HOWARD v. LEONARD

Civ. A. No. 89-54.

101 B.R. 421 (1989)

Lawrence HOWARD, Jr., Plaintiff, v. Hugh M. LEONARD, United States Trustee, and Ronald L. Glick, Trustee, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

June 12, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Howard, Jr., Delmont, N.J., pro se.

Paul A. Blaine, Asst. U.S. Atty., Camden, N.J., for defendants.


OPINION

GERRY, Chief Judge.

This is a Bivens action. Plaintiff, Lawrence Howard, Jr., has sued two United States trustees for the bankruptcy court. Now, defendant Hugh M. Leonard has moved for summary judgment, arguing that, inter alia, as a trustee of the bankruptcy court, he enjoys absolute quasi-judicial immunity.

The crux of plaintiff's complaint is that Leonard negligently failed to supervise Ronald L. Glick while Glick allowed...

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