A Detroit judge who handcuffed a teenager for falling asleep in a courtroom has argued for immunity in a federal lawsuit, claiming he was acting in his official judicial capacity.
The incident gained national attention after a 15-year-old girl named Eva Goodman visited Detroit 36th District Court Judge Kenneth King's courtroom on a field trip. There, Goodman was detained by the judge for dozing off in the court, prompting her mother to file a lawsuit alleging multiple violations of constitutional rights, as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
