THE MUTILATION / STERILIZATION of a 15 year old young girl HAS GIVEN THE “ CASE LAW” not the “LAW” used by JUDGES across the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA to FALSELY BELIEVE THAT JUDGES are “ABOVE THE LAW” and have “ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY” Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349 (1978) No. 76-1750 Argued January 10, 1978 Decided March 28, 1978 Syllabus A mother filed a petition in affidavit from in an Indiana Circuit Court, a court of general jurisdiction under an Indiana statute, for authority to have her "somewhat retarded" 15-year-old daughter (a respondent here) sterilized, and petitioner Circuit Judge approved the petition the same day in an ex parte proceeding without a hearing and without notice to the daughter or appointment of a guardian ad litem. The operation was performed shortly thereafter, the daughter having been told that she was to have her appendix removed. About two years later, s