Legal Opinion
Donald Ray Hughes v. William Chesser
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 30, 1984No. 84-7033PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff, Donald Ray Hughes, applies for leave to file an in forma pauperis appeal from the district court’s denial of his § 1983 suit against a state probation officer, William Chesser.
Hughes alleges that Chesser falsified certain facts in his presentence report. The district court held that Chesser was immune from suit, quoting from Spauld-ing v. Nielsen, 599 F.2d 728 (5th Cir.1979) as follows:
The district court’s dismissal of Spauld-ing’s damage claims against the federal probation officers was proper. Judges who act within the.scope of their authority enjoy…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Norman Burkes, Jr. v. Luther Callion, Deputy Central Adult Investigations, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Snell v. TunnellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Frank S. Dorman v. Michael HigginsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Snell v. TunnellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Hart v. HodgesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
- Geneva Roland v. E.W. Phillips David Benjamin Lin HarrellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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