THOMAS v. LEWIS

No. 990305.

26 P.3d 217 (2001)

2001 UT 49

Richard D. THOMAS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Judge Leslie A. LEWIS, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of Utah.

June 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adrianne Goldsmith, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Mark L. Shurtleff, Att'y Gen., Brent A. Burnett, Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendant.


DURRANT, Justice:

¶ 1 Richard D. Thomas appeals the dismissal of his complaint seeking statutory damages against Judge Leslie A. Lewis for her allegedly wrongful and willful refusal of Thomas's extraordinary writ petitions. Thomas filed suit against Judge Lewis pursuant to section 78-35-1 of the Utah Code, requesting that Judge Lewis pay him the fine provided by that statute. The district court dismissed Thomas's complaint. We affirm.

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