Is there any case law where a plaintiff is seeking to add a district court judge as a defendant?
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The following excerpt is from Gottlieb v. Ford, 15-893-cv (2nd Cir. 2016):
His challenge to the refusal to add the district court judge as a defendant is meritless because his claims against her were based entirely on her rulings in prior actions. See Bliven v. Hunt, 579 F.3d 204, 209-10 (2d Cir. 2009) (a judge is protected by absolute judicial immunity for "acts arising out of, or related to, individual cases before the judge").
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