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Second Circuit· 10/27/2009

Gross v. Rell

Citations

  • 585 F.3d 72
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 23581
  • 2009 WL 3429602

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a Connecticut probate judge is entitled to judicial immunity under Connecticut and federal common law
  • holding that where there is an issue of judicial immunity, jurisdiction must be construed broadly
  • holding that where there is an issue of judicial immunity, jurisdiction must be construed broadly
  • holding that a Connecticut probate judge is entitled to judicial immunity under Connecticut and federal common law
  • determining that consideration of Cleavinger factors under federal law intersected with nature and func tion of Connecticut probate court system, and certifying questions to Connecticut Supreme Court on issue
  • noting that judicial immunity “may be overcome if the judge acts in the clear absence of all jurisdiction or if he is not acting in his judicial capacity”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Jacobs, Straub, Hall

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29 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

32 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases named Gross v. Rell

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