A bill to prohibit an award of costs, including attorney's fees, or injunctive relief, against a judicial officer for action taken in a judicial capacity.

Summary

Prohibits any judicial officer from being held liable under the Federal criminal code or provisions regarding proceedings in vindication of civil right for costs, including attorney's fees, in any action brought against such officer for an act or omission taken in such officer's judicial capacity, unless such action was clearly in excess of that officer's jurisdiction. Prohibits the granting of injunctive relief in any civil action for deprivation of rights brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer's judicial capacity unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 August 1995

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 August 1995

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 3 August 1995

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