Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Lockhart v. Hoenstine

Lockhart v. Hoenstine, 396 U.S. 941 (1969)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1969-11-24
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • public official acting pursuant to court directive is immune from suit
  • prothono-tary, acting pursuant to court directive, entitled to absolute immunity
  • prothonotary, acting under court directive, entitled to absolute immunity
  • justices of the peace enjoy quasi-judicial absolute immunity
  • Gordon “dealt only with production of prior inconsistent statements”

Citator

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C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.