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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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