ROLLESTON v. ELDRIDGE

No. 87-8553 Non-Argument Calendar.

848 F.2d 163 (1988)

Moreton ROLLESTON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. Judge Frank M. ELDRIDGE, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 27, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moreton Rolleston, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., pro se.

Kathryn Allen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee, cross-appellant.

Before HATCHETT, ANDERSON and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges.


EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

In this case, plaintiff-appellant Moreton Rolleston appeals the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action; defendant-appellee Judge Frank Eldridge, a Georgia Superior Court Judge, cross-appeals the district court's denial of Rule 11 sanctions against plaintiff Rolleston. Because we conclude that the district court correctly dismissed the section 1983 action on the grounds of judicial immunity and acted within its discretion...

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