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:The Indiana law vested in Judge Stump the power to entertain and act upon the petition for sterilization. He is, therefore, under the controlling cases, immune from damages liability even if his approval of the petition was in error. Accordingly, the judgment of the [[Court of Appeals]] is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
:The Indiana law vested in Judge Stump the power to entertain and act upon the petition for sterilization. He is, therefore, under the controlling cases, immune from damages liability even if his approval of the petition was in error. Accordingly, the judgment of the [[Court of Appeals]] is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
[[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
[[category:Judicial Immunity]]
[[Category:Judicial Immunity]]