Legal Opinion
Flaherty v. Nadjari
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 5, 1982No. 76 Civ. 1900PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MeLAUGHLIN, District Judge:
Plaintiff, a New York State prisoner, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, seeking damages from Maurice Nadjari, a former Special State Prosecutor; Walter Bottger, one of his former assistants; and Thomas Lowe, a former special investigator. The charge is that they wrongfully interfered with the plaintiff’s attorney-client relationship so as to deprive him of his right to effective assistance of counsel.
Claiming an absolute immunity, defendants have moved for summary judgment, pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by4 opinions
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