James McDaniel Jr. v. John Blust

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• holding that Barton doctrine applied to suit brought against attorneys for a trustee in bankruptcy
• stating that in making a determination of whether the complained-of act falls under the Barton doctrine, courts consider the nature of the function that the trustee or counsel was performing during the commission of actions for which liability is sought
• stating that in making a determination of whether the complained-of act falls under the Barton doctrine, courts consider the nature of the function that the trustee or counsel was performing during the commission of actions for which liability is sought
• noting that “[t]he Supreme Court established in Barton that before another court may obtain subject-matter jurisdiction over a suit filed against a receiver for acts committed in his official capacity, the plaintiff must obtain leave of the court that appointed the receiver”
• affirming the dismissal of claims against the trustee’s counsel, because the plaintiff’s allegations “can be considered by the bankruptcy court . . . in its role as gatekeeper.”
• affirming the dismissal of claims against the trustee’s counsel, because the plaintiff’s allegations “can be considered by the bankruptcy court . . . in its role as gatekeeper.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).