Legal Opinion
Billie M. Ireland v. Gary L. Tunis, Richard Thompson, John Meiers, and Richard D. Kuhn
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1997No. 95-2244, 95-2333PublishedCited by 179 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
This appeal addresses the precise scope of immunity from civil suit afforded to a state court judge, county prosecutors, and an investigator employed by the prosecutor’s office for their roles in seeking and issuing an arrest warrant. Plaintiff-Appellant Billie M. Ireland, Mayor of the City of Rochester Hills, Michigan, sued defendants, an Oakland County Circuit Court Judge, two Oakland County prosecutors, and a criminal investigator in the prosecutor’s office, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Ireland claims that defendants violated her Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment…
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