Judge who jailed kids: Not immune from suit

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A federal judge in Missouri denied a state judges motion for summary judgment against a father who says the state judge, Eric Eighmy, unlawfully jailed his children for refusing to go with their mother after they were disallowed from testifying during their parents’ custody modification hearing. Judge Eighmy is not entitled to judicial immunity or qualified immunity because a reasonable juror could conclude he jailed the kids as punishment, not to protect them.