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BERNADINE KENNEDY KENT, former State
Representative,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
OHIO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DEMOCRATIC
CAUCUS; EMILIA SYKES, Minority Leader; FRED
STRAHORN, State Representative,
Defendants-Appellees. |
No. 21-3884 |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio at Columbus.
No. 2:20-cv-06419—Edmund A. Sargus, Jr., District Judge.
Decided and Filed: May 9, 2022
Before: SUTTON, Chief Judge; MOORE and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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SUTTON, Chief Judge. Absolute immunity protects lawmakers from lawsuits for their
legislative acts. At issue is whether the Ohio House Democratic Caucus performed a legislative
act when it expelled a representative from its ranks and barred her from accessing party
resources. We conclude that it did and affirm the district court’s decision dismissing this lawsuit
against Caucus members. |
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