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· 7/15/1822

M'Kenzie v. Havard

Citations

  • 10 Mart. 101

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  • holding that “[t]he common law principle of absolute judicial immunity for judicial acts has neither been abrogated nor been modified in Maryland” (emphasis added)
  • holding that \[t]he common law principle of absolute judicial immunity for judicial acts has neither been abrogated nor been modified in Maryland\ (emphasis added)
  • holding that \[t]he qualified immunity of a public official does not necessarily protect a government employer sued on a theory of respondeat superior \
  • holding that “[t]he qualified immunity of a public official does not necessarily protect a government employer sued on a theory of respondeat superior ”
  • holding that a judge issuing an arrest warrant was performing a judicial act and was entitled to absolute judicial immunity from civil liability
  • recognizing that judicial immunity is broader than public official immunity in that the former immunizes officials from civil liability for violations of the Maryland Constitution and for intentional torts in addition to other state-law causes of action

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Judges: Martin

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