Sylvester Lockhart, Jr. v. Charles A. Hoenstine, Prothonotary of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania

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• affirming judgment in favor of prothonotary based on immunity and stating that “no basis in law exists whereby civil liability can be imposed upon a public official acting pursuant to court order and direction”
• providing immunity for officers who act \pursuant to\ a court order
• prothonotary is a judicial or quasi-judicial officer entitled to immunity under the Civil Rights Acts
• ‘there exists an equally well-grounded principle that any public official acting pursuant to court directive is also immune from suit.”
• “In addition to the recognized immunity enjoyed by judicial and quasijudicial officers, including prothonotaries, there exists an equally well-grounded principle that any public official acting pursuant to court directive is also immune from suit.”
• “In addition to the recognized immunity enjoyed by judicial and quasijudicial officers, including prothonotaries, there exists an equally well-grounded principle that any public official acting pursuant to court directive is also immune from suit.”

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