Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Monty Powell v. James Irving
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 17, 1982No. 81-2653PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
This case of first impression in this Circuit raises the important question whether state parole board officials reviewing parole applications enjoy absolute immunity from 42 U.S.C. § 1983 damage actions. The district court ruled that they do not. Defendants-appellants, past and present members of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board (Board), sought permission to perfect an interlocutory appeal to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b)(5), which we granted. We hold that appellants are absolutely immune from section 1983 suits for their official activities in processing…
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