Scholz v. Epstein

• Decision Date: 15 September 2020
• Citation: 335 Conn. 943,237 A.3d 2 (Mem)
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: Stephen W. SCHOLZ v. Juda J. EPSTEIN

335 Conn. 943
237 A.3d 2 (Mem)

Stephen W. SCHOLZ
v.
Juda J. EPSTEIN

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided September 15, 2020

Jonathan J. Klein, in support of the petition.

Daniel J. Krisch, Hartford, Joshua M. Auxier and Stephen P. Fogerty, Westport, in opposition.

The plaintiff's petition for certification to appeal from the Appellate Court, 198 Conn. App. 197, 232 A.3d 1155 (AC 42419), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Under the circumstances of this case, did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the defendant attorney enjoyed absolute immunity from the plaintiff's claim of statutory theft, arising from the defendant's conduct during prior judicial proceedings?"