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Evans v. Suter

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Dec 28, 2007
260 F. App'x 726 (5th Cir. 2007)

Summary

In Evans, the plaintiff's main complaint was the clerk's “failure to file one or more additional petitions for rehearing.

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Opinion

No. 07-20588, Summary Calendar.

December 28, 2007.

Leroy Evans, Jr., Nassau Bay, TX, pro se.

Fred Turner Hinrichs, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court from the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, Civil Action No. 4:07-CV-1557.

Before KING, DAVIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


Evans filed this action against Suter, the Clerk of the Supreme Court, after the Supreme Court denied certiorari and denied a petition for the rehearing of that denial. Evans's main complaint seems to be Suter's failure to file one or more additional petitions for rehearing.

Clerks have absolute quasi-judicial immunity from damages for civil rights violations when they perform tasks integral to the judicial process. Mullis v. United States Bankr. Court for Dist. of Nevada, 828 F.2d 1385, 1390 (9th Cir. 1987) (citing Morrison v. Jones, 607 F.2d 1269, 1273 (9th Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 962, 100 S.Ct. 1648, 64 L.Ed.2d 237 (1980)). Upon review of the record, we are satisfied that Appellee was performing appropriate official functions integral to the judicial process. As such, Appellee is entitled to quasi-judicial immunity against the action brought by Appellant. Essentially for the reasons stated in the district court's June 29, 2007 Memorandum and Opinion we affirm the judgment of the district court.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Evans v. Suter

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Dec 28, 2007
260 F. App'x 726 (5th Cir. 2007)

In Evans, the plaintiff's main complaint was the clerk's “failure to file one or more additional petitions for rehearing.

Summary of this case from Turner v. Go Auto Ins. Co.
Case details for

Evans v. Suter

Case Details

Full title:Leroy EVANS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William K. SUTER…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Dec 28, 2007

Citations

260 F. App'x 726 (5th Cir. 2007)

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