R. Skurdal v. J. Walker

Summary

The Court affirmed dismissal with prejudice of Skurdal’s complaint against a justice of the peace and Yellowstone County. It held that a nonlawyer has no right to represent another person in a criminal proceeding, that the justice of the peace acted within her judicial capacity and jurisdiction when excluding Skurdal, and that both defendants were immune from suit. The Court also held that amendment would be futile because no amendment could overcome the immunity ruling.