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· 4/1/2008

Stein v. Disciplinary Bd. of Supreme Court of NM

Citations

  • 520 F.3d 1183
  • 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 6915
  • 2008 WL 853590

How courts have described this case

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

  • “Deciding whether to bring charges—which necessarily includes an evaluation of whether there has been sufficient investigation to support charges—is a quintessential prosecutorial function protected by absolute immunity.”
  • holding inadequately briefed arguments are waived
  • “The Supreme Court of the United States has long held that judges are generally immune from suits for money damages” so long as the act is taken in the judge’s judicial capacity

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Lucero, Hartz, Gorsuch

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