Opinion
AMD File No. 2006-31.
March 27, 2007.
On order of the Court, notice of the proposed changes and an opportunity for comment in writing and at a public hearing having been provided, and consideration having been given to the comments received, the following amendments of Rule 9.227 of the Michigan Court Rules are adopted, effective May 1, 2007.
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Rule 9.227 Immunity
A person is absolutely immune from civil suit for statements and communications transmitted solely to the commission, or its employees,or its agents, or given in an investigation or proceeding on allegations regarding a judge, and no civil action predicated upon the statements or communications may be instituted against a complainant, a witness, or their counsel. Members of the commission, and their employees and agents, masters, and examiners are absolutely immune from civil suit for all conduct in the course of their official duties.
Staff Comment: This proposal extends immunity from civil suit for statements or communications made to agents of the Judicial Tenure Commission, and adds agents to the individuals who are immune from civil suit for conduct in the course of their official duties with the commission.
The staff comment is not an authoritative construction by the Court.