Court Opinion

ID: 2723102
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2014-09-03 00:05:05.63259+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T10:02:57.103921
License: Public Domain

ORDER
  

  PER CURIAM.
 

  AND NOW, this 2nd day of September, 2014, the Petition for Certification of Question of Law submitted by the United
   
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  States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is GRANTED. This Court shall consider the following issue:
 

  Does the absolute judicial privilege apply to an allegation of sexual misconduct against a teacher by a former student, which allegation was made prior to the commencement of any quasi-judicial proceeding and without an intent that the allegation lead to a quasi-judicial proceeding?
 

  The parties shall submit updated briefs in accordance with a briefing schedule established by the Prothonotary. The matter shall be listed for oral argument.