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King v. McCree

Petition for certiorari denied on January 26, 2015
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
14-457 6th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2014

Issue: Whether this Court should revisit Stump v. Sparkman to elucidate it and hold that judicial immunity from civil suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 does not extend to the presiding judge's admitted non-judicial conduct in this case.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Oct 17 2014Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 20, 2014)
Oct 31 2014Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 22, 2014.
Dec 18 2014Brief of respondent Wade McCree in opposition filed.
Jan 7 2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 23, 2015.
Jan 26 2015Petition DENIED.