Hoechst Celanese Corp. v. Bridgewater Township

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that Mississippi Justice Court judge was entitled to judicial immunity for issuing arrest warrant
• holding that plaintiff failed to state § 1983 claim based on allegation that judge “threatened to harm [him] physically if he opened his mouth or asked further questions”
• “A judge, of whatever status in the judicial hierarchy, is immune from suit for damages resulting from any act performed in a judicial role.”
• “A judge, of whatever status in the judicial hierarchy, is immune from suit for damages resulting from any act performed in a judicial role.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).