Legal Opinion

John Larry Ray v. Patricia Pickett, J. Alan MacDoniel U.S. Parole Commissioner

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 14, 1984No. 82-2072PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

The sole issue presented in this appeal is the scope of immunity to be afforded federal probation officers in a constitutional damages suit arising from acts performed in their official capacities. John Larry Ray brought this action for damages against two federal probation officers who were supervising Ray’s parole. Ray contends, among other things, that the probation officers violated his constitutional rights by intentionally falsifying a report to the United States Parole Commission on June 29, 1979, to secure a parole violator’s warrant. The district court dismissed…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by62 opinions

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  3. Taggart v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Snell v. TunnellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
  5. Snell v. TunnellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990

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