Issue

Judicial—magistrate—sued in official capacity—applicability

Summary

In a statutory bond action against a magistrate who failed to timely serve plaintiff's nephew with an involuntary commitment order (subsequently, the nephew shot plaintiff with a crossbow during an acute psychotic episode), the Court of Appeals erred by holding that judicial immunity is a categorically unavailable defense to an official capacity claim against a judicial officer. Judicial immunity applies to both official capacity and individual capacity claims.

Summary from the North Carolina Reports digest (official subject index). Read the opinion →