Hartsoe v. Christopher
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed a complaint against Judge Deborah Christopher (Judge), alleging that Judge violated a number of his constitutional rights. The district court granted Judge's motion for summary judgment, concluding that Judge was entitled to judicial immunity from Plaintiff's claims. The district court also determined that Plaintiff's claims were barred by the doctrine of res judicata and collateral estoppel after taking judicial notice of a U.S. district court complaint filed by Plaintiff against Judge, among other defendants. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the district court properly granted Judge judicial immunity from Plaintiff's claims; and (2) the doctrine of res judicata barred Plaintiff from relitigating his claims.
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