No. 23-6636

Thomas Oliver v. Kristin T. Mihelic, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-immunity civil-liability civil-rights court-orders government-accountability government-personnel judicial-immunity judicial-misconduct legal-ethics official-duties official-misconduct willful-crimes
Latest Conference: 2024-03-28
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Should judges or other government personnel in the United States be protected by any form of civil immunity at all for willful crimes they commit while acting in their official duties?

2. Should parties who are pathological liars —or liars of any kind —be allowed to write court orders or rulings in adversarial matters, but if they do, should such lie-riddled documents be valid (not automatically be void)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should judges or other government personnel be protected by civil immunity for willful crimes?

Docket Entries

2024-04-01
Petition DENIED.
2024-03-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2024.
2024-02-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-11-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 4, 2024)

Attorneys

Thomas Oliver
Thomas Oliver — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent