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· 11/14/1989

Herbert Dellenbach v. James Letsinger, Paul Buchanan, Janet Roberts Blue, Marianna Novak and Debra Banach

Citations

  • 889 F.2d 755
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 17248
  • 1989 WL 137168

How courts have described this case

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

  • court reporter and clerks who told plaintiff to pay for unnecessary transcript at the request of the judge were entitled to quasi-judicial immunity
  • \[W]e conclude on the facts before us that the court personnel are entitled to absolute quasi-judicial immunity for their alleged acts . . . pursuant to the judge's instructions.\
  • court personnel shielded from liability in lawsuit over legality of transcript fees because they acted at direct request of judges
  • preparation and transfer of papers from the trial court to the appellate court is judicial in nature
  • court reporter and clerks who told plaintiff to pay for unnecessary transcript at the request of the judge were entitled to quasi-judicial immunity
  • telephone call from trial judge to appellate judge was judicial act not outside scope of immunity

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Judges: Flaum, Easterbrook, Ripple

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