ROCKETT AS NEXT FRIEND OF K.R. v. EIGHMY

No. 21-3903.

71 F.4th 665 (2023)

D. Bart ROCKETT, AS NEXT FRIEND OF his minor children, K.R. and B.R., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The Honorable Eric EIGHMY, Defendant-Appellant, National Police Accountability Project; Institute for Justice; National Association of Counsel for Children, Amici on Behalf of Appellee(s).

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 22, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was Michael E. Talent , Former AAG, of Nashville, TN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Hugh Athelstan Eastwood , of Saint Louis, MO. The following attorney also appeared on the appellee brief; W. Bevis Schock , of Saint Louis, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of amicus Institute for Justice, was Victoria Leigh Easton Clark of Austin, TX. The following attorney also appeared on the amicus brief, Daniel R. Rankin of Austin, TX.

Counsel who represented amicus National Association of Counsel for Children, was James Bennett Clark , of Saint Louis, MO., Emma McEnery , of Saint Louis, MO., Ellen Komlos , of Saint Louis, MO., Kristin Corradini , of Chicago, IL.

Counsel who represented amicus National Police Accountability Project, was Jordan S. Kushner , of Minneapolis, MN., Lauren Bonds , of Overland Park, KS., Keishe James , of New Orleans, LA., Eliana Machefsky , of New Orleans, LA.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, STRAS and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


Bart Rockett sued a Missouri judge for putting his kids in jail twice, once after a custody hearing and again after ordering law enforcement to pick them up in Louisiana. At this early stage, the only question before us is whether judicial immunity shields these acts. The district court said no. We affirm in part and reverse...

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