Lester Slotnick v. Harold Staviskey

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• holding without significant analysis that judicial immunity applies to clerks of court to the same extent as to judges
• holding without significant analysis that judicial immunity applies to clerks of court to the same extent as to judges
• discussing heightened pleading standard for conspiracy claims to curb frivolous litigation
• court of appeals will affirm dismissal entered on erroneous ground if record reveals suit is without merit
• “[T]he state court judge enjoys absolute immunity from suit under § 1983 ... as does his clerk....”
• “[C]omplaints cannot survive a motion to dismiss if they contain conclusory allegations of conspiracy but do not support their claims with references to material facts.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).