Paul J. McArdle v. Michael J. Tronetti and Steven Reilly

How courts have described this case

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• deciding that a person acted as an “arm of the court” when they acted pursuant to an Erie County Court of Common Pleas judicial order
• deciding that a person acted as an “arm of the court” when they acted pursuant to an Erie County Court of Common Pleas judicial order
• holding that “a claim of malicious use of process may state a Section 1983 claim if it includes the elements of that common law tort” and applying state law
• rejecting absolute immunity defense for actions taken outside of role as a witness
• finding prison doctor who allegedly gave false testimony and false diagnosis in commitment proceedings entitled to absolute immunity in furtherance of policy to protect person functioning as part of judicial process from harassment and intimidation
• applying rule of Zimmerman v. PepsiCo. to pro se lay plaintiff

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).