Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Tyus v. Martinez

475 U.S. 1138

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1986-04-28
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • alleged manipulation of the assignment system and failure to recuse in light of a conflict of interest did not strip defendant justice of judicial immunity
  • “The ‘City of Denver Police Department’ is not a separate suable entity”
  • remanding for consideration of mootness
  • court directed to consider mootness

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Authority status
pending
Cited by
60 opinions

C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded to the Court of Appeals to consider the question of mootness.