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Antoine v. Byers & Anderson, Inc.

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Antoine v. Byers & Anderson, Inc.
Decided June 7, 1993
Full case nameAntoine v. Byers & Anderson, Inc.
Citations508 U.S. 429 (more)
Holding
A court reporter is not absolutely immune from damages liability for failing to produce a transcript of a federal criminal trial.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Byron White · Harry Blackmun
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Case opinion
MajorityStevens, joined by unanimous

Antoine v. Byers & Anderson, Inc., 508 U.S. 429 (1993), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a court reporter is not absolutely immune from damages liability for failing to produce a transcript of a federal criminal trial.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Antoine v. Byers & Anderson, Inc., 508 U.S. 429 (1993).
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Immunity from Suit". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 239.
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This article incorporates written opinion of a United States federal court. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the text is in the public domain. "[T]he Court is unanimously of opinion that no reporter has or can have any copyright in the written opinions delivered by this Court." Wheaton v. Peters, 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 591, 668 (1834)