Legal Opinion
Willie D. White v. Richard Frank, Freeman Marshall, City of Poughkeepsie
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 24, 1988No. 1300, 1301, Dockets 88-7271, 88-7273PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This case requires consideration of the circumstances under which a police officer who intentionally gives false testimony before a grand jury is entitled to absolute immunity from civil liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982). The issue is raised on an interlocutory appeal by defendants-appellants Richard Frank and Freeman Marshall from an order of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (David N. Edelstein, Judge) denying their motion to dismiss a civil rights suit brought by plaintiff-appellee Willie D. White. 680 F.Supp. 629. The suit seeks…
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