Does a judge have absolute immunity from lawsuits for money damages?

In any event, we identify no error in the dismissal of these defendants. "It is well settled that judges generally have absolute immunity from suits for money damages for their judicial actions." Bliven v. Hunt, 579 F.3d 204, 209 (2d Cir. 2009). Whether an act is judicial "relate[s] to the nature of the act itself, i.e., whether it is a function normally performed by a judge, and to the

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expectations of the parties, i.e., whether they dealt with the judge in his judicial capacity." Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349, 362 (1978). Generally, "acts arising out of, or related to, individual cases before the judge are considered judicial in nature." Bliven, 579 F.3d at 210.