California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Goad v. Ervin, E033593 (Cal. App. 11/21/2003), E033593. (Cal. App. 2003):
"As noted above, courts look at the nature of the challenged act which a judge has performed to determine if it is truly judicial and therefore deserving of judicial immunity. So also, in determining whether a person is acting in a quasi-judicial fashion, the courts look at `the nature of the duty performed [to determine] whether it is a judicial actnot the name or classification of the officer who performs it, and many who are properly classified as executive officers are invested with limited judicial powers.' [Citation.]" (Howard v. Drapkin, supra, 222 Cal.App.3d 843, 852-853, fn. omitted.)
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