Legal Opinion
Francisco J. Rivera v. Stephen A. Leal
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 11, 2004No. 03-11046PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
We are called upon to determine whether a prosecutor is absolutely immune to suits for money damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, where the prosecutor obtained the driver’s license records of a wrongly-arrested person and one other, erroneously concluded the second person was actually the wanted party, and shared that (un-sworn) opinion with a state judge during a court proceeding. We conclude the prosecutor is absolutely immune.
I. BACKGROUND
The issue in this case is whether the prosecutor can meet his burden under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) by showing that…
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