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· 7/18/1978

Robert N. Kissell and Beverly J. Kissell v. Sheldon A. Breskow

Citations

  • 579 F.2d 425
  • 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 10083

How courts have described this case

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  • granting absolute immunity to state officers who oversee attorney discipline so that the officers can be “free[] . . . to exercise their best judgment”
  • executive director of Wisconsin Judicial Commission entitled to quasi-judicial immunity for his investigations into attorneys and judges
  • Executive Secretary of the Disciplinary Commission protected by absolute immunity “in determining to file a grievance, in filing the grievance, in notifying [the appellant], and in seeking a Commission determination on what disciplinary actions should be taken”
  • absolute immu- nity afforded to members of attorney discipline commit- tee
  • granting quasi-judicial immunity to state officials charged with disciplining attorneys

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Judges: Swygert, Tone, Markey, Patent

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