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· 7/3/1996

Roush v. Hey

Citations

  • 475 S.E.2d 299
  • 197 W. Va. 207
  • 24 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2441
  • 1996 W. Va. LEXIS 81

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[A]bsolute judicial immunity applies (1) to all judicial act[s]; unless (2) those acts fall clearly outside the judge’s subject matter jurisdiction.”
  • lawsuits stemming from judicial acts are barred by absolute judicial immunity, unless “those acts fall clearly outside the judge’s subject matter jurisdiction”
  • “[A]bsolute judicial immunity applies (1) to all judicial act[s]; unless (2) those acts fall clearly outside the judge’s subject matter jurisdiction.”
  • “‘When acting in his judicial capacity a judge is immune from civil liability for any and all official acts.’ Pritchard v. Crouser, 175 W. Va. 310, 313, 332 S.E.2d 611, 614 (1985).”
  • “[A]bsolute judicial immunity applies (1

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Judges: Recht, Cleckley, Miller

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