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Parties Involved:
Jessie J. Johnson
Appellant
Harvey Yates
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable J. Leon Holmes, Chief Judge, United States District Court for

the Eastern District of Arkansas.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-1847

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Jessie J. Johnson, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the 

* Eastern District of Arkansas.

Harvey Yates, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellee. *

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Submitted: March 27, 2007

Filed: March 28, 2007

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Before SMITH, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Jessie Johnson appeals the district court’s1

 dismissal of his complaint against

Harvey Yates, a judge in the Circuit Court of Phillips County, Arkansas. Johnson

alleged that Judge Yates knew that a defendant in Johnson’s state-court lawsuit was

lying to the court at a hearing, but failed to hold the defendant in contempt of court.

We agree with the district court that Judge Yates was protected by absolute judicial

immunity. See Mireles v. Waco, 502 U.S. 9, 11 (1991) (per curiam).

Accordingly, we affirm the dismissal. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. 

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Appellate Case: 06-1847 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/28/2007 Entry ID: 3292656