Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Lambert v. Department of the Army
Lambert v. Dep’t of the Army, 502 U.S. 860 (1991)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1991-10-07
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- grant of Rule 11 motion not res judicata with respect to state claim of malicious prosecution
- denial of Rule 11 sanctions has no collateral estoppel effect in subsequent action for conspiracy, malicious prosecution, libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress
- denial of Rule 11 sanctions has no collateral estoppel effect in subsequent action for damages based on conspiracy, malicious prosecution, libel, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
- “Legislators’ immunity is absolute, and extends to injunctive as well as to damages suits.”
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C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.