Supreme Court of Arkansas
Ken Blevins v. David Hudson
April 7, 20162016 Ark. LEXIS 123
Summary
The court affirmed summary judgment for David Hudson because judicial immunity protected his quasi-judicial order requiring Ken Blevins to retain county employees, and qualified immunity protected Hudson from the remaining claims. The court also held that Blevins's complaint failed to plead facts establishing an actionable constitutional or statutory violation and that the Association of Arkansas Counties had no independent liability. Justice Danielson, concurring, agreed with qualified immunity but questioned extending absolute judicial immunity to Hudson's conduct.