Can a judge be found to have absolute immunity from prosecution for gross negligence in a civil matter?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hutchinson v. San Diego Superior Court, Case No.: 19-cv-59-GPC(NLS) (S.D. Cal. 2019):
Schucker v. Rockwood, 846 F.2d 1202, 1204 (9th Cir. 1988) ("Grave procedural errors or acts in excess of judicial authority do not deprive a judge of this immunity."). "A judge loses absolute immunity only when he acts in the clear absence of all jurisdiction or performs an act that is not judicial in nature." Schucker, 846 F.2d at 1204 (citations omitted).
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