Legal Opinion
Doe v. County of Suffolks
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 14, 1980No. 79 C 1991PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GEORGE C. PRATT, District Judge:
IS A SOCIAL WORKER ABSOLUTELY IMMUNE FROM A SUIT FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM HER HAVING FILED A PETITION CHARGING PLAINTIFF WITH CHILD NEGLECT?
That is the central question presented by defendants’ motion for dismissal or summary judgment in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action.
Defendant Altman 1 claims to be entitled to the same absolute immunity accorded a prosecutor under Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409, 96 S.Ct. 984, 47 L.Ed.2d 128 (1976), and Butz v. Economou, 438 U.S. 478, 98 S.Ct. 2894, 57 L.Ed.2d 895 (1978), for having filed and prosecuted a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Babcock v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1991
- Whelehan v. County of MonroeDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1983
- Karen Kelly Austin, Individually and as Natural Tutrix of Minors, Renee Chevelle Henry and Raenell Lynn Henry v. Ronald Borel and Janenne TrahanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Overman v. KleinIdaho Supreme Court · 1982
- In Re Scott County Master DocketDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1985
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