Kipp v. Saetre

OPINION

HUSPENI, Judge.

Appellants, a county prosecutor and a county probation officer, were sued by respondent, who alleged that they were responsible for his improper incarceration without a probation revocation hearing. Appellants’ motion for summary judgment on the grounds of their absolute or qualified immunity from a civil rights claim and their official immunity from false arrest and false imprisonment claims was denied by the trial court. We reverse and remand for entry of summary judgment in favor of appellants.

FACTS

Respondent Uwe Kipp, a West German national, pleaded guilty to a…