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DALLAS COUNTY v. HALSEY

No. 01-0784.

87 S.W.3d 552 (2002)

DALLAS COUNTY, Texas, Petitioner, v. Sandra HALSEY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided October 24, 2002.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moira A. Parro, Asst. Dist. Atty., William T. Hill, Dallas County Criminal Dist. Atty's Office, John Clark Long, IV, Office of Dallas County Dist. Atty., and Grant Hugh Brenna, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for Dallas County, Texas.

Cynthia McCrann Wheless, Plano, for Sandra Halsey.

Justice HANKINSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this cause, we decide whether a court reporter is absolutely immune from liability for errors committed in the preparation of a reporter's record. Petitioner Dallas County sued respondent Sandra Halsey, a certified court reporter, to recover funds it paid her to prepare a reporter's record of a trial. Halsey moved for summary judgment, asserting the defense of judicial immunity, as derived from her role as the...

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