Ward v. San Diego County Department of Social Services

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• holding that court-appointed guardian ad litem’s actions of investigating reported child abuse was within the scope of her court appointment and she was therefore entitled to absolute quasi-judicial immunity
• General rule is that court-appointed guardians ad litem perform quasi-judicial functions and, thus, are granted judicial immunity.

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