Legal Opinion
Dellums v. Powell
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 24, 1981No. 80-1331PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.
Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises narrow issues concerning official immunity against suits alleging constitutional violations. The District Court held that defendants John Mitchell and James Powell were entitled to only qualified immunity against a claim of malicious prosecution with intent to violate the First Amendment. Because the District Court erred in denying absolute immunity to defendant Mitchell for actions taken in a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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