Mahendra Rudra Sharma v. Alexander Stevas, Clerk of the United States Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit June 9, 1986

Mahendra Rudra Sharma v. Alexander Stevas, Clerk of the United States Supreme Court, 790 F.2d 1486 (9th Cir. 1986)

1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 25918

Opinion

ORDER

The judgment of the district court dismissing Sharma’s Federal Tort Claims Act action with prejudice is affirmed. The defendant Clerk of the United States Supreme Court has absolute quasi-judicial immunity because his challenged activities were an integral part of the judicial process. Morrison v. Jones, 607 F.2d 1269, 1273 (9th Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 962, 100 S.Ct. 1648, 64 L.Ed.2d 237 (1980).

Reference

Full Case Name: Mahendra Rudra SHARMA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Alexander STEVAS, Clerk of the United States Supreme Court, Defendant-Appellee
Cited By: 28 cases
Status: Published