief was unavailable
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Judges: Sloviter, McKee, Fisher
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