Legal Opinion
Peter J. Hughes, Jr. v. Lynn E. Long Kathleen Lacey Patrick J. McHugh
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 27, 2001No. 99-2037PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
This is the second time we have been asked to resolve issues stemming from divorce and custody proceedings involving Peter and Pamela Hughes. In this appeal, Peter J. Hughes challenges the District Court’s grant of summary judgment, dismissing his civil rights claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 & 1985 and his state law claims against defendants Lynn Long and Patrick McHugh. Hughes argues that the District Court erroneously granted defendants absolute prosecutorial and witness immunity for his civil rights claims and that the Supreme Court of…
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