Mark Woodworth v. Kenneth Hulshof

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Mark Woodworth appeals the district court's 2 adverse grant of summary judgment in this civil-rights action, in which he alleges that prosecutor Kenneth Hulshof and Judge Kenneth Lewis conspired to deprive him of his constitutional rights during criminal proceedings related to a 1990 homicide. His resulting convictions were overturned largely due to Hulshof's and Judge Lewis's handling of the case. Because both officials are entitled to absolute immunity, we affirm.

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The events giving rise to this case were detailed extensively during Woodworth's habeas proceedings…