United States First Circuit

In plaintiff's suit against a lawyer who had served as a court-appointed discovery master and the lawyer's firm, alleging various theories of conspiracy arising from an underlying will contest, district court's dismissal of the suit is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in certifying the ruling as a partial final judgment; and 2) the court-appointed discovery master was entitled to absolute quasi-judicial immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/20/2012
• Published 11/20/2012

Judges

• Seyla

Court

• United States First Circuit

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